Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On July 19, 2021 at 5:19 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a suspected impaired driver that was south bound on Highway 21 in the Municipality of Kincardine. Officers located the vehicle and found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. The accused was arrested and taken to […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – One person was charged after a single vehicle collision sends two passengers to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Perth County Paramedic Services, and the Perth East Fire Department responded to a single vehicle collision on Line 39, in the Township of Perth East, just before 7:00 […]