Wingham Free PressDuring the week of July 23, 2018, to July 29, 2018 there were 157 calls for service, including the Whitney Detachment. There were eighteen motor vehicle collisions, three were animal related. There were three domestic dispute calls for service, and no domestic disputes resulting in criminal code charges. Assault Charge On Monday July 23, 2018 […]
(HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment has charged a 21-year-old male with multiple offences including drinking and driving following a traffic stop at a Highway 3, Cayuga, Haldimand County, Ontario address. On Sunday July 29, 2018 at 10:19 p.m., OPP were conducting patrols on Highway 3 near Decewsville Road […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On July 29, 2018 at approximately 4:00 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a water rescue on Lake Belwood. Four men had stopped their boat in about 6 Meters (20 feet) of water to swim. While swimming, one of the men was overtaken by water. Despite […]
(OTTAWA, ON) – The Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision involving a Male pedestrian on Highway 417 near St Laurent Blvd. The collision happened late Sunday night when the male attempted to run across the highway. Several lanes of the highway travelling westbound are closed but traffic is […]
(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Oxford County detachment is investigating a sudden death at an address in Zorra Township. Shortly after 1:00 p.m. on July 29, 2018, officers responded to the address where they located a deceased female. The female had spoken with police on July 28, 2018. The OPP has […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On July 29, 2018 at approximately 4:00 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a water rescue on Lake Belwood. It was reported that two men who were swimming and then appeared in distress. One male was rescued by another boater and rushed to a local hospital. […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On July 26, 2018 at 10:47 a.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a collision involving a pedestrian on Queen Street in Kincardine. Officers arrived to find a sport utility vehicle was involved. Both the pedestrian and the vehicle driver were taken to a local hospital for […]
(GUELPH, ON) – On June 5, 2018, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Professional Standards Bureau (PSB), with the assistance of West Region OPP Crime Unit, commenced an investigation following allegations of wrongdoing by one of our members. As a result, Sergeant Shawn JONES, a 29 year member, currently serving at the Wellington County Detachment has […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment investigating an incident at a McDowell Road West, North Walsingham, Norfolk County address. On Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at approximately 7:39 p.m., OPP, Norfolk County Fire Department and Paramedic Services responded to a collision involving a pickup truck and Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV). […]
(TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON, ON) – On July 26, 2018, at approximately 4:00 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a farm accident on Sideroad 15, near Conestoga Lake. A farmhand was found deceased in an underground holding tank. The deceased has been identified as 24-year-old Pieter Albertus VANDENBRINK of the Netherlands. The cause […]