Wingham Free Press
(TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual in relation to several suspicious fire investigations. In the early morning hours of June 4, 2023, the Wellington County OPP responded to a report of a structure fire on Sligo Road West and a shed/vehicle fire on Cork Street, […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On July 12, 2023, at 1:30 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Broadway Street and Princes Street in Kincardine. Officers arrived to find a pick-up truck and a passenger vehicle involved. The driver of the passenger vehicle, a 79-year-old Municipality of […]
(NORTH HURON, ON) – An investigation conducted by the Huron County OPP involving damage to the Wingham and District Hospital emergency entrance has resulted in several criminal charges for a North Huron resident. On Wednesday, July 05, 2023, at approximately 5:50 p.m. police were dispatched to the Wingham Hospital for a report of a disruptive, unwanted […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Stratford resident following a harassment complaint. On July 11, 2023, officers started an investigation into a harassment complaint. As a result, Justin LAVERTY, a 28-year-old resident of Stratford has been charged with: – Criminal Harassment – threatening conduct – Breach of Recognizance […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a North Perth resident with Impaired Driving. On July 11, 2023, at approximately 11:06 p.m., Perth OPP stopped a vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act offence on Wallace Avenue North in the Municipality of North Perth. During the investigation, the driver admitted to […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision in the area of Road 164, at Line 36, north of Mitchell, in the Municipality of West Perth, involving three vehicles. On July 13, 2023, just after 12:00 p.m., the Perth County OPP, Perth County EMS, and West Perth […]
(WALKERTON, ON) – On July 12, 2023, at 1:07 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a vehicle collision at the intersection of Jackson Street and Durham Street east in Walkerton. Officers responded to the scene with members of the Walkerton Fire Department and Bruce County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to […]
(HURON and PERTH COUNTIES, ON) – An investigation conducted by the Huron-Perth Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU), Grey-Bruce Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU), Stratford Police Street Crime Team, and the Huron OPP resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs, cash, weapons, and offence-related property with a total value exceeding $156,000. On Wednesday, […]
(MEAFORD, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has now laid charges in connection with a fatal collision in the Municipality of Meaford. Members of the Grey Bruce OPP Detachment responded to the collision on March 25, 2023. A 44-year-old pedestrian suffered fatal injuries and the vehicle had fled the scene. As a result of the […]
(OWEN SOUND, ON) – The Owen Sound Police Service (OSPS) and Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested one person in connection with a homicide in the City of Owen Sound. On July 11, 2023, shortly after 1:00 a.m., the Owen Sound Police Service responded to a report of gun shots at an apartment complex […]