Wingham Free Press
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – A two-vehicle collision in Centre Wellington Township has claimed the life of a Centre Wellington Twp resident. Just after 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services, and Centre Wellington Fire Rescue responded to a collision on Wellington Road 21 […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On December 24, 2024, at approximately 9:45 p.m. an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment initiated a traffic stop on Highway 6, near Fergus. As a result of the investigation, Wayne A. Hamilton, 43 years-old of Guelph, was charged with: The accused is scheduled to appear in the […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On December 24, 2024, at approximately 4:15 p.m., officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Orangeville Road, Fergus. During the operation, a vehicle was stopped, and the driver was assessed for sobriety. As a result of the investigation, Christopher J. […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrest a Stratford resident in relation to a Criminal investigation within the Town of Elora. On December 13, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Wellington County OPP received a report of a disturbance at the Community Centre within the Town of Elora. Police, alongside […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On December 8, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m. members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment attended the scene of a single motor vehicle collision on Wellington Road 7, Nichol Township. As a result of the investigation, Sahil CHADHA, 27 years-old of Brampton, was charged with: The accused is scheduled […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On November 23, 2024, at approximately 7:45 p.m. members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment attended the scene of a two-vehicle motor vehicle collision on Forfar Street, Fergus. As a result of the investigation, Kyle D. ROWE, 40 years-old of Fergus, was charged with: There were no injuries as […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On November 16, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Wellington Road 18, Fergus. During the operation, a vehicle was stopped, and the driver was assessed for sobriety. As a result of the investigation, Abdurrahman […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On November 19, 2024, at approximately 3:15 p.m., an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment initiated a traffic stop on Wellington Road 7, Pilkington Township. As a result of the investigation, Lawrence J. LEHNEN, 62 years-old of Pilkington Township, was charged with: The accused is scheduled to appear […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On October 19, 2024, at approximately 12:45 a.m. officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Albert Street West, Fergus. During the operation, a vehicle was stopped, and the driver was assessed for sobriety. As a result of the investigation, Jordan […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Major Crime Unit have charged one individual following a months-long fraud investigation. In February 2024, a business in Centre Wellington contacted the Wellington County OPP to advise that they had lost approximately $230,000 to a phishing scam. At that time, the investigation was turned over […]