Wingham Free Press
(GRAND BEND, ON) – On June 6, 2021 at approximately 10:30 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. checkpoint on Main Street, Grand Bend when a vehicle entered the checkpoint. Upon speaking with the driver, it became apparent the driver was displaying signs of impairment. The driver was arrested […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – On June 4, 2021, just after 11:00 p.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program in the Municipality of West Perth. Police spoke with a vehicle driver that entered the R.I.D.E. and an Approved Screening Device was utilized. The driver was arrested and transported to […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – On June 5, 2021, just after 11:30 p.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single vehicle motor vehicle collision in the area of Perth Road 119 in the Township of Perth East. Police spoke with the vehicle driver, and an Approved Screening Device was utilized. Setishe […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – On June 5, 2021, just after 11:00 p.m., a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on general patrol in the Municipality of West Perth conducted a traffic stop on Perth Line 36. Police spoke with the vehicle driver and an Approved Screening Device was utilized. The driver was arrested and transported to […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – On June 6, 2021, just after 7:00 p.m., a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on general patrol in the Municipality of West Perth conducted a traffic stop on Perth Line 20. Police spoke with the vehicle driver who displayed signs of impairment. The driver was arrested and transported to a local […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged another driver after they were speeding more than 60km/h over the limit in the Municipality of North Perth. On June 6, 2021 just after 10:00 a.m., police stopped a vehicle on Perth Road 140 after it was found to be travelling in excess […]
(GREENOCK TWP, ON) – On June 5, 2021 at 5:19 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a fire along the rail trail in Greenock Township. Officers responded with members of the Paisley, Saugeen Shores and Walkerton Fire Departments to find a trestle bridge fully engulfed by flames. The South Bruce OPP […]
(FOREST, ON) – On June 6, 2021 at approximately 2:00 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding a suspicious person said to be causing damage to a nearby building on Clyde Street, Forest. Officers attended and observed an individual near the building matching the description from the earlier complaint. […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Kitchener driver after they were speeding more than 50km/h over the limit in the Township of Perth East. On June 7, 2021 just before 3:00 a.m., police stopped a vehicle on the Perth Line 34 after it was found to be travelling […]
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – An Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh resident is facing nine criminal charges following an investigation conducted by members of the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment and members of the OPP Huron-Perth Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU). Additionally, the investigative efforts have led to the discovery and seizure of an estimated $100,000 in stolen property. On May 27, 2021 […]