Wingham Free Press
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – Charges have been laid following dog attack in Fergus. On October 18, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a report of an unleashed dog attack against a victim and their dog, while they were walking through a wooden area on Gauley Drive in […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have arrested one individual in relation to theft of telecommunication wires. On September 18, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., the Wellington County OPP received a report a telecommunication wires being cut at a local business on Egremont Street within […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on scene with a barricaded subject, who later surrendered to police peacefully and was brought to hospital. Individual later charged stemming from investigation. On September 19, 2025, at approximately 11:45 p.m., the Wellington County OPP were called to a residence on Highway 6, […]
(WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are now equipped with ‘Body Worn Cameras’ (BWC). The OPP is committed to adopting tools and technologies that improve the quality of evidence, enhance accountability and transparency, and ultimately support the safety of both the public and officers in the communities we serve. After a […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges Orangeville resident with several provincial offences. On September 18, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., members of the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit were performing a proactive traffic enforcement initiative, which resulted in a traffic stop being conducted on Albert Street West within […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges Guelph resident with stunt driving, going almost double the posted speed limit outside of a local busy school. On September 13, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP were performing a proactive traffic enforcement initiative and observed a motor […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charge a local resident criminally with possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose. On September 8, 2025, at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Wellington County OPP, alongside the OPP West Region Emergency Response Team and the OPP Canine Unit, attended a home in Fergus […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – An individual has been charged following an incident at the Fergus Fall Fair over the weekend. On September 12, 2025, at approximately 11:45 p.m., The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a physical altercation between two individuals at the Fergus Fall Fair. Eric BOLGER, a 19-year-old […]
(PUSLINCH TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have re-arrested and laid an additional charge on an individual in relation to a sexual assault investigation in Puslinch Township. On February 5, 2025, members of the Wellington County OPP launched an investigation after receiving information of a sexual assault which occurred at a residence […]
(WELLINGTON, ON) – Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged three individuals following the theft of metal from a business in the community of Palmerston. On July 26, 2025 just before 4:00 a.m. the Wellington County OPP received a call that three males were stealing metal from a local business. The three males fled from […]