Wingham Free Press(TOWNSHIP OF MAPLETON, ON) – On Saturday December 23, 2017 at approximately 4:30 p.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a single vehicle collision on Eighth Line, Mapleton. It was reported that a red Dodge pickup had driven into a ditch. OPP attended the crash and while speaking with the […]
(TOWN OF PUSLINCH, ON) – On December 23, 2017 members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) Check on Brock Road South, Aberfoyle. At approximately 12:15 a.m. the driver of a black Hyundai sedan entered the R.I.D.E. check. While speaking with the male driver officers formed […]
(CITY OF GUELPH) – On Sunday December 24, 2017 members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check on Highway 6, Guelph. At approximately 12:30 a.m. the driver of a black Saturn sedan entered the R.I.D.E. check. While speaking with the female driver officers detected the […]
(TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH/ERAMOSA) – On Saturday December 23, 2017 members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check on Highway 6 north of Guelph. At approximately 10:30 p.m. the driver of a white Ford Mustang entered the R.I.D.E. check. While speaking with the male driver officers […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – at approximately 7:00 p.m. on December 25, 2017 Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle theft and possible kidnapping at a gas station on St. David Street North, Fergus. The mother of a child was in the store when an unknown suspect entered […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON) – A single motor vehicle crash that occurred southeast of Exeter late last night has claimed the life of a 23-year-old from South Huron. Shortly after 11:00 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Huron County Paramedic Services and South Huron Fire Department personnel were dispatched to attend a single motor vehicle […]
(BRANT TWP, ON) – On December 22, 2017 at 1:02 a.m., members of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting R.I.D.E. on Bruce County Road 10 in Brant Township when a White Ford F150 pick-up truck stopped. A passenger in the truck, a 25-year-old Kincardine man, was charged with having open alcohol. The […]
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The snow has returned to Southern Bruce County, and the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) expects to see snowmobile enthusiasts out riding. With this in mind, the South Bruce OPP is sending a reminder on some of the laws that apply to snowmobiles: Snowmobile drivers must carry their driver’s […]
(CHATSWORTH, ON) – Ice is never 100 percent safe as it can change dramatically in response to weather and water conditions. Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is not in a position to declare ice conditions safe, however, they can urge the public practice proper ice safety. Ice safety and weight-bearing properties of ice can […]
(CHATSWORTH, ON) – Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind motorists that the Highway Traffic Act states that a vehicle’s windows must be clear (HTA Sec. 74). During the winter months, this means that a vehicle’s windows are to be clear of frost, ice and snow. Failing to clear the windows could […]