Wingham Free Press
(OWEN SOUND, ON) – On May 31, 2023, the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police received reports of a possible location for a person with multiple outstanding warrants. The Grey Bruce OPP, with the assistance of the Owen Sound Police Service, located the person and placed them under arrest. A quantity of suspected fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, drug trafficking […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment want to acknowledge that the first Friday of June has been declared by area students as “beach day.” Although not supported by authorities, students leave school with and without parental permission to attend the beaches of Long Point, Turkey Point and Port Dover. The […]
(EAST ZORRA-TAVISTOCK TOWNSHIP, ON) – A two-vehicle collision has claimed the lives of two drivers northwest of Woodstock. The collision happened shortly before 7:00 a.m. on May 29, 2023, at the intersection of Highway 59 and Oxford County Road 33. An unmarked Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) vehicle and a school bus collided in the intersection. Tragically, […]
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged three impaired drivers over the Victoria Day long weekend due to alcohol and drug related driving offences. All three drivers were caught between 8:00 p.m. on May 21, 2023, and 1:00 a.m. May 22, 2023. On May 21, 2023, just before 9:00 p.m., Perth […]
(ERIN, ON) –On January 1, 2023, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a home invasion at a residence on First Avenue in the town of Erin. Approximately $350 worth of various items were stolen and one occupant received minor injuries during the incident. At the time, the Wellington […]
(RIPLEY, ON) – On May 23, 2023, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU), and South Bruce OPP executed a search warrant along Huron Street in the Village of Ripley As a result of the execution of the warrant, police seized a quantity of offence related property. The list of recovered items […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On May 21, 2023, at 10:55 p.m., members of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting R.I.D.E. on Bruce County Road 15 in the Municipality of Kincardine when a vehicle stopped. The driver was found to have been drinking alcohol. They were placed under arrest and taken to a Qualified Intoxilizer Technician […]
(NORTH MIDDLESEX, ON) – On May 23, 2023, at 7:38 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to an address on Ailsa Craig Main Street in the town of Ailsa Craig, North Middlesex, for the report of a suspicious vehicle. Police arrived on scene and observed an individual passed out inside. […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Thousands of drivers chose to make Ontario roads unsafe leading up to and during the Victoria Day long weekend, with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laying approximately 12,600 traffic-related charges during Canada Road Safety Week. Sadly, the OPP responded to seven road fatalities during the annual initiative, with three of the fatal collisions occurring over the […]
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH TWP, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township resident with several offences, including an Impaired Operation – Over 80 driving offence following a traffic stop on Wednesday, May 17th. Huron County OPP officers were conducting proactive patrols in Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township. At approximately 2:20 a.m., officers observed a motor vehicle […]