Wingham Free Press25 May 2015, 9:34 am police received a report of damage that had occurred to a vehicle on the 23rd of May at the Port Elgin beach parking area. The vehicle received a large scratch on the hood and windshield. 12.44 pm police assisted the Saugeen Shores Fire Service with a vehicle fire on Wellington […]
On Wednesday a man contacted an 86yr old Owen Sound woman by phone claiming that he was from “Canada Revenue Services” and that she owed $1, 986.73 on her income taxes. She was advised that if she did not pay by Thursday that she would be arrested. The local resident was instructed not to tell […]
Owen Sound man facing criminal charges after giving false name to police. At approximately 4:00 pm, Owen Sound Police were called to investigate two people trespassing on an abandoned property located between the Health Unit and the Bayshore Community Centre. Police located a man and woman on the property. The man proceeded to give a […]
(HURON EAST, ON) – Yes, it’s true! It’s against the law to drive a riding lawn mower while over the legal limit and one Huron County male found that out this past weekend. On Friday, May 29, 2015 at 9:42 p.m. a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer spotted a 16 horsepower riding lawn […]
(HOWICK, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are investigating the recent break, enter and theft of an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) stolen from a Salem Road property. Huron OPP officers were contacted by the owner of the machine on May 24, 2015 after he discovered his machine missing. Police learned the theft took […]
(WEST PARRY SOUND, ON) – On June 4, 2015 the West Parry Sound Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 69 in Archipelago Township. OPP, Emergency Services (EMS) and Carling Fire Department attended the scene. Police observed that a southbound truck crossed the centre line and struck the trailer […]
(WEST PARRY SOUND, ON) – On June 3, 2015, the West Parry Sound Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol on Highway 400 in McDougall Township. At approximately 8:16 p.m., a northbound car was observed travelling at a high rate of speed and as a result was stopped for “Stunt Driving”. The driver, Ilia […]
(WEST PARRY SOUND, ON) – On May 27, 2015, the West Parry Sound Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop to ensure the sobriety of the driver on Great North Road in Parry Sound. At approximately 1:57 a.m., while conducting the traffic stop, officers detected the odour of cannabis marihuana. As a result of […]
(Bancroft, Ontario) – On the 2nd day of June 2015, police officers with the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) executed a search warrant at a property in the Municipality of Highlands East. Police located a total of 207 marihuana plants at that location, being grown both outdoors as well as within a […]
(NORTH BAY, ON) – Members of the North Bay, Powassan and Mattawa Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have investigated numerous cottage break-ins over the past couple months. On April 3, 2015, Powassan OPP investigated a cottage break-in on Victoria Lane, Clear Lake. Culprit(s) had injured themselves while gaining entry, as blood was located at the scene. […]