Wingham Free Press
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – A break and enter and two vehicle thefts resulted in a Huron East resident facing 15 charges, after a series of events in Perth County last month. On November 19 2021, just after 12:30 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a break and enter that had […]
(MEAFORD, ON) On December 5, 2021 at approximately 1:30 a.m., Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Sykes Street South in the Town of Meaford. A motor vehicle entered the RIDE program and it was determined that the driver had been consuming alcohol. The driver was […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – A driver who fled the scene of a collision in West Perth was arrested, and the vehicle they were driving was stolen. The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call on November 30 2021, just before 11:30 a.m., for a collision that had just occurred on Perth Line 34 at […]
(GEORGIAN BLUFFS, ON) On December 2, 2021 at approximately 2 a.m., Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Highway 6-21 in the Township of Georgian Bluffs. A motor vehicle entered the RIDE program, and the driver was placed under arrest. The driver was then transported to […]
(TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) – Today at approximately 6:55 a.m. the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment, along with Wellington North and Centre Wellington Fire and Guelph Wellington Paramedic Services responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Side Road 3 West in Wellington North Township. Preliminary investigation revealed that a Sport Utility […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – Another impaired driver has been taken off the roads, this time because of an observant police officer. Just after 11:00 p.m., on November 27 2021, a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was on general patrol on Perth Line 36, in the Municipality of West Perth, when they observed a vehicle […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – Another impaired driver has been arrested and charged after their car was located in the ditch. A Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on general patrol on Line 55, in the Municipality of West Perth, just after 5:00 a.m., on November 27 2021, observed a vehicle in the ditch. Upon checking […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – One person was charged after an investigation revealed they were in possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking. On November 26, 2021, just before midnight, a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on general patrol conducted a traffic investigation on Wallace Avenue North, Listowel. During the investigation, the driver of […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – An impaired driver was caught because they were racing more than 50km/h over the speed limit after they had been drinking. A Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on general patrol on Line 34, in the Township of Perth East, just before 11:00 p.m., on November 26 2021, observed a vehicle […]
(GREY BRUCE, ON) – On December 1, 2021, several branches of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Owen Sound Police Service (OSPS), including: the OPP Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU), OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP Regional Support Team (RST), OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), OSPS Drugs and Intelligence Unit, OSPS Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), […]