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SIOUX LOOKOUT OPP LAY CHARGES IN DOWN TOWN DISTURBANCES

(SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON.) The Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges in separate disturbances in the down town core. On Wednesday August 7th, officers responded to a complaint about an individual who was intoxicated and threatening patrons at a community barbecue on King Street. As a result of the investigation, 35 year old […]

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SIU Invokes Mandate – Pursuit Ends In Collision

(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – On August 8, 2013 at approximately 7:50 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment responded to a Norfolk Street South address after receiving reports of a theft that had just occurred. A green coloured Chevrolet Blazer was seen leaving the area. Police subsequently located the suspect vehicle travelling eastbound […]

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Seatbelts, It’s The Law

(WEST PARRY SOUND, ON) – Every person in a motor vehicle on a Highway shall occupy a seating position for which a seat belt assembly has been provided. In Ontario, it has been the law to wear a seatbelt when travelling in a motor vehicle on a Highway since January 1, 1979. Using a seat […]

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Brock Vodden Fights $85 Charitable Donation – Not Good Use Of Taxpayer Money

<a target=_blank”href=”http://www.thewinghamfreepress.com/images/Agenda%20Pkg%2008-06-13.pdf”>From the August 6th Council Meeting Agenda New Business 2. McGlynn Family – First Annual Mike McGlynnMemorial Event September 14

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Electric Vehicle Charger Coming To Wingham At Taxpayers’ Expense

<a target=_blank”href=”http://www.thewinghamfreepress.com/images/Agenda%20Pkg%2008-06-13.pdf”>Fromthe August 6th Council Meeting Agenda Business Arising from Previous Meetings: 1. Staff Report – Electric Vehicle Charging (EVC) Unit – Purchasevs. Lease. While this should have been a brief discussion of which is thebetter deal for taxpayers

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UPDATE: PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE SOUGHT IN CANADIAN TIRE THEFT – David AGUILAR Arrested

(LEAMINGTON, ON) As a result of assistance from the public, a male has been arrested in connection with a theft from Canadian Tire last week in Leamington. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received several tips that led to the male’s identity after a photo was released to the media. David AGUILAR, age 33, of Windsor […]

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Renfrew OPP Investigate Sexual Assault

(RENFREW, ON) – The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a sexual assault which was reported on August 8th. The female victim reported being sexually assaulted on Lower Spruce Hedge Road in the Township of McNab/Braeside in the evening on Wednesday August 7th. The OPP would like to speak to anyone […]

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John VANDIEPENBEEK – Drive While Suspended

(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH, ON) Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a 32 year old male driver with two Highway Traffic Act offences stemming from a traffic stop yesterday. Just before 11:00 a.m. a Huron OPP officer observed a Yamaha Grizzly All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) travelling south on Gibson Drive. The officer spoke with the driver and […]

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Criminal Record Checks – What’s Needed?

(HURON COUNTY, ON) If you are in the application process for a new career and your prospective employer requires a criminal record check. Where do you go? Where are the forms? What are the fees? These are common questions people have when they are tasked with obtaining a Criminal Record Check or a Police Record […]

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Woman Charged with Assault with a Weapon

The Chatham-Kent police have arrested a woman in connection with an assault last night in Chatham. Around 8:30 p.m. last night, police responded to a residence on Mary Street in regards to a disturbance. At this time, officers found two women involved in an altercation. Through investigation, officers learned that a 31-year-old attended a 53-year-old […]