Wingham Free Press
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning residents to stay vigilant against online scams following an incident involving a Clinton based business that was targeted by scammers. Earlier this month the business was conducting a holiday giveaway of three $100 gift baskets for their loyal customers and followers on social media. In […]
(WATFORD, ON) – On December 19, 2020 members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to several break and enters and stolen vehicles that occurred in the Town of Watford, Warwick Township. While investigating these incidents, Lambton OPP was advised a stolen pickup truck had been observed on Nauvoo Road, travelling Northbound out […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PUSLINCH, ON) – On December 21, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver on Niska Road in Puslinch Township. Upon arrival, police spoke to the driver of a blue passenger vehicle and formed the opinion that they were impaired by alcohol. The […]
(BRANT TWP, ON) – On December 16, 2020 at 5:45 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a theft report from a residence along Concession 8 in Brant Township. Sometime between 9:00 p.m. on December 14, 2020 and 9:00 a.m. on December 15, 2020, a Red Case IH685 Loader Tractor was taken. There is no front […]
(ARRAN-ELDERSLIE TWP, ON) – On December 19, 2020 at 2:53 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police received a fraud report from a resident in the Township of Arran-Elderslie. The scammer called as a representative of a computer company and “fixed a major computer issue”. The scam was successful in that $13,000 was sent to a con artist. […]
(CITY OF GUELPH, ON) – On December 20, 2020, at approximately 12:45 a.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. program on Hanlon Parkway at College Avenue in the City of Guelph. Police spoke with the driver of a white passenger vehicle that had entered the R.I.D.E. check and detected an odour […]
(TOWN OF ERIN, ON) – On December 19, 2020, at approximately 1:20 a.m. a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer stopped the driver of a white passenger van on Second Line near Side Road 17 in the Town of Erin. While speaking with the driver, police formed the opinion that they under the influence of alcohol. […]
(SOUTHGATE, ON) On December 11, 2020 at 2:49 p.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a suspicious fire occurrence at a residence on Southgate Road 24, in the Township of Southgate, ON. Members from the Dundalk Fire Department attended the scene and confirmed that the fire was deliberately set. There were occupants inside […]
(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – On December 21, 2020 at 3:05 p.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a church parking lot on Southampton Parkway, in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula, ON. Police received multiple complaints regarding a driver that had just driven onto the concrete walkway and was behaving irrationally. Officers […]
(TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH-ERAMOSA, ON) – On December 18, 2020, at approximately 8:15 p.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft in progress at a business on Side Road 14 in Guelph-Eramosa Township. Upon arrival, police arrested two suspects at the scene. Police recovered a quantity of metal cable which had been stolen […]