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Hate Crime In Norfolk -Pride Flag Pole Cut Down

(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – On Sunday, June 27, 2021, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment investigated acts of mischief after a flag pole with a Pride flag was cut down at a property located in Norfolk County. It was determined that at approximately 2:35 a.m., an unknown individual attended the address and was captured […]

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Hydro Pole Cut Down For Copper Wire – Grass Fire Ensues

(Township of Southwold, ON) – Elgin County OPP is currently investigating a grass/brush fire and theft of copper wire from the former Ford Plant property on Colonel Talbot Rd, Southwold. Police, London and Southwold Fire Departments responded to a grass/brush fire on the property on the 24th of June, 2021 at approximately 1:52am when passerby saw flames […]

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6 Million Dollar “Drug” Bust

(KINGSVILLE, ON) – On June 23, 2021, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Cannabis Act search warrant at a greenhouse located in the 800 block of Seacliff Drive in the Town of Kingsville. Provincial Joint Force Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET), members of the Essex County Detachment, OPP Essex County and OPP Lambton County Community Street […]

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7 More Arrested In Connection With Homicides

(BRANTFORD, ON) -The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in a joint investigation with Brantford Police Service, entitled “Project Grantham” under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), have arrested and charged seven additional individuals in connection with two homicides. Both homicides occurred in the City of Brantford in July 2019. “Project Grantham,” a collaborative and […]

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Fatal Backhoe Incident – Name Of Deceased Released

(Township of Malahide, ON) – Elgin County OPP officers responded to a sudden death incident which occurred at approximately 11:02am on the 23rd of June, 2021 in a wooded area on the North side of Nova Scotia Line between Richmond Rd and Carter Rd. Township of Malahide. Police, Malahide Fire and EMS responded to report that […]

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Mathieu AMYOT – Drunk Driving

(CITY OF GUELPH, ON) – On June 18, 2021, at approximately 7:00 p.m., a member of Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated the driver of a pick-up truck on Victoria Road North in the City of Guelph. As a result, Mathieu AMYOT, 30-years-old of Kitchener has been charged with Operation While Impaired – 80 […]

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3 Rescued From Sinking Boat

(KINGSVILLE, ON) – Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a vessel in distress off Kingsville on Lake Erie on Friday June 18, 2021 around 12:45 pm.  The operator of the 29 foot vessel was fighting strong winds and waves and noticed that it was taking on water. The three adult occupants onboard […]

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Richard VAUGHAN Facing Drunk Driving Charge Following Collision

(HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON) – On Saturday June 19, 2021 at 9:45 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment, Haldimand County Fire Services and Haldimand County Paramedics responded to Reeds Road in North Cayuga for a report of a single-vehicle collision. One individual sustained serious injuries and was transported to hospital for treatment. Another person […]

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Jeffery EMMONS – Impaired Driving, Etc.

(Middlesex Centre, ON) – On June 18, 2021 at 12:15 p.m., Middlesex Ontario Provincial Police, along with Middlesex-London EMS and Middlesex Centre Fire, were dispatched to the intersection of Hyde Park road and Medway Road, Middlesex Centre, for the report of a single motor vehicle collision. After a short foot pursuit, the lone occupant in the […]

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Drunk Driver Arrested After Drive Through Golf Course

(PETROLIA, ON) – On June 17, 2021 at 7:20 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of an erratic driver in the town of Petrolia who was observed driving on a closed road before making their way across the golf course. Officers attended the area where they located the vehicle. Upon […]