Tag: Area OPP

(Huron County, ON) The three month education period for the new Distracted Driving legislation will soon be ending. Starting Monday, February 1, 2010 offenders will be issued fines of $155 dollars by way of offence notices (tickets) at the side of the road. Since the Legislation took effect on October 26, 2009, 64 charges have […]

(Ashfield Colborne Wawanosh, ON) At approximately 2:00 am on January 25, 2010 a Huron OPP officer stopped a vehicle on Lucknow Line to check the sobriety of the driver. The driver provided valid identification and a check of his background revealed that he was on release conditions from a previous charge in another jurisdiction. One […]

Justin William Thompson, 20 years old of Bluevale was in custody following a traffic stop by the Wingham Police Service North of Wingham early this morning. (23 January 2010) At 3:12 AM a Wingham Police Officer was on patrol of Wingham in the Township of North Huron when he observed a motor vehicle proceed through […]

(KINCARDINE, ON.) – On January 21, 2010 the South Bruce OPP were conducting R.I.D.E. on County Road 1 in the hamlet of Glammis. Approximately 4:08 pm, a vehicle stopped at the R.I.D.E. checkpoint and the officers determined that the driver had been drinking alcohol. 35 year old Sarah Clemons of Paisley is charged with Driving […]

(KINCARDINE, ON.) – The South Bruce OPP are looking for a vehicle taken from a residence along the Huron Bruce Road, Carrick Township between 8:00 pm and 9:00 pm on January 21, 2010. Vehicle description: o 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche o Licence 711 0WX o Red with Black plastic moulding along the bottom o Black push […]

(KINCARDINE, ON.) – On October 26th, 2009, the Countering Distracted Driving and Promoting Green Transportation Act became law in Ontario. It’s illegal for Ontario drivers to use any electronic devices that cause driver distraction because distracted drivers are a significant threat to public safety on the roadway. Devices that can be used while you are […]

(KINCARDINE, ON.) – On January 20, 2010 at 1:44 pm, the South Bruce OPP responded to a crash on Highway 9 in Greenock Township, just east of the hamlet of Riversdale. A Jeep Patriot was travelling westbound along Highway 9, when it crossed the centre line and struck an east bound Volvo transport truck. Sadly, […]

(KINCARDINE, ON.) – The South Bruce OPP are investigating a 2 vehicle collision along Highway 9, Greenock Township near the hamlet of Riversdale. One person involved in the crash is confirmed dead. Name is being withheld pending next of kin notification. The OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigation unit has been called to assist with the […]

Wingham Police Service, with the assistance of the London Detachment of the RCMP and the Saugeen Shores Police Service K-9 Unit, executed a search warrant on a Minnie Street residence in Wingham. In the residence police located Marijuana, Methamphetamine, Oxycodone, Dilaudid, Ecstasy and a prohibited weapon. As a result of the search a 33 year […]

(South Huron, ON) On January 18, 2010 at approximately 11:30 pm, a vehicle entered the McDonald’s drive thru in Exeter to purchase food. The vehicle contained two males. As their order was being handed to them, another male snatched the bag of food and ran away. The customers were given replacement food by McDonalds to […]