Wingham Free Press
(WEST PERTH, ON) – One person has been charged for driving impaired after being stopped for using a handheld communication device in the Municipality of North Perth. On January 21, 2026 at approximately 9:30 a.m. the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed an individual operating a motor vehicle while using a handheld communication device on […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying three persons of interest in relation a theft of alcohol that occurred in the Municipality of West Perth. On January 16, 2026 shortly after 7:00 p.m. three males entered into a business in the town of Listowel, one […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – A driver has been charged following a collision in Harriston. On January 20, 2026, at approximately 5:00 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a single-vehicle collision on Highway 23 in Harriston, involving a transport truck. The impact caused the truck to spill […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – One person is charged with multiple offences after a traffic collision on Highbury Avenue at Ferguson Line. On Monday, January 19, 2026, at approximately 1:38 p.m., Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision on Highbury Avenue at Ferguson Line in the Municipality of Central Elgin. The collision was between a […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) – A Teeswater driver is charged following a traffic stop. On January 19, 2026, at approximately 10:30 a.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit was conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Highway 6, outside of Kenilworth, when the cruiser’s Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) notified the […]
(BROCKTON, ON) – On January 15, 2026, at approximately 2:32 p.m., a member of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol in Walkerton when they stopped to check a vehicle along May Street. The officer had received an automated licence plate recognition system (ALPR) alert, indicating an issue with the observed licence […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On January 15, 2026, at approximately 1:02 a.m., a member of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol in Kincardine when they stopped to check a vehicle that was parked and left running at Victoria Park. The investigating officer spoke with the occupants and detected signs of alcohol consumption. […]
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH TWP, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township resident with several criminal offences following a collision on January 05, 2026, on Blyth Road in ACW Twp. Just after 6:00 a.m. on Monday, January 05, 2026, Huron County OPP officers responded to reports of a two-vehicle collision on Blyth Road […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) – Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a recent theft incident. On January 12, 2026, at approximately 10:00 a.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a theft, which occurred at business on Main Street North in Mount Forest. […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – An Arthur driver is charged following a traffic stop on Tower Street South. On January 10, 2026, at approximately 12:15 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) spot check to examine the sobriety of drivers on Tower Street South in Fergus, where officers […]