Wingham Free Press
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has consolidated and streamlined notable traffic offences with a single release. On March 12, 2024, a member of the Wellington County OPP was monitoring traffic on Brock Rd. South, Puslinch. At approximately 8:00 a.m., the driver of a white hatchback was stopped. As a result […]
(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) – One individual is charged following a drug trafficking investigation and the execution of a search warrant at a residence by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) South Bruce Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU). On May 17, 2024, at 10:24 am, members of Grey Bruce CSCU conducted a vehicle stop at a location in […]
(SOUTHGATE, ON) – One individual is facing charges following a report of a break and enter at a property in Southgate. On May 11, 2024, an individual broke into a seasonal property on Highway 89 in the Municipality of Southgate. The owner fixed the damage but did not report to police. On May 13, 2024, at 8:33 p.m., […]
(RUSSELL, ON) – The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision. On May 13, 2024, at approximately 3:30 p.m., officers responded to a collision involving a school bus and a cyclist on St Joseph Street near Chene Street in Clarence-Rockland. The cyclist, an 11-year-old child, was pronounced deceased. The bus driver […]
(TEESWATER, ON) – On May 11, 2024, at 3:42 p.m., a South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol along Clinton Street, Teeswater in the Municipality of South Bruce noticed a vehicle driver known to police. The driver was found to be operating a motor vehicle while his licence was prohibited under the Criminal Code. A […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On May 11, 2024, at 5:52 a.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a robbery at a jewellery store in Kincardine. Officers arrived to find that the business owner had been injured. The involved person was arrested at the scene. As a result of the police investigation, the involved […]
(BLYTH, ON) – On May 11, 2024, the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a residential structure fire in Blyth, North Huron. Officers responded with members of the North Huron Fire and Emergency Services at approximately 11:43pm. The residence was unoccupied. Emergency Services will be on scene investigating. Dinsley Street will remain closed between […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – A R.I.D.E program in the City of Thunder Bay has led to impaired charges being laid. On May 9, 2024, at approximately 1:30 a.m., members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a R.I.D.E program on Highway 11/17 in the City of Thunder Bay. A vehicle entered […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT HILLS, ON) – Members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have made an arrest in relation to a vehicle theft investigation. On March 23, 2024, shortly after 5:40 p.m., police received a report from a caller that their vehicle had been stolen from a location on Bridge Street West […]
(CARLETON PLACE, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an Almonte resident with impaired driving. Lanark officers conducted a traffic stop on Rosamond Street in Carleton Place shortly before 10:00 p.m. An approved alcohol screening device was utilized, and the driver was then arrested and transported to the detachment […]