Wingham Free Press(Huron East, ON) – On June 9th, 2011 at approximately 11:30pm, Huron OPP officers set up a RIDE checkpoint on Turnberry Street in Huron East. A vehicle was observed leading the ball park in Brussels and then the vehicle failed to stop for the RIDE checkpoint. The vehicle turned into a private driveway and officers […]
(South Huron, ON) – The driver who died in last night’s collision has been identified as Ronald DESJARDINE (74) of Bosanquet. The investigation remains ongoing into the cause of the collision. A post mortem is scheduled to be completed on June 10th. Original Release:(South Huron, ON) – Huron OPP officers are currently on scene of […]
(South Huron, ON) – Huron OPP officers are currently on scene of a single vehicle crash that occurred at approximately 10:00 pm on June 9th. The crash occurred on Bluewater Highway north of Grand Bend. The involved vehicle was travelling northbound. The driver was passing another northbound vehicle when he began to drift onto the […]
(ST.MARYS, ON) On Wednesday morning June 08, 2011 a Perth County OPP officer observed orange spray painted profanities on windows and a door of a residence on Park St. in St.Marys. After extensive investigation by the officers including the St.Marys High School resource officer a male responsible for the mischief was located and arrested at […]
MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) At approximately 5 p.m. on Wednesday June 08, 2011 Perth County OPP officers were called to Line 26 between Road 170 and Road 179 where a dump truck had left the roadway and struck a tree. Investigation revealed that the dump truck had been travelling West bound on Line 26 […]
(SOUTH BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – On June 7th, 2011 at 10:31 pm, the South Bruce OPP received a report of property damage near the hamlet of North Bruce due to a severe storm and strong winds that passed through the area. Officers conducted a search of the incident area, but found no injuries due to […]
(Huron County, ON) – Beginning at approximately 1:30 am, Huron OPP officers began receiving calls of alarms, wires down, trees down in the roadway, small fires and many other incidents related to the thunderstorm that ravaged its way across Huron County early this morning. The damage and mess has become evident in the daylight but […]
(Bluewater, ON) – At approximately 3:30 am on June 7th, Huron OPP officers were patrolling on Zurich – Hensall Road when they came upon a vehicle in the ditch. The officers checked upon the shaken but uninjured driver and determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol. The driver was arrested for impaired driving and […]
The Wingham LCBO store is celebrating 50 years of service on Thursday, June 9. There will be a cake cutting and coffee will be served at 11:00 am. The LCBO has come a long way since the days when you filled out a form to buy a bottle. The stores were all counter service until […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) Shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Friday June 03, 2011 a Perth County OPP officer stopped a car for driving at an extremely high rate of speed on Perth Line 20 west of Russeldale. A driver’s licence check of the 19 year old male driver from the Municipality of West Perth […]