Wingham Free Press(BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) Prescription Drug Drop Off Day has been called a huge success by organizers across the country. This past Saturday, May 11, police and medical officials worked together to help residents in communities dispose of unused and unwanted medications. At 53 OPP locations across Ontario, the provincial police received 308 kilograms of prescription […]
(HURON EAST, ON) – Last night around 11:15 p.m. a grey Pontiac Montana van entered a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) checkpoint located at the intersection of Blyth Road and Brussels Line in Walton. While speaking with the driver the officer immediately detected a strong odour of an illegal drug coming from inside the vehicle. […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Prescription Drug Drop Off Day has been called a huge success by organizers across the country. This past Saturday, May 11, police and medical officials worked together to help residents in communities dispose of unused and unwanted medications. At 53 OPP locations across Ontario, the provincial police received 308 kilograms of […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) On May 14, 2013 at 10:00 pm, South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers set up a R.I.D.E. at the intersection of Princes Street and Lambton Street in Kincardine. At 10:55 pm, a Green Subaru Outback stopped and officers found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. 53 year old Elizabeth YUNDT of […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) When it comes to public safety, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) expects no less of boaters and paddlers navigating Ontario waterways than they do of motorists travelling on Ontario roads. With Safe Boating Awareness Week getting underway next week (May 18-24, 2013), the OPP is reminding all boaters and paddlers that […]
(NORTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON): The Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to assist the South Bruce OPP who is investigating an incident that occurred on Friday afternoon May 18, 2013 where a despondent male party had left the South Bruce County area after indicating he may harm himself. The vehicle involved was found […]
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) As everyone is looking forward to the Victoria Day Long Weekend, officers in Perth County are stepping up their Canada Road Safety Week enforcement which runs from May 13 – 20. Officers are actively enforcing traffic laws in attempts to heighten awareness of high-risk driving behaviour. (MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On […]
(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON): The Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating several vehicle and building entries that occurred in the areas of Mary and William Streets overnight on May 14, 2013. Police were alerted to suspicious persons seen by a concerned citizen in the early morning hours of May 15, 2013. Officers of […]
(GODERICH, ON) – A 37 year old male has been arrested and charged for Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 following a complaint of a possible impaired driver. A concerned citizen reported the driver was travelling northbound on Bluewater Veterans Highway from Bayfield. Just before 1:00 a.m. a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) On Monday May 13, 2013, shortly after 11 p.m., a St. David Street resident in Mitchell contacted the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and reported seeing someone steal a bicycle from his backyard. Officers arrived on the scene within minutes of the call and obtained a description of the […]