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98 Drunk Drivers Caught

(PERTH COUNTY, ON) Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers worked hard throughout the Canada Day Long Weekend trying to keep our roadways safe. From Friday morning June 28th, until midnight July 1st officers increased their patrols and visibility significantly on Perth County Roads. Every available officer was engaged in traffic enforcement and Reduce Impaired […]

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Property Stolen From Vehicle Overnight

(BRANT TWP, ON) On June 30, 2013 at 9:41 am, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of an overnight theft from a residence in the 100 block of Lake Rosalind Road 1 in Brant Township. Sometime between 11:00 pm on June 29, 2013 and 7:00 am on June 30, 2013 a […]

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Buzzed Drivers Caught At RIDE

(LUCKNOW, ON) On June 29, 2013 at 2:35 pm, members of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) set up a R.I.D.E. on Ross Street in Lucknow. A Blue Jeep stopped at the check point and officers found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. A 3 day driver’s licence suspension was issued following a […]

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Constance WHEELER – Drunk Driving Stolen Vehicle

(RIPLEY, ON) On June 30, 2013 at 5:51 am, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a vehicle crash on Huron Street in Ripley. Officers arrived to find that the driver was impaired and was driving a stolen vehicle. 48 year old Constance WHEELER of Huron-Kinloss Township has been charged with […]

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Suspicious Person Call Helps Police Nab Theives

(WALKERTON, ON) On July 1, 2013 at 3:22 am, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police received a report of suspicious males on West River Road in Walkerton. The males were trying to open car doors as they walked along. Officers arrived and intercepted the males along Ellen Avenue and found they were carrying stolen property. […]

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Wingham Free Press Requests Access To All Municipal Job Descriptions and Pay Ranges

The following was emailed to all members of Council. WFP would like all job descriptions of Municipal staff, includingclassification

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Kangaroo Council – Brock Vodden Displays More Ignorance and Confusion, Does Not Resign – $186,300 Tender Debacle

Last night’s packed council meeting was chaired by Neil Vincent, andVincent alone.  Gary Long was not their to offer Reeve Vincentguidance, and the public got to witness the most odd contract/tenderprocess ever.  If you have ever thought we have exaggeratedcouncil’s incompetence in the past, you must watch the 27 minutefiasco, or read just a tiny […]

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19 Year Old Aggressive Driver Charged

(GUELPH-ERAMOSA TWP, ON) On Friday June 28, 2013 at approximately 11:28pm Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit (TMU) officers had observed a Dodge Pickup Truck driving in an aggressive manner on Highway 7 and Woolwich-Guelph Town line in Guelph-Eramosa Township. Police stopped the vehicle and during the investigation, the odour of marihuana […]

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14 Year Old Faces Weapon Charges

(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) On Thursday June 27, 2013 at approximately 1:25pm Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were called to a disturbance on Prospect Street in the Town of Minto. During the investigation it was discovered that a male youth had in his possession a knife. A young male age 14 of Palmerston […]

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Small Amounts Of Weed Seized At RIDE

(GUELPH-ERAMOSA TWP, ON) On Sunday June 30, 2013 at approximately 6:05pm Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers had initiated a RIDE Program at the intersection of Conservation Road and Watson Road in Guelph-Eramosa Township. A 2002 Toyota Tacoma entered the RIDE and during the investigation, suspected marihuana was turned over to police by the […]