Wingham Free Press(TOWN OF ERIN, ON) – On Friday July 20, 2018 at approximately 7:00 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 124 near Ospringe. The officer observed a male driving a brown sedan at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. […]
(TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON, ON) – On Sunday July 15, 2018 at approximately 2:00 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic on Highway 6, between Fergus and Arthur. The officer observed a male driving a grey sedan at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h speed […]
(RED LAKE, ON) – On July 20, 2018 Red Lake OPP were conducting foot patrol within the municipality when they came upon a group of intoxicated persons. One of the intoxicated individuals became confrontational with the police during the arrest and attempted to disarm one of the officers. As a result William Sukiennik (61) of […]
(RED LAKE, ON) – On July 20, 2018 at approximately 4:56 p.m., Red Lake OPP received a public complaint of an impaired boater on Red Lake. Officers responded to the complaint and found the operator of the vessel to be under the influence of alcohol. The male operator was arrested and transported to the Red […]
(RED LAKE, ON) – Officers of the Red Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an adult male driver with impaired driving. On July 23, 2018 at 10:53 p.m. Red Lake OPP received a complaint of an impaired driver traveling on 125 Highway towards Balmertown. Officers located the white ford F-150 and […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – On Thursday June 14, 2018 at approximately 1:00 a.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers patrolling Wellington Road 2, near Clifford, observed a vehicle enter the ditch. A beige sedan travelling near a curve had driven off the road. The lone occupant was uninjured. While speaking with the male […]
(TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH/ERAMOSA, ON) – On Sunday July 22, 2018 Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Wellington Road 44, near Rockwood. At approximately midnight a grey pickup truck heading into the RIDE check quickly changed direction. Police stopped the vehicle and while speaking with the […]
(CITY OF GUELPH, ON) – On Saturday July 21, 2018 at approximately 11:00 p.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped the driver of a green pickup on Wellington Street at the Hanlon Expressway, Guelph. While speaking with the male driver, officers formed the opinion that he was under the influence of alcohol. A […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On Thursday July 19, 2018 at approximately 12:00 a.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a fail to remain collision on Wellington Road 21, Inverhaugh. It was reported that a vehicle had struck a guard rail, drove across a lawn and hit a light […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On Tuesday July 17, 2018 at approximately 11:30 p.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible drunk driver on Wellington Road 7, Elora. Police located the driver of a silver sedan and while speaking with the male driver officers formed the opinion that […]