Wingham Free Press
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is sending a fraud warning after receiving a report of a successful fraud on January 7, 2021. A Municipality of Brockton resident received a call from an individual representing themselves as an employee of an established tech company. Once remote access was gained, the suspect […]
(TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH-ERAMOSA, ON) – On January 7, 2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision involving three vehicles on Wellington Road 124 at Wellington Road 32 in the Township of Guelph-Eramosa. While speaking with the one of the drivers, police determined that […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – A Blyth resident is hopeful his experience with a recent scam will help prevent others from becoming a victim. The victim, a man in his 70’s reported he was nearly taken for $18,000 after he got snagged up in a tech support scam. The victim reported his laptop was targeted with a virus […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to investigate a break, enter and theft that took place in Exeter earlier this week. Sometime between January 5th at 5:00 p.m. and January 7th at 8:00 a.m. suspects forced entry into the business located on Main Street South in Exeter. Once inside the consignment store the suspects […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – Two people have been arrested after they were found in a stolen vehicle Township of Perth East earlier this week. On January 06 2020, just after 2:00 p.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint on Perth Road 121, south of Millbank. The vehicle eventually stopped on the […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – Another vehicle has been stolen in the Township of Perth East, this time following a break and enter in Sebringville. On January 06 2021, just before 9:00 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a break and enter and stolen vehicle from a residence on Jean Street, […]
(WATFORD, ON) – On January 7, 2020, members of the Lambton County Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), West Region (WR) Tactical Response Unit (TRU), Canine Unit (K9), Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Intelligence Unit executed a warrant on Victoria Street, Town of Watford. As a result of the execution […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police has received numerous complaints where members of the public from across the province received unsolicited emails which, when opened, contained links to images of child sexual abuse. The emails, which were received from the email account [email protected] contained directions, that when followed unknowingly exposed the recipient to child sexual abuse imagery. Recipients […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A Kitchener resident is facing a charge in Huron County following a disturbance that took place in Clinton at the end of December. At approximately 11:48 p.m. on December 23, 2020 Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to an incident that took place on Rattenbury Street East in Clinton. Upon arrival […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – Unattended vehicles that are left unlocked while warming up make easy targets for thieves, which is what happened yesterday in Millbank. On January 6 2021, just after 6:00 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a vehicle that had been stolen from a residence on Norfolk St., in Millbank. […]