Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(WELLINGTON, ON) – Impaired driving charges have been laid after an incident in Wellington. On Saturday, June 7, 2025, shortly before 9:30 p.m., officers with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance in a parking lot on Wharf Street. Officers arrested an individual who was transported to the […]
(WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging the public to familiarize themselves with different online scams, particularly those related to romance. On Sunday, May 18, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m., Wellington County OPP received a report of an online fraud from a resident of Guelph-Eramosa Township. It was reported that […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges Mount Forest resident with two criminal charges in relation to an intimate partner violence investigation. On March 31, 2025, at approximately 4:45 a.m., members of the Wellington County OPP were dispatched to a report of a disturbance at an address in Mount Forest. […]
(WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON) – An investigation conducted by the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) arrest an individual, recovering victim’s personalized goalie equipment. On February 18, 2025, the CSCU unit entered into an investigation where a victim was reporting that his personalized goalie equipment had be stolen by an unknown person back […]
(WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON) – An investigation conducted by the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of Guelph BEAT (Break Enter and Auto Theft) Unit, results in the seizure of almost $85,000 worth of illegal drugs and offence-related property. One individual arrested and criminal charges have been laid. On […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges Blyth resident under the Highway Traffic Act with several charges. On January 10, 2025, at approximately 1:15 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP were performing a traffic enforcement initiative when they detected a suspicious motor vehicle and initiated a traffic stop on […]
(WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON) – Three individuals are facing impaired driving charges in three separate occurrences. On August 16, 2024, at 7:34 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a collision on St. Andrews Street West in Fergus. The Wellington County OPP located the vehicle and driver. As the police officer was speaking to […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has consolidated and streamlined notable traffic offences with a single release. On April 7, 2024, at approximately 4:30 a.m., Wellington County OPP responded to a single vehicle collision on Jones Baseline, Guelph/Eramosa. It was reported a vehicle had entered the ditch. As a result of […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has consolidated and streamlined notable traffic offences with a single release. On April 4, 2024, a member of the Wellington County OPP was monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 7, Mapleton. At approximately 2:45 p.m., the driver of a grey Sport Utility Vehicle (S.U.V.) was stopped. […]