Wingham Free Press
(WELLINGTON NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) – A Bolton resident has been charged for fraud, following an investigation in Wellington North Township. On June 21st, 2024, at approximately 7:45 a.m., members of the Wellington County OPP Crime Unit received a report of fraud at a quarry business in Wellington North Township. The accused entered into an agreement with […]
(WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged two drivers with impaired-driving related offences on Halloween night. On October 31, 2025, at approximately 10:45 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Metcalfe Street in Elora. As a result of the investigation, a 26-year-old […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) – A Toronto resident has been charged with nine offences following an identity fraud attempt in Mount Forest. On October 28th, 2025, at approximately 1:15 p.m., the Wellington County OPP, received a report from a local bank, suggesting the accused was attempting to use false documents to open a bank account. As […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) – Three individuals have been arrested following a suspected drug trafficking investigation in Mount Forest. On October 23, 2025, at approximately 6:00a.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), supported by the Grey Bruce OPP CSCU, Huron-Perth OPP CSCU, Lambton OPP CSCU, and the Wellington County OPP […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) – One individual has been charged following an incident in Arthur. On October 21, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an altercation at a residence on George Street in Arthur. Officers formed grounds to arrest the subject of the complaint. While […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) – A Mount Forest resident has been charged with impaired driving after being found asleep at the wheel. On October 11, 2025, at approximately 3:30 a.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint from a concerned member of the public, reporting an unresponsive driver in a vehicle […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment are investigating a fatal single-vehicle collision involving a motorcycle. On Monday, October 6, 2025, at approximately 5:15 p.m., officers were dispatched to a report of an ejected motorcyclist on Sideroad 3 West, south of Mount Forest. A 68-year-old male from Mildmay […]
(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 NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged a Mount Forest resident criminally, stemming from a traffic stop. On September 13, 2025, at approximately 12:00 a.m., the Wellington County OPP were performing a proactive traffic enforcement initiative, when a motor vehicle was witnessed to have failed to stop for a stop […]