(ORILLIA, ON) –Irresponsible driver behaviour has the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) concerned about the fate of many road users this year as officers prepare to launch their next campaign against Distracted Driving . In 2013, distracted driving fatalities surpassed both impaired and speed related fatalities in fatal motor vehicle collisions investigated by the OPP. A […]
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Huron County, ON – Staying in Huron County for March Break and not sure how to fill your days? Make the Huron County Museum part of your staycation plans. It’s “You Asked For It†Week! Children, families and visitors have been asking for these topics so with the help of education kits on loan from […]
(GEORGIAN BAY, ON) – On March 2, 2014 at 9:49 am, the Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report that a snowmobile had fallen through the ice while riding over Georgian Bay. Officers arrived to find the rider was lying on the ice, approximately 300 metres off the shoreline of Cypress Lake National […]
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Howick Man Scammed Out Of $100
(HOWICK, ON) – A Howick area man is out $100 after his computer was compromised. Yesterday, a 32 year old victim reported to police that he was trying to update a program on his computer. During the update process he followed the prompts and instructions that ultimately gave the scammer access to his computer. Later […]
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) -Members of the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to investigate a collision yesterday, February 27, 2014 that sent an OPP Officer to hospital. At approximately 12:30 yesterday afternoon, Provincial Constable Lisa Irwin had responded, in whiteout conditions, to investigate a collision on the east shoulder of Perth County Road 131. […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Officers from the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment were very busy yesterday responding to numerous collisions throughout the county. Officers responded to a total of 17 collisions yesterday with the majority of them occurring place between 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.. Only two of the involved occupants sustained injuries, […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment is investigating an incident where a motorist disobeyed the directions of a crossing guard” at an East Church Street
Being a safe and responsible driver takes a combination of knowledge, skill and attitude. You need to do more than just obey the rules. You must care about the safety of others on the road. Central Hastings O.P.P Detachment Commander Staff Sergeant Peter Valiquette reminds motorists that “road safety is every driver’s responsibility whether encountering […]
(DERBY TWP, ON) – On February 26, 2014 at 3:40 pm, Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a crash involving a school bus on Sunset Strip in Derby Township. Officers arrived to find that a Green Dodge Durango struck the rear of a Grey Chevrolet Cobalt which pushed the Cobalt into […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) On Thursday February 27, 2014 around 12:30 p.m., a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) cruiser at the scene of a two vehicle collision on Perth Road 131 just north of Milverton was struck from behind by a pickup truck. Investigation revealed that an OPP officer was investigating a collision […]