Wingham Free Press
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – On August 8, 2021, at approximately 2:45 p.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible impaired-driver on Wellington Rd 109, south-east of Harriston. It was reported that a driver was swerving dangerously in traffic and that they were possibly impaired. Police located and stopped the […]
(TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH/ERAMOSA, ON) – On August 4, 2021, at approximately 8:15 a.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a two vehicle collision on Wellington Rd 124, near Guelph Lake. Initial reports indicated that a S.U.V. (Sport Utility Vehicle) was struck by pickup truck that immediately drove from the scene. There were […]
(DAWN-EUPHEMIA TOWNSHIP, ON) – On August 8, 2021 at 6:40 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding an unwanted person at a residence in the 8000 block of Fansher Road. Officers attended and learned the individual had arrived in a vehicle that had been reported stolen from the London […]
(ENNISKILLEN TOWNSHIP, ON) – On August 6, 2021 at 9:10 p.m., a member of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle travelling at 125 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on Oil Heritage near Progress Drive. Upon speaking with the driver, it became apparent the driver had consumed an alcoholic beverage and was […]
(COUNTY OF BRANT, ON) -On Saturday, August 7, 2021, at approximately 10:19 a.m., an officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Brant County Detachment initiated a traffic stop on County Road 18 in Brant County, after observing vehicle committing a traffic offence. When the officer spoke with the driver, it was determined that the individual was […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – One person is facing charges following a domestic incident. On August 1, 2021, just after 9:00 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a stolen vehicle in Perth East Township. Further investigation revealed the vehicle was not stolen, and the complainant was in breach of their current […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – On August 1, 2021 just after 4:30 p.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of vandalism and assaults with a weapon against two victims in the Municipality of North Perth that occurred sometime between July 25, 2021 and August 1, 2021. While this incident was under investigation, […]
(ST. CLAIR RIVER, ON) – On July 31, 2021 at approximately 7:15 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified by an off-duty officer of an impaired boater in the Fawn Island Canal. The off-duty officer observed the boater collide with a nearby dock while operating the boat with multiple young […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – On July 19, 2021, members of the Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program on the Highway 401 Eastbound on ramp from Queen’s Line in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. Police spoke with a vehicle driver that entered the R.I.D.E. and an Approved Screening Device was utilized. The driver […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM, ON) – An individual has been charged in relation to an incident at a fire pit at a residence on Vienna Line in the Municipality of Bayham on July 12, 2021. A one-year old child died as a result of injuries suffered in the incident. Two adults and two other children were injured. Johan […]