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UPDATE: FATAL COLLISION CLOSES HIGHWAY 17

(THESSALON, ON) – On Tuesday April 8, 2014 at 12:24 p.m. officers from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment responded to a single motor vehicle collision east of Desbarats on highway 17 near Deplonty road. There were 4 occupants in the vehicle, three of which were transported to hospital and later released. The […]

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MALE CHARGED WITH SEVERAL OFFENCES

(Bancroft, Ontario) – On Tuesday April 08th 2014, officers from the Bancroft detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police received the report of a theft from the Red Apple store located on Hastings Street North in the Town of Bancroft. Officers attended the area where the male suspect had fled on foot. With the assistance of […]

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Good Samaritan Helps Rescue Driver From Drowning

(MUNICIPALITY OF GREY HIGHLANDS, ON) – On Saturday, April 5, 2014, at approximately 7:50 a.m., Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a driver trapped inside a vehicle after it had left the roadway, rolled, and became partially submerged in a swamp on Grey Rd. 4 just west of Flesherton, in the […]

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COLLISION IN PUSLINCH LEADS TO CHARGES

(PUSLINCH TOWNSHIP, ON) – On April 8, 2014 at approximately 7:02 p.m. members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision involving a 2010 Mazda and a transport truck at the intersection of Brock Road and Nicholas Beaver Road, Puslinch Township. The female driver of 2010 Mazda left the scene and […]

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One Sent To Hospital From Multi-Vehicle Collision

(HURON EAST, ON) – Last night around 9:00 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Huron East Fire Department and Huron County EMS personnel responded to a four vehicle collision that sent one driver to hospital. Police investigation revealed a Pontiac Vibe was southbound on Kippen Road near Centennial Road when it was overtaken by […]

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UPSALA OPP RESPOND TO TRACTOR TRAILER FIRE ON HIGHWAY 17

(THUNDER BAY, ON) On Tuesday, April 8 2014 at approximately 4:10 pm, officers from the Upsala Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as well as Upsala Volunteer Fire Department responded to a tractor trailer unit with an auto carrier that was engulfed in flames on Highway 17 approximately 30 kilometres west of Upsala. The […]

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MALE ARRESTED AFTER SHORT PURSUIT

(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON.) – A local male is now in custody after attempting to evade an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Highway Safety Division. On April 9, 2014 at approximately 6:30 a.m. an OPP officer observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed and subsequently attempted to stop the […]

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SCAM ATTEMPT TO GET BACK TAXES FAILS

(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment is investigating an attempted fraud that was reported to police from a resident at a Mann Avenue, Norfolk County, Ontario address. On Tuesday, April 8, 2014 at approximately 7:16 p.m., a concerned resident reported that they had received a call from an unknown […]

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POLICE INVESTIGATING BREAK AND ENTER

(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment is investigating a Break and Enter at a Lynn Valley Road, Woodhouse, Norfolk County, Ontario address. Between Monday, April 7, 2014 and Tuesday, April 8, 2014, unknowns attended the address and gained entry into the residence. Once inside, unknowns removed a dell lap […]

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Bruce HOYLE – Drunk Driver

(Otonabee South Monaghan Township, ON) – On Tuesday April 8, 2014, at approximately 3:55 p.m. officers from the Peterborough County OPP had occasion to investigate a motorist on Highway 7. Officers patrolling the highway at the time noted a Honda Accord being operated in an erratic manner and conducted a traffic stop. As a result […]