Wingham Free Press(ELGIN COUNTY, ON) –Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating six (6) political campaign signs being damaged or destroyed in the West Elgin area over the last week. The signs were for Karen VECCHIO – Conservative Candidate for Elgin-Middlesex-London. The signs were damaged or destroyed at the following locations: 1/ Graham & Thompson […]
(BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM, ON.) – On August 15, 2015 at approximately 8:56 p.m. Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of a vehicle being driven erratically in Plattsville. At approximately 09:25 p.m. OPP received a request to attend a single motor vehicle collision on Oxford Road 22 at Township Road 13 in Blandford Blenheim Township. […]
(BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION, ON) – On August 14, 2015 at approximately 8:10 p.m. an officer from the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a car travelling on Gran Street. Investigation revealed that the male driver had been consuming alcohol. As a result of further police investigation, Steven Morris PRUCE, 50 years of age, […]
(COLLINGWOOD, ON) Officers from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged two boaters with impaired related offences after being dispatched to the Collingwood Harbour yesterday evening. On the 16th of August 2015 shortly after 6:00pm, officers were called to attend the Collingwood harbour boat launch for a report […]
(HURON TWP, ON) – On July 15, 2015 at 5:32 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a head on crash on Lake Range Drive in Huron Township. Officers arrived to find that a south bound Silver Chevrolet Impala was in the north bound lane when it struck a north bound Grey […]
(BLUEWATER, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are investigating the recent theft of a Yamaha Viking All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) stolen from a seasonal residence located on Sararas Road southwest of Zurich. The theft occurred sometime between August 10, 2015 and 9:00 a.m. on August 16, 2015. Those responsible cut the lock at […]
(ST.MARYS, ON) – On Sunday August 16, 2015, shortly after 2 p.m., a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was dispatched to the Goderich Exeter Railway line behind the Shur Gain plant (600 James St. S.), where the Toronto to London Via passenger train had struck railroad ties that had been placed on the […]
The Owen Sound Police are serving up a barbeque lunch and selling t-shirts in support of the fire victims and the Red Cross on Wednesday August 19th. In recognizing the tremendous support that has been given to the victims of the recent fires, the Owen Sound Police have printed a limited run of t-shirts that […]
Early this morning Wingham was hit with over 68mm (2.7inches) rain in a brief storm. A quick drive around Wingham this morning did not reveal any major damage, and it appears all the roofs stayed on Josephine Street during this storm.
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – So far this year 25 motorcycle fatalities have been recorded on OPP-patrolled roads and police are appealing to riders to use their defensive driving skills to keep themselves safe. One of the important things that riders learn when they take a motorcycle training course is to ‘drive as if you are […]