Wingham Free Press
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – On December 27, 2020, shortly after 9:00 a.m. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Leamington officers responded to a complainant of ongoing church services in the 1300 block of Mersea Road 8, Leamington in which more than 10 people were attending contrary to current restrictions. Upon police arrival, officers observed several people inside the church, well […]
(WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON) – As a result of an ongoing internal investigation, members with the OPP Office of Professionalism, Respect, Inclusion and Leadership (previously known as Professional Standards Bureau) arrested an officer on December 28, 2020. Sergeant Jamie GILLESPIE, a 20-year member, currently serving at the Wellington County OPP Detachment, has been charged with the following […]
Publish Date: Dec 29, 2020Incident Date: Dec 28, 2020Location: EDWARD ST, CAMBRIDGE, ON Canada On December 28, 2020, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Waterloo Regional Police responded to the area of Edward Street and Johnston Avenue in Cambridge for a report of a robbery. The victim had arranged to sell an item online through a buy and sell website […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – On December 27, 2020 shortly after 4:00 PM Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) traffic officers were on patrol in the area of the County Road 42 near Patillo Road, Lakeshore when they observed a motor vehicle being operated in an erratic manner. Officers observed a vehicle do two complete circles causing other vehicles on the roadway to […]
Publish Date: Dec 29, 2020Incident Date: Dec 28, 2020Location: KING ST E and FAIRVIEW AVE, KITCHENER ON Canada On Monday, December 29, 2020, at approximately 8:45 p.m., Waterloo Regional Police responded to the area of King Street East at Fairview Avenue in Kitchener for a hit and run collision involving a vehicle and a Region of Waterloo Paramedic […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On December 20, 2020, at approximately 3:00 a.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Wellington Road 16 near Side Road 15 in the Township of Centre Wellington. It was reported that a vehicle left the road, entered a […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON) – A snowmobile crash late last night south of Hensall has resulted in a fatality. At approximately 11:19 p.m. on December 24, 2020 Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Huron County Paramedic Services responded to a farm property located on London Road south of Hensall after receiving a 9-1-1 call about […]
Incident #: WA20275535Publish Date: Dec 24, 2020Incident Date: Dec 23, 2020Location: EDWARD ST, CAMBRIDGE, ON Canada On December 23, 2020, at approximately 8:15 p.m., Waterloo Regional Police received a report of a robbery in the area of Edward Street and Johnston Avenue in Cambridge. The victim had arranged to sell items online through a buy and sell website and […]
(RENFREW, ON) – On December 23, 2020, at around 10:00 p.m., members of the Renfrew County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check in the Town of Renfrew. A vehicle actively avoided the check point and was later observed on Elgin Avenue West. Officers attempted a traffic stop, […]
(MEAFORD, ON) – On December 21, 2020 at 9:34 p.m., Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 26, near the 2nd Concession North, in the Municipality of Meaford. A driver in a sport utility vehicle had driven into the ditch. Officers attended and spoke with this driver. The […]