Wingham Free Press
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Waterloo driver after they were speeding more than 69km/h over the limit in North Perth. On April 19, 2022, just before midnight, police stopped a vehicle on Perth Line 86, after it was found to be travelling in excess speed of 149km/h […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Mitchell driver after they were speeding more than 50 km/hr over the limit in West Perth. On April 17, 2022, at approximately 12:30p.m., a police officer on general patrol stopped a vehicle on Line 36, in the Municipality of West Perth, after […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver for stunt driving, and determined they had been drinking. On April 3, 2022, an officer initiated a traffic stop on Perth Road 180, in the Municipality of West Perth, after it was found to be travelling in excess of 130km/hr in […]
(LAMBTON SHORES, ON) – The individual who died as a result of a marine incident has been identified as Michael SHAWNOO, 36-years-old of Kettle and Stoney Point First Nation. On April 20, 2022 at 11:05 a.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding an overturned canoe in Lake Huron near […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to consolidate and streamline our notable driving offences and publish a single weekly release. On April 15, 2022, at approximately 2:00 p.m. a Wellington County OPP officer initiated a traffic stop on a commercial motor vehicle on St David Street, Fergus. As a […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – In February, 2022, Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police Major Crime Unit (OPP) began an investigation into allegations of sexual assaults that occurred in Mapleton Township and the Town of Minto. The sexual assaults were reported to have been committed in 2021 by a young person against multiple young persons. The subject […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – Police are looking for suspect(s) after a vehicle window was smashed and tools were stolen in the Municipality of West Perth. On April 5, 2022, the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a vehicle that was entered and multiple tools were stolen the night prior. The vehicle was […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – One person was charged for multiple offences after reports of a broken down vehicle in a live lane of traffic in the Municipality of West Perth. On April 6, 2022, at approximately 1:45 p.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle stopped in a live […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested two people after they stole an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and fled the scene. On April 4, 2022, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a stolen ATV from a residence on Perth Line 72, in the Township of Perth East. […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – One person is facing charges in the Township of Perth East following an incident on the morning of March 31, 2022. Just before 10:00 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report from a citizen of suspicious male with a broken down off-road vehicle on Road 145, in […]