Wingham Free Press
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) – An Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh resident is facing Impaired Operation charges following a traffic stop conducted by Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) yesterday afternoon. Just before 2:30 p.m. on June 8, 2021 a Huron OPP officer was patrolling southbound on Bluewater Veteran’s Highway (Highway 21) south of Kintail when he had to take evasive action […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – On Friday June 4, 2021 just after 10:00 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a theft of a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) from a property on Line 37 in the Township of Perth East. Sometime overnight, unknown person(s) attended the property, and drove off with […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – One person is facing a drug charge after a traffic stop in the Township of Perth East just after 3:00 a.m. on June 5, 2021. The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting general patrols in Harmony when an officer observed a motor vehicle being driven in an unsafe manner. As […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – On April 29, 2021, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Wellington Road 109 near Beehive Lane in the Town of Minto involving a northbound sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a southbound pick-up truck. Police spoke with the driver […]
(NORTHERN BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) On June 5, 2021 at approximately 6:30 a.m., Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a vessel in distress near Donald Road, in the Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula. On June 5, 2021 at approximately 3:30 p.m., two deceased individuals were recovered from French Bay, they have been identified as: […]
(CHATSWORTH, ON) On June 6, 2021 at approximately 5:30 p.m., Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 10, near Thistlewood Road in the Township of Chatsworth. Grey Bruce OPP stopped the vehicle after it was found to be travelling at over 170 kilometres per hour (km/h) in a posted 80 km/h […]
(Middlesex Centre, ON) – On June 8, 2021, at 12:39 a.m., while on general patrol, a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police observed a vehicle on Richmond Street approaching Eight Mile Road, Middlesex Centre Township. A traffic stop was initiated as the vehicle had previously been reported stolen from London. As a result, Thomas […]
(Lucan-Biddulph, ON) – On June 8, 2021 at 4:27 p.m., while on general patrol, Middlesex OPP performed a traffic stop on Beech Street in Lucan. George PAUL, a 45-year-old from Lucan has been charged with: Operation while impaired – alcohol, section 320.14(1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 […]
(GRAND BEND, ON) – On June 6, 2021 at approximately 10:30 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. checkpoint on Main Street, Grand Bend when a vehicle entered the checkpoint. Upon speaking with the driver, it became apparent the driver was displaying signs of impairment. The driver was arrested […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – On June 4, 2021, just after 11:00 p.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program in the Municipality of West Perth. Police spoke with a vehicle driver that entered the R.I.D.E. and an Approved Screening Device was utilized. The driver was arrested and transported to […]