Wingham Free Press
On Sunday, April 12th, 2026, members of the Hanover Police observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on 10th Street. A traffic stop was completed, and the driver spoken to. As a result of that conversation, police obtained samples of the driver’s breath which were nearly two times the legal limit of alcohol. […]
On Thursday, April 16th, 2026, members of the Hanover Police Service were requested to attend for an unwanted person in the 500 block of 10th Avenue. On arrival, police observed a 28-year-old man of no fixed address. Police were aware that the man was on court ordered conditions not to be at the address with one […]
On Thursday, April 16th, 2026, Hanover Police received a complaint of ongoing harassment. Through investigation, police formed grounds to believe a 32-year-old Saugeen Shores woman had been repeatedly attempting to contact another person. The communication attempts continued after the woman was told to stop. Hanover Police have charged the woman under the Criminal Code with […]
On Friday, April 17th, 2026, members of the Hanover Police Service while on patrol observed a 35-year-old man of no fixed address hanging around a residence he was on conditions not to attend. The man was told that he was under arrest, and he began to actively resist officers’ efforts to take him into custody. […]
On Sunday, August 24th, 2025, members of the Hanover Police responded to a business in the 700 block of 7th Avenue regarding an unwanted person. On arrival police spoke with a well-known 31-year-old man of no fixed address. It was determined that the same man had been previously dealt with numerous times on the property after […]
(BROCKTON, ON) – On September 12, 2025, at approximately 3:14 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a collision involving a box truck on Concession 12 between Bruce Road 19 and Sideroad 5 Brant. Police learned that the collision had taken place hours earlier, and the vehicle involved was no longer […]
(HANOVER, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Hanover Police Service (HPS) have laid charges in an ongoing homicide investigation in the Town of Hanover. On December 17, 2024, at approximately 8:50 a.m., members of the HPS responded to an incident at an address on 5th Street in Hanover. Upon arrival, officers located one person […]
(HANOVER, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is assisting the Hanover Police Service (HPS) with a homicide investigation in the Town of Hanover, where one person was taken into custody. On December 17, 2024, at approximately 8:50 a.m., members of the HPS responded to an incident at an address on 5th Street in Hanover. Upon […]