Wingham Free Press
The Owen Sound Police Service is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect in connection with an investigation into an indecent act. The incident occurred just before 4:00 p.m. Friday afternoon along 3rd Avenue West at 11th Street West, Owen Sound. A sixteen-year-old female was walking by a parked vehicle when the driver […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged three OPP members and an individual as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations involving the towing industry. In February 2019, the OPP Professional Standards Unit (PSU) received an internal complaint alleging members of the OPP Highway Safety Division (HSD) were providing preferential treatment to tow operators […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting that Ontarians voluntarily comply with the new Stay-at-Home Order to limit mobility outside their homes, except for essential reasons, to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. OPP officers will enforce the Stay-at-Home Order, under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMPCA), and the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA) by […]
(TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON, ON) – On December 26, 2020, at approximately 8:15 a.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a theft of a truck which had just occurred at a residence on Wellington Road 7 near Alma. Witnesses reported that two suspects arrived at the victim’s property in a black […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – On January 14, 2021, at approximately 5:45 a.m. Lakeshore Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to an address in the 1600 Block of County Road 22, Municipality of Lakeshore regarding a robbery. Members of the Emergency Response Unit (ERT) and Canine Services where utilized at the scene. Major Crime and Forensic Identification Services […]
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – One person has been charged after a collision during the early hours yesterday morning in Perth County. On January 13 2021, just after 4:00 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Oxford County OPP responded to a single vehicle collision that had occurred on Elginfield Road on the border of […]
(SAUGEEN FIRST NATION, ON) – On January 14, 2021 at 1:07 a.m. members of the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Bruce Road 13, near French Bay Road, in the Saugeen First Nation. OPP officers spoke with a driver, who failed a roadside screening device. The driver was arrested and transported […]
(GREY HIGHLANDS, ON) – On January 12, 2021 at 11:22 p.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint involving a possible impaired driver on Highway 10, near Road 170, in the Municipality of Grey Highlands. OPP officers located the involved vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The driver initially stopped but then decided […]
(SOUTHGATE, ON) – On January 8, 2021 at 5:54 p.m. officers from the Grey Bruce Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an assault occurrence at an apartment complex on Grey Road 109, in the Village of Holstein, in the Township of Southgate. A resident was verbally threatened by another tenant, who brandished […]
(RIPLEY, ON) – Instead of insurance claims and truck shopping for New Years, two truck owners are thankful for a watchful community and positive use of social media that lead to the return of their trucks. On Tuesday, December 29th 2020 at 12:44pm, South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began to investigate the theft of a white […]