Wingham Free Press
(TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) – On April 3, 2021 at approximately 8:00 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Wellington Road 109 in Wellington North Township. The officer observed a white passenger vehicle travelling eastbound at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On April 1, 2021 at approximately 1:00 a.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Belsyde Avenue near Tower Street South in Fergus. While speaking with the occupants, the officer observed several packages of unmarked contraband tobacco within the vehicle. Police also recovered […]
(TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON, ON) – On March 29, 2021, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received reports of stolen catalytic converters from pick-up trucks that were parked at two businesses on Peel Street in Alma. It was reported that sometime between March 28, 2021 at 11:00 p.m. and March 29, 2021 at 7:00 […]
(NORTHERN BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – On March 31, 2021 at 1:28 a.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a firearm incident on Head Street, in the Village of Tobermory, in the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula. Police were advised that a motor vehicle drove past a residence and the driver fired several bullets at […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – On April 2, 2021 at approximately 12:00 p.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a robbery on Marden Road near Highway 6 north of Guelph. It was reported that a suspect flagged down a motorist while brandishing a weapon and forcing the victim […]
(MIDDLESEX, ON) – The investigation into the death of an individual at an address in Southwest Middlesex is now under the direction of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB). On April 1, 2021 at 2:23 p.m, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police, along with Middlesex-London EMS, Southwest Middlesex Fire Department, Oneida […]
(TOWN OF ERIN, ON) – On March 31, 2021 at approximately 9:20 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Trafalgar Road in Hillsburgh. The officer observed a pick-up truck travelling at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 40 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was locked […]
(ESSEX, ON) – On March 30, 2021, approximately 8:00 a.m., Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex Fire Department, and the Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a two vehicle collision at County Road 15 and County Road 18, in the Town of Essex. The preliminary investigation has indicated that a minivan and transport truck […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – One person has been airlifted after an accident at a construction site in the Township of Perth East. On March 30 2021, just after 10:00 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Perth County Paramedic Services responded to an address on Line 52, in the Township of Perth East […]
(TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH-ERAMOSA, ON) – On March 27, 2021, at approximately 5:00 a.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle that had collided with a pole near the intersection of Highway 7 and Wellington Road 29 west of Rockwood. It was reported that the driver fled the scene on […]