Wingham Free Press
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – A traffic-stop results in an impaired driver being arrested and charged with three offences. On June 14, 2025, at approximately 3:15 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were performing a proactive traffic enforcement initiative, which resulted in a traffic stop being conducted on Wellington Road 7 within […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – A collision in Centre Wellington has resulted in the death of one individual. On June 10, 2025, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), alongside local emergency services responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Sideroad 11, just west of Elora. It was described that a […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – On June 5, 2025, at approximately 5:20 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a reported robbery at a LCBO store on Parkside Drive, Fergus. It was reported that two suspects had entered the business and stole an undisclosed amount of alcohol. One of the suspects entered the store brandishing […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On May 22, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a reported robbery at a LCBO store on Parkside Drive, Fergus. It was reported that two suspects had entered the business and stole an undisclosed amount of alcohol. During the robbery, one of the suspects […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – On May 21, 2025, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle that was observed on Tower Street South in Fergus. As a result of the investigation, Onkar SINGH, 50-years-old of Fergus, was charged with: · Operation While Impaired – alcohol and […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrest a suspect in relation to a $6,100 theft of alcohol. Two suspect still outstanding. On May 13, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the Wellington County OPP responded to a theft in progress at a local business in Elora on Metcalfe Street & Water […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On May 11, 2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a motor vehicle on St. Andrew Street East in Fergus. As a result of the investigation, Dana Christine DOCHINE, 50-years-old of Fergus, was charged with: – Operation While Impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus) […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – On May 9, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., officers from the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Sideroad 19 at Beatty Line in Fergus. During the operation, officers observed a vehicle make a U-turn as it approached the RIDE check. Police stopped […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – A traffic stop conducted by the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) results in the seizure of approximately $10,000 worth of illegal drugs and offence-related property. Two individuals have been arrested, and several charges have been laid. On May 8, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges Fergus resident with stunt driving. On May 6, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit were conducting proactive traffic enforcement and observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed, which led to a […]