Wingham Free Press(THUNDER BAY, ON) – On Thursday, May 19, 2016 at approximately, 10:20 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a report of missing female at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. Dawn FORS, 55 years of age, from Thunder Bay ventured out onto the Thunder Bay Lookout Trail […]
(NORWICH TOWNSHIP, ON.) – On Wednesday May 4, 2016 at approximately 1:50 p.m., Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to assist at a residential structure fire on John Street in Otterville. A passerby had noticed smoke coming from the structure and called for help. The Township of Norwich Fire Department attended the scene and […]
(KITLEY TOWNSHIP, ON) – On Thursday, May 18, 2016 at approximately 8:20 p.m., members of the Leeds County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), observed a vehicle travelling at a fast rate of speed on County Road 17. A short time later, on Kitley Line 2 approximately 300 metres from Rice Road, in Kitley […]
When in doubt, don’t throw it out! Help keep environmental contaminants out of our landfills and waterways. You can clean out your house, garage, and basement and remove hazardous and special waste materials and dispose of them in an environmentally safe manner at NO COST with Bruce County’s Household Hazardous and Special Waste Collection program […]
(TOWN OF ERIN, ON) – On May 19, 2016 at approximately 8:40 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was patrolling Trafalgar Road north of Wellington Road 124, Town of Erin. The officer observed a man driving a 2015 Dodge pickup truck well above the posted speed limit and was locked on radar […]
(GUELPH-ERAMOSA TOWNSHIP, ON) – On May 19, 2016 at approximately 2:40 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer stopped a man that was driving 2009 Volkswagen for speeding on Wellington Road 30 near Wellington Road 86, Guelph-Eramosa Township. The vehicle was locked on radar at approximately 134 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. […]
(Municipality of Trent Lakes, ON) – Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit have been investigating a male that was believed to be in possession of explosives. Yesterday, OPP Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU), USAR CBRNE Response Team (UCRT), Central Region Canine, Central Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On May 18, 2016, at approximately 8:00 p.m., a Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was on general patrol, on Highway 401 near Orford Road, when he observed a vehicle committing a traffic violation. The vehicle was stopped and upon further investigation, the male driver, David MCFADDEN, age 40, of Calgary, AB, was […]
(ELGIN COUNTY, ON) – The Elgin County OPP responded to a report of suspicious people in the area of Woodland Ave, Central Elgin in the early hours of May 19th 2016. An observant citizen saw what appeared to be two males going through open garages. Police were quickly on scene and located two males in […]
Collection for disposal of old and unused prescription medication occurs throughout Ontario on Saturday May 21 st , 2016. This initiative provides an opportunity for residents to discard those medications in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. Clearing your medicine cabinets of these prescriptions can also help reduce drugs being available for possible diversion and […]