Wingham Free PressOn Wednesday August 3rd, 2016 at approximately 4:10 p.m, a 60 year old female walked along the Trail that runs north and south, along the West side of the RHVP. While walking south towards Queenston Road, two males rode up behind her also heading south. She stopped on the right side of the trail to […]
On August 3, 2016, just before 7 p.m., a female entered a Variety Store on King Street West, at Hess Street, brandishing a knife and demanded money. The clerk refused, and she tried to pry open the register with no success. She eventually left empty-handed, fleeing eastbound on King Street. Less than 4 minutes later, […]
(Bradford, ON) On Thursday, August 4, 2016, around 1:30 p.m., a woman came to the South Division in Bradford to report an assault. The woman told officers that she had been arguing with her husband the previous evening when he slapped and hit her several times with an extension cord. A 38 year old Bradford […]
(Innisfil, ON) On Thursday, August 4, 2016, a youth was approached by a man in Alcona. The man threatened to kill the boy’s family if he didn’t accompany him. The pair walked around Alcona for several hours while the victim was afraid to run away. The suspect demanded the youth’s bank card and used it […]
At around 7:00 pm on Thursday August 4, two people described as young-men, pulled a vending machine into the washroom at the YMCA located at 700 10th Street East. Once the machine was in the washroom, they took the facing off of the machine, turned it over onto the floor and stole all of the […]
At 12:30 am on Friday August 5, while doing directed patrol, an Owen Sound Police Service Sergeant watched a man drive his vehicle along the 200 block of 8th Street East. Information obtained from the Ministry of Transportation revealed that the registered owner of the vehicle was prohibited from driving in Ontario. The sergeant pulled-over […]
The Chatham-Kent Police Service responded to 137 calls for service in the last 24 hours. Five people were arrested. Man Charged with Assault CK16024790 Yesterday morning, police responded to a domestic disturbance at a vacation home on Rose Beach Line. At this time, a Windsor woman reported that she had been assaulted by her common-law. […]
On 4 August, Wingham Police received three calls regarding various scams. Two involved the CRA scam that has been widely spread through our area. In this scam, the culprit will contact the individual and advise that they have broken the law and police are on the way to arrest them. They then demand money by […]
During the early morning hours of the 2nd of August, police observed three youths gathered on the sidewalk. As police approached, the officer detected the odour of marijuana and one of the youths had a marijuana cigarette in his hand. The 19 year old male was placed under arrest and a small quantity of marijuana […]
During the night of the 1st and 2nd of August, two John Deere lawn mowers were stolen from Josephine Street residences at the North end of Wingham. One is a model L 110 the other is a SST 18 which had a leaking gas tank. Anyone with information regarding these or other crimes are asked […]