Wingham Free Press
On November 27, 2020 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with support of the Canine and Emergency Response Units (ERT) executed search warrants on addresses on County Road 42, Windsor and Cataraqui Street in Windsor in relation to several property crimes that had occurred throughout Essex County. These warrants were […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind motorists to continue to watch out for deer on roadways when travelling. Based on OPP collision data November and December are two of the months in the calendar year when drivers are most likely to encounter deer on the roadways. If you drive […]
(GREY HIGHLANDS, ON) – On November 28, 2020 at 10:54 a.m., Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a (black) car for excessive speeding on Highway 10, near Flesherton, in the Municipality of Grey Highlands. This motor vehicle was travelling over 150 kilometres per hour (km/h) in the posted 80 km/h speed limit. Grey […]
(SOUTHGATE, ON) – On November 29, 2020 at 9:03 a.m., Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a break and enter in progress at a residence at Southgate Sideroad 21, in the Township of Southgate. The property was being monitored by a close circuit video surveillance system and OPP officers were called while […]
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Clinton resident with Impaired Operation & Dangerous Operation following a traffic stop that took place in early November. On Thursday, November 5, 2020 at approximately 7:30 p.m. Huron OPP officers received multiple calls about a pickup truck that was travelling eastbound on Amberley Road […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is announcing that, as of today, it will be using the mobile application what3words in its Provincial Communications Centres (PCCs). In an emergency situation, if a caller contacts an OPP PCC and doesn’t know where they are, the app will help call-takers pinpoint the caller’s location so that […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are investigating the recent theft of a pickup truck stolen from a business located south of Exeter. The stolen truck was taken from a parking lot of a business located on Crediton Road on November 26, 2020. At approximately 4:30 a.m. suspects entered into the parking […]
(NORTH HURON, ON) – A Morris-Turnberry resident is facing a shoplifting charge after he was caught last week stealing from a grocery store in Wingham. Shortly before 2:00 p.m. on November 23, 2020 a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer happened to be in the right spot at the right time in Wingham when a […]
(HOWICK, ON) – A fatal two-vehicle crash that took place this summer on Harriston Road has now resulted in charges against a Howick resident. Brandon COX, a 24-year-old from Clifford was killed in the collision that took place on August 19, 2020 west of Harriston. Investigators from the West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement […]
(TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH-ERAMOSA, ON) – On November 29, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a motor vehicle driving erratically on Highway 7 near Watson Road in the Township of Guelph-Eramosa. Police located the vehicle and spoke with the driver and determined that their ability to operate […]