Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges a local resident with three criminal charges stemming from a traffic complaint. On September 4, 2025, at approximately 10:45 a.m., members of the Wellington County OPP were conducting proactive traffic enforcement when a traffic complaint came in, informing officers of a possible impaired […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are seeking public assistance in locating two suspects. On August 8, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Wellington County OPP received a report of an assault that occurred on Main Street in Mount Forest. The incident stemmed from a road rage confrontation that escalated […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two-vehicle collision on Wellington Road 109, resulting in six being injured. On July 14, 2025, at approximately 7:15 p.m., the Wellington County OPP, alongside local emergency services, responded to a two-vehicle collision on Wellington Road 109, just outside of Arthur. On […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township resident with four provincial offences stemming from a traffic stop. On July 7, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m., members of the Wellington County OPP were performing a proactive traffic enforcement initiative, which resulted in a traffic stop being initiated on Concession […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two-motor vehicle collision on Highway 6, sending one to hospital. On July 3, 2025, at approximately 7:00 a.m., the Wellington County OPP, alongside local emergency services, responded to a report of a two-motor vehicle collision on Highway 6 within Arthur. Highway […]