(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) hired hundreds of Provincial police officers in 2016 and 2017 is going to be a year of even greater OPPortunity for employment with the OPP. For those interested in a career as a member of the OPP, a Constable Information Session has been planned in […]
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Scammer Gets $3000 In Brockton
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding area residents to verify unsolicited contacts following the report of a successful scam in the Municipality of Brockton. The emergency scam or grandparent scam involves a panicked phone call from a “grandchild” saying they are in trouble and need money right […]
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Man Arrested At Owen Sound RIDE
On Thursday January 26, 2017 the Owen Sound Police Service conducted a R.I.D.E program in an ongoing effort to help reduce impaired driving on our city roadways. Just before 9:00 pm, a 34 year old Owen Sound man was stopped by an officer at the R.I.D.E check point in the 100 block of 1 st […]
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Child Safety Seat Saves A Life
(MALAHIDE, ON) – The Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two vehicle collision on Talbot Line between Hacienda road and Springfield road around 3:40p.m. on the 24th of January 2017. A 2016 white Chevrolet pickup truck was travelling eastbound on Talbot line when it struck the back of a 2007 orange Dodge […]
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Shane DEVRIES – Drunk Driving
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – On January 21, 2017, at approximately 2:45 a.m., the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Glendon Drive, and conducted a traffic stop near Komoka Road. Officers determined that the 49-year-old male driver of the brown Chevrolet car had been […]
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Northumberland Weekly News Brief
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) dealt with a variety of incidents this past week, here are some examples: Jan 23: Police responded to a complaint of a break and enter to a Campbellford area apartment and a subsequent theft from a shed on the property. As a result […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County detachment investigated a robbery at a Main Street, Delhi, Norfolk County, Ontario address. On Monday, January 23, 2017 at approximately 10:18 p.m., police were contacted by a concerned homeowner reporting a robbery. Through the course of investigation, it was determined that a male attended […]
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Stormont Dundas Press Releases
(North Glengarry) – As a result of ongoing investigations into reported historical sexual assault incidents, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit have charged two (2) males. Investigations have indicated that between 1992 and 1995, several sexual assaults involving two (2) male youths (at time of offences) took place at residences […]
(MOOSONEE, ON) – On January 18, 2017 at approximately 4:25 p.m., Moosonee Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a motor vehicle collision that had occurred moments earlier at the intersection of Second street and Arena road in the town of Moosonee. The suspect vehicle drove through the intersection colliding with another vehicle before […]
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Several Charged After Vehicle Stop
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On January 24, 2017, at 1:41 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Emergency Response Team (ERT) and East Algoma (OPP) members conducted a traffic stop on Valley Crescent in Elliot Lake. As a result of the stop, and a later search of a residence, police seized numerous prescription pills, […]