Wingham Free Press(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Wednesday October 09, 2013 shortly after 2 a.m. a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer observed a vehicle pull over to the side of Main St. North in Listowel. The officer approached the vehicle and after conversing with the driver, the odour of an alcoholic beverage was detected […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) On Sunday October 06, 2013 shortly before 5 p.m. a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer observed a male walking on Ontario Rd. in Mitchell carrying a back pack. The officer recognized the back pack as one which was reported stolen to the OPP in West Perth in March […]
(WALKERTON, ON) – Building a Safe Community is about more than just crime prevention. A Safe Community is protecting people from all types of harm, i.e. injury prevention and victimization. Every year members of the South Bruce Detachment investigate occurrences where people are victimized, sometimes injured, as a result of criminal behaviour. Other investigations include […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Last week a resident from Howick reported to police she was victimized by a timeshare rental scam that cost her $652. The victim reported to police that last winter she entered into a contract with a company in Florida that would assist her in marketing and renting her timeshare property. The […]
(BLUEWATER, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a 50 year old male from West Perth with Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol. At approximately 9:35 p.m. on October 8, 2013 a Huron County OPP officer observed a white Ford pickup travelling northbound on Bluewater Veterans Highway in Bayfield. […]
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The new Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) KIDS Program is a timely and interactive way of engaging students in conversations about matters that are important to them. The KIDS Program was developed by the OPP as a tool for officers to talk to young people about the decisions they may need […]
(NORTH HURON, ON) – Two thefts were likely prevented early this morning when two home owners scared away some would be thieves. Just before 6:30 a.m. a Dodge pickup entered a circular driveway located on Zion Road. A male suspect exited the vehicle, a Dodge pickup, and proceeded to open the door of a pickup […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – On October 4, 2013 at 1:15 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a 9-1-1 emergency in relation to a possible impaired driver. A citizen observed an eastbound Ford Focus that was swerving into oncoming traffic on Huron Road near Parr Line. Shortly after receiving the call for […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers continue to be on the lookout for drivers and passengers failing to wear their seatbelts. The OPP’s Fall Seatbelt Campaign is now into the second week of the campaign. A traffic stop on Sunday, October 6, 2013 resulted in a little more than a […]
On the 5th of October 2013, a motor vehicle was traveling eastbound on Hwy 63 between Peninsula Rd and Daly’s Road when it struck a pedestrian. The pedestrian was wearing dark clothing and walking down the road in an unlit part of highway. The driver of the motor vehicle did not see the pedestrian in […]