Wingham Free Press(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Saturday March 19, 2011 at 4:55 a.m., a Perth County OPP officer stopped a car on Barber Ave. in Listowel and gave the driver a breath demand when the odour of an alcoholic beverage was detected on his breath. The driver provide a breath sample with a reading of […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) On Saturday morning March 19, 2011, Perth County OPP officers were dispatched to an abandoned burned out vehicle on Road 140 between line 39 and Line 42 (West of Wartburg). Investigation revealed that this vehicle was originally reported stolen on Wednesday March 16, 2011 from a rural residence North East […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Sunday March 20, 2011 shortly after 6:30 p.m., Perth County OPP officers were called to a motor vehicle collision on Line 92 between Perth Road 140 and Road 146. A West bound sedan with three occupants lost control on Line 92 entered the north ditch, struck a utility pole […]
The WFP has been flooded with emails and comments about Wingham TownCouncil. Three main areas of concern were mentioned, and we feelthey are inextricable linked and they are Accountability, Accessibilityand Tax Rate. Does Wingham really have one of the highest tax rates around? I decided to try and find the tax rates for several areas […]
(GODERICH, ON) – On August 23rd, 2009 at 12:10 pm, the Huron County OPP received a fraud complaint from the Petro Canada station in the town of Goderich. An investigation conducted by the Huron OPP crime unit determined that the same suspect had also been at the Pharma Plus store, Esso Gas bar and Canadian […]
(WALKERTON, ON) – On March 19th, 2011 at 1:33 pm, a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol observed 2 males walking through the parking lot, at the Walkerton arena, with open liquor. 27 year old Tucker ANDRUSKI of Paris and 20 year old Jordan LAIR of Walkerton were both charged with Open liquor other than […]
(BRANT TWP, ON) – On March 16th, 2011 at 2:50 pm, members of the South Bruce OPP were conducting R.I.D.E. on Side road 10 in Brant Township. A mini van stopped at the R.I.D.E. check point and officers noticed that the validation tag was expired on the licence plate. 43 year old David GRAVELEY of […]
(CULROSS TWP, ON) – On March 16th, 2011 at 12:10 pm, a South Bruce OPP officer was patrolling along County Road 4 in Culross Township. A Toyota Rav 4 tail-gaited the officer before eventually passing the fully marked police cruiser. 26 year old Mark PADDOCK of Cambridge has been charged with Disobey sign.
(SOUTH BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The South Bruce OPP is sending a reminder to area residents about the Grandparent phone scam that has been operating for years. On March 16th, 2011 at 10:00 am, a resident of Brockton received this call, also known as the Emergency scam. The call was recognized as a scam, which […]