Wingham Free Press
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On January 20, 2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance at a residence on Courtney Street in Fergus. It was reported that an intoxicated male had assaulted and threatened two people in the residence. All parties were known to each other. As a […]
(TORONTO, ON) – The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of his breach of Statutory Release. Leighton Hopkinson is described as a black male, 29 years of age, 6′ (183cm), 200 lbs (91kgs) with black hair […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On January 17, 2021, at approximately 12:25 a.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Wellington Road 7 near David Street in Centre Wellington Township. The officer observed a southbound motor vehicle travelling at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted […]
(West Elgin) Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking the public’s assistance in an investigation involving a break and enter to a business in Rodney, ON. On the 7th of January, 2021 between 4:55 am and 5:28am the front window of Saint T Apparel was smashed and merchandise that was on display was taken. Surveillance […]
(POINT EDWARD, ON) – On January 4, 2021 at approximately 8:45 p.m. members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called by Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for a driver returning to Canada who was identified as a prohibited driver. Shannon SANDS, 48 year old of Walpole Island First Nation has been charged […]
(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – On Saturday, December 12, 2020, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Oxford County OPP Crime Unit charged an individual after investigating several allegations of fraud at a North Street East, Tillsonburg address. It was determined that between Saturday, September 1, 2018, and Tuesday, January 21, 2020, police investigated several complaints of fraud involving […]
(HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment investigated a fire that destroyed a barn on River Road in Dunnville, Haldimand County, Ontario. On Saturday January 2, 2020 at 6:49 a.m., OPP and Haldimand County Fire Services responded to River Road for a report of a structure fire. Haldimand County […]
(ST. CLAIR TWP, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an incident in the early morning hours of December 31, 2020 on Riverside Drive, St. Clair Township. One party was pronounced deceased at the scene, and one party was arrested at the scene. The investigation is being conducted under the direction of the OPP […]
(RENFREW, ON) – On December 23, 2020, at around 10:00 p.m., members of the Renfrew County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check in the Town of Renfrew. A vehicle actively avoided the check point and was later observed on Elgin Avenue West. Officers attempted a traffic stop, […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – On Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at approximately 7:25 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment stopped a vehicle at a County Line, Townsend, Norfolk County address. It was determined that an officer was travelling along County Line when they had to take evasive action to avoid a head-on collision with […]