Tag: Area OPP

(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers stopped and charged several motorists last week during the annual Canada Road Safety Week traffic campaign. The national campaign that ran from May 13 to May 20, 2013 focused on saving lives on Canada’s roads. Huron County OPP officers were highly active in this […]

(NORTHERN BRUCE PENINSULA, ON): The Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the Sandy Beach Conservation Area in Stokes Bay on May 22, 2013 just before 3:00p.m., to investigate an off-road vehicle collision. A 2012 Polaris Ranger RZR side by side, operated by a 39 year old Owen Sound resident, rolled over in […]

(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) On Wednesday May 22, 2013, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers in Mitchell were once again contacted by three residents reporting their unlocked vehicles had been entered overnight. A vehicle parked on St. Andrew Street had a brief case containing banking information and mortgage papers removed, as well as […]

(LAKE HURON, ON) The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marine unit spent the Victoria Day weekend patrolling the waters of Lake Huron conducting safety equipment checks. A total of 61 vessels were checked between, May 17, 2013 and May 19, 2013, and no equipment deficiencies were found. The Marine officers are pleased with the […]

(MILDMAY, ON) On May 20, 2013 at 3:57 pm, a West Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) traffic unit officer on patrol in the village of Mildmay saw a Black Dodge Dakota moving at a high rate of speed. The vehicle speed was displayed on radar at 71 km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone. The […]

(MAPLETON TOWNSHIP, ON)- It was discovered on the morning of Wednesday May 22, 2013 that sometime overnight, property was stolen from a work shop located at the back of a residential property in Mapleton Township. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers attended the scene to investigate. The Forensic Identification Services Unit from Mount Forest […]

(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) kept very busy over the Victoria Day Long Weekend, working to protect people that were out on roads, waterways and trails throughout the province. Sadly, a pedestrian was killed in a motor vehicle collision with a distracted driver using a hand held communication device and one […]

(ORILLIA, ON) Prescription Drug Drop Off Day has been called a huge success by organizers across the country. On Saturday May 11, 2013 police and medical officials worked together to help residents in communities dispose of unused and unwanted medications. At 53 OPP locations across Ontario, the provincial police received 308 kilograms of prescription medications […]

(SOUTH BRUCE COUNTY, ON) The South Bruce OPP is pleased to announce they are joining police officers from across North America supporting Special Olympians with the Law Enforcement Torch Run. On Tuesday June 4th, 2013 there will be a Law Enforcement Torch Run event in Southern Bruce County. At 9:30 am, the Torch Run will […]

(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) On Wednesday May 22, 2012, around 3:30 a.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were called to a residence on Line 88 west of Road 146 in the hamlet of Wallace. The resident reported that his shed had just been broken into and his generator was stolen. Investigation revealed […]