Wingham Free Press(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) On Saturday November 20, 2010 shortly before midnight a motorist was following a suspected impaired driver from the New Hamburg area towards Stratford. The motorist contacted police to advise that the vehicle being followed was driving erratically. A Perth County OPP officer stopped the suspect vehicle and the driver was […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) Shortly before 2 a.m. on Sunday November 21, 2010 a Perth County OPP officer stopped a vehicle on Wallace Ave. N. in Listowel and detected the odour of an alcoholic beverage on the driver’s breath. The driver failed a roadside breath test. He was taken to the Listowel OPP Detachment […]
(SOUTH BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – Winter will soon be arriving in Bruce County. High winds combined with snowfall causes serious visibility issues for drivers along the Lake Huron shoreline. Each winter, Bruce County residents and visitors face some of the toughest driving conditions around. The South Bruce OPP is asking drivers and vehicle owners to […]
(WALKERTON, ON) – On November 15th, 2010 at 10:03 am, the South Bruce OPP received a report of a 2 vehicle crash at the intersection of Jackson Street and Cayley Street in Walkerton. A Yukon Denali was stopped on Cayley Street, when it was struck by a Cadillac turning from Jackson Street onto Cayley Street. […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On November 16th, 2010 at 7:40 am, the South Bruce OPP was called to a single vehicle crash in the construction zone along Highway 21 in Kincardine Township. Officers arrived to find a Dodge Dakota had hit a construction barrier causing considerable damage to the vehicle. The driver was taken to the […]
(CARRICK TWP, ON) – On November 16th, 2010 at 8:08 am, the South Bruce OPP received a report of a pickup truck taken overnight from a residence along Concession 10 in Carrick Township. Sometime between 11:30 pm on November 15th, 2010 and 7:00 am on November 16th, 2010, the truck was taken from the driveway. […]
On Friday November 12th, Richard Hortness, 2008 Olympic swimmer and 2009 National team captain, came to Wingham to help Coach our school swim team. Richard spent an hour and half coaching our swimmers in the basics of each of the four main strokes. The practice, although the toughest of the season, was also the most […]
On November 15, 2010 at approximately 1:30 pm a Huron OPP officer was patrolling on MacDonald Road when a vehicle approaching in the opposite direction caught his eye as it crossed over into the officers’ lane twice. The officer stopped the motor vehicle and upon speaking to the driver, immediately detected a strong odour of […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) On Wednesday November 17, 2010, before 2 a.m., Perth County OPP officers were dispatched to a residence on Marlborough St. in Mitchell where the homeowner discovered that someone had stolen some items from his unlocked garage. It was found that sometime between 11 p.m. on Tuesday November 16 and 1:30 […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Tuesday November 16, 2010, shortly before 8 p.m. a Listowel resident attended the North Perth OPP Detachment with two 14 year old male youths who had been observed going through his vehicle on York Ave. N. The resident ran after both youths and located them a short distance away. […]