Wingham Free Press
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver after they were speeding more than 50 km/h over the limit in the Municipality of North Perth. On July 22, just before 8:00 p.m., police stopped a vehicle on Perth Line 86 after it was found to be travelling in excess […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – Police are looking for suspects after damage was reported to a courier van at an organization on Perth Road 180, in the Municipality of West Perth. The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was contacted on July 15, 2021, shortly after 8:00 a.m., after fuel was seen to be leaking from the […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF BAYHAM, ON) – An individual has been charged in relation to an incident at a fire pit at a residence on Vienna Line in the Municipality of Bayham on July 12, 2021. A one-year old child died as a result of injuries suffered in the incident. Two adults and two other children were injured. Johan […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – On July 20, 2021, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Huron-Perth Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of the Grey-Bruce CSCU, Wellington CSCU, Perth County OPP, and the West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrant at a residence in the Municipality of North […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) -On July 17, 2021 members of the Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a break and Enter to a residence in the Municipality of Leamington. It was reported that a male entered the victim’s residence while she was sleeping and inappropriately touched her before being chased out of the residence. […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – A London resident is facing fourteen charges after two vehicle thefts in Huron County earlier this week, thanks to a number of tips from the public. The Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was contacted just before 2:00 p.m. on July 19 2021 after a vehicle was stolen from Belfast Road, in […]
(ELGIN COUNTY, ON) – On July 21, 2021, at approximately 7:10 p.m., the Elgin detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible drowning in Lake Erie, between Port Bruce and Port Burwell, Malahide Township. Members of OPP, Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton (JRCC), the Canadian Coast Guard, Elgin – St. Thomas […]
(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – On July 21, 2021, at approximately 12:45 p.m., the Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible drowning at Trout Lake Quarry on George Street, Innerkip. Members from OPP, East Zorra-Tavistock Fire Services from Innerkip and Oxford County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) attended. Witnesses reported that […]
(BRANT COUNTY, ON) – On Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at approximately 1:23 p.m., an officer with the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a traffic stop on Harley Road in the County of Brant. The officer was conducting speed enforcement, when they located a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. The vehicle was […]
(CHESLEY, ON) – On July 17, 2021 at 12:39 a.m., a South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle along 5th Avenue south west in Chesley. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Following a roadside screening test, the driver was placed under arrest and taken to the South Bruce OPP Detachment for testing […]