Wingham Free Press(BLUEWATER, ON) On Saturday, November 26, 2011 a resident in Bluewater, ON received a call from a scammer purporting to be an employee with Microsoft. The scammer stated he was going to clean up her computer and fix her error messages. The scammer was able to remotely gain control of the computer after he directed […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON) – On Friday, November 25, 2011 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau – Drug Enforcement Unit, with the assistance of West Region ERT, and Canine executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a residence on London Road, South Huron, Huron County, Ontario. The residence and outbuildings […]
(HOWICK, ON) On Monday, November 28, 2011 at approximately 12:30 a.m., a Huron County OPP officer stopped a pickup truck on Huron-Bruce Road in Howick Township that resulted in several charges against the driver. A driver’s licence check revealed the driver was currently prohibited. The male was promptly arrested and a search incident to arrest […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) Huron County OPP is investigating an overnight theft of speakers and amplifier from a vehicle parked on Isaac Street in Central Huron. The theft took place between 10:00 p.m. on November 26, 2011 and 6:00 a.m. on November 27, 2011. Two black and red Alpine car speakers and a “MTX8100 D†amplifier […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers conducted 19 Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) checkpoints at various locations throughout the county over the weekend. Over 1600 vehicles were checked at these R.I.D.E programs and no impaired driving charges were found. Huron County OPP officers will continue to work diligently to help reduce […]
The book “Not Like Any Other Sunday†will be released on Friday, December 9th at abook launch held in the historic Goderich Public Library. “Not Like Any Other Sunday†is a compilation of more than 50 stories that came outof the F3 Tornado that ripped through the town on August 21, 2011, destroying manyhomes and […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) Shortly before the noon hour on Thursday November 24, 2011, Perth County OPP officers were dispatched to a crash at the intersection of Hwy. 7 and Perth Road 120A (James St. South). Investigation revealed that at the Perth Road 120A intersection a Ford pickup truck crossed Highway 7 from Cobble […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) On Thursday November 24, 2011 around 1:15 a.m. Perth County OPP officers were conducting a RIDE program in Milverton when a vehicle was observed attempting to evade the spot check. Officers followed the vehicle south on Perth Road 131 and west onto Line 61 where it made contact with a […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) On Friday November 25, 2011 at approximately 11 a.m. a Perth County OPP officer was conducting patrol on Hwy. 7 near Perth Line 20 when a fast moving Acura sedan was observed. The officer activated the police radar and the Acura’s speed registered 140 km/h in a posted 80 km/h […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) On Friday November 25, 2011 shortly after 7 p.m. Perth County OPP officers were dispatched to the Milverton stock yards on Spencer St. in Milverton where a fail to remain crash resulted in damage and the escape of twelve pigs. A stock yard employee reported that sometime between 5 and […]