Wingham Free Press
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On November 17, 2021, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check on Highway 6, in Centre Wellington. At approximately 9:00 p.m., the driver of a commercial motor vehicle entered the R.I.D.E. check. As a result of the investigation, James […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – Another driver has been charged with impaired driving after a traffic stop in the Municipality of North Perth last week. On January 13 2022, just before 9:00 p.m., a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on general patrol conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Tremaine Avenue South, Listowel. The […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A resident of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh is facing an Over 80 charge following a traffic stop that took place last week. On Friday, January 14, 2022 at approximately 4:20 p.m. a member from the West Region OPP (Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement) TIME team initiated a traffic stop of a car in Clinton for […]
(TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON, ON) – On October 28, 2021, at approximately 10:45 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a single vehicle in a ditch on Wellington Road 7, west of Rothsay. Initial reports indicated that a driver had entered the ditch. OPP and Guelph/Wellington Paramedic Services responded, and the driver was […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – A suspect led police on a brief foot pursuit after a theft from a local business, but they were immediately arrested. The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the business on Mitchell Road South, Listowel on January 13, 2022, just before 1:30 p.m., after a person was witnessed shoplifting. […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – A North Perth resident is facing a charge following a missing person investigation in the Municipality of North Perth. On January 12, 2022, just after 11:00 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of missing 11-year-old youth from a residence at a Listowel address. During the investigation, the […]
(CHESLEY, ON) – On January 12, 2022 at 4:24 a.m., a South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol in the town of Chesley signalled a pick-up truck to stop using the police cruiser emergency lighting. The vehicle continued driving through town before coming to a stop along 5th Avenue south west. The officer determined that the […]
(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers continue to investigate a snowmobile crash that took place early this morning (15Jan) southwest of Wroxeter that has resulted in serious injuries. Early this morning, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Huron County OPP, Huron County Paramedic Services and the North Huron Fire Department responded to a snowmobile […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – Another impaired driver has been arrested and charged after they rolled their car into the ditch. Just after 7:30 a.m. on January 8 2022, the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Perth County Paramedic Service, and Perth East Fire Department responded to a single vehicle collision on Perth Road 135, in the […]
(GEORGIAN BLUFFS, ON) On January 5, 2022 at approximately 1 a.m., the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a person with a weapon in the Township of Georgian Bluffs. The suspect fled prior to police arrival. There were no injuries. The Grey Bruce OPP Major Crime Unit (MCU) commenced an investigation with […]