Wingham Free Press(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Friday January 03, 2014, shortly after 3 a.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers on patrol observed a suspicious Mazda Protégé on a residential driveway along Hwy 23 south of Listowel. One male was located in the vehicle while a second came walking towards the car. The officers […]
(BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – An early thank you to Ontario drivers seems to have paid off for the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as they report significantly fewer impaired driving charge and Warn Range Suspension totals for their 2013 Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) Campaign. The campaign ran from November 23 to January 2, 2014 […]
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) The Perth County OPP wrapped up its 2013 Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign on January 02, 2013. This program was part of a province wide campaign to create visibility and increase awareness pertaining to drinking and driving throughout the holiday season. The campaign which started on November 23, 2013 was […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Wednesday January 01, 2014 shortly before 2 a.m. Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were dispatched to a disturbance involving a gun at an Atwood residence. Upon arrival at the Monument road residence officers determined that a male pointed a pellet gun during the disturbance. The male had […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) On Tuesday December 31, 2013 shortly before the noon hour, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were dispatched to a break-in at a commercial building near the corner of Wellington St. and Herbert St. in Mitchell. Entry to the shed was gained by forcing open the man-door. This occurred […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) On Tuesday December 31, 2013 shortly after 4 p.m. Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were called to a rural residence along Hwy 23 south of Mitchell where the homeowner reported a break-in. Investigation indicated that sometime between 12:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. on December 31, 2013, an unknown […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) On Tuesday December 31, 2013, around 7:45 p.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were called to a fail to remain collision at the intersection of Line 29 and Road 125 (south west of Stratford). Investigation revealed that a Jeep Grand Cherokee carrying a Municipality of West Perth family […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF BROCKTON, ON) – On Friday, December 28, 2013 at approximately 2:27 a.m., South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers stopped a vehicle on Bruce County Road 3 in the Municipality of Brockton in connection to a theft from a Coca-Cola vending machine in the town of Paisley, which had just occurred. Officers observed […]
(NEYAASHIINIGMIING FIRST NATION, ON) – On Monday, December 30th, 2013, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau – Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), with the assistance of the Cape Croker Police Service, Bruce Peninsula OPP and the West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a […]
(WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON) Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) deployed a Festive R.I.D.E. Team again this year. “This is the second year a team of officers has been dedicated solely to detecting and apprehending impaired drivers from our County roadways during the holiday season R.I.D.E campaigns†say Detachment Commander, Inspector Scott Lawson. “Our goal is […]