Wingham Free Press
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – On December 18, 2021 at 9:56 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received a report of a single vehicle crash along Concession 12 in Culross Township. Officers arrived to find the vehicle had collided with a telephone pole before coming to rest in the ditch. The driver was found to have been drinking alcohol. […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging citizens to stay vigilant against scammers following two recent cases wherein two Huron County residents were scammed out of thousands of dollars. In the first case a victim reported being scammed out of $3,000 after purchasing gift cards and sending the scammer the authorization […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A call about a suspicious person walking in the vicinity of the former Bluewater Youth Correctional Centre led to the arrest and charges against a London resident. On November 19, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to Bluewater Veteran’s Highway near Black’s Point Road to look for […]
(GODERICH, ON) – A Goderich resident is facing a Resist Peace Officer charge after he tried to run away from officers that were trying to arrest him. Shortly after 9:00 p.m. on December 11, 2021 Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to Gibbons Street in Goderich to investigate a suspicious person call. Upon arrival officers […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – An impaired driver was arrested in North Perth, and later assaulted a police officer. On December 07 2021, just after 5:00 p.m. the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a possible impaired driver in Listowel. Officers located the vehicle on Maitland Avenue North, Listowel, and determined the […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – An ongoing police investigation has resulted in a number of charges for a North Perth resident. The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) commenced a sexual assault investigation earlier in December 2021 in the Municipality of North Perth. As a result, police have arrested and charged one person in relation to incidents […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – A scary situation ended safely for one North Perth resident after someone tried to steal their car – with them inside. The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call on December 14 2021, at approximately 8:00 a.m., after an unknown male suspect tried to steal a car that was running […]
(WINGHAM, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is actively investigating the recent theft of a John Deere tractor stolen from an address in Wingham. At approximately 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, December 18, 2021 the thief entered onto a storage lot located on Josephine Street and located the tractor. The thief was able to start up […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Two Goderich residents are facing break and enter charges and more following a recent investigation conducted by Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On Friday, December 17, 2021 at approximately 1:21 p.m. Huron County OPP members responded to the former Bluewater Youth Correctional facility located on Bluewater Highway after being alerted to […]
(HURON EAST, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are currently investigating a break, enter and theft that took place in Brussels last week. On Thursday, December 16, 2021 between 7:00 p.m. and 7:45 p.m. someone attended the car wash located on King Street in Brussels. Once on the premises the person responsible for the […]