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Tax Scam Warning – You Can’t Pay Your Taxes With Gift Cards or Bitcoin

(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) continue to receive reports of emails, text messages and telephone calls related to tax scams. Tax scams can involve the following: 1. Fraudsters are calling consumers impersonating the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and claiming that a recent audit […]

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Break And Enter Through Basement Window

(TOWN OF ERIN, ON) – On March 5, 2018 at approximately 12:00 p.m. Wellington County OPP responded to a report of a break and enter an address on Turner Court, Town of Erin. Unknown suspect(s) gained entry to the home by prying open rear basement windows. Once inside the home, suspect(s) targeted watches and jewelry. […]

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21 Year Old Caught Going 130 in an 80 – Name Released

(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On March 8, 2018 at approximately 11:45 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic on Highway 6, near Fourth Line, Township Centre Wellington. The officer observed a male driving a vehicle at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h […]

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Bags Of Meat In River NOT Human

(MUNICIPALITY OF MEAFORD, ON) – On March 7, 2018 Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of two large clear plastic bags containing what appeared to be meat in the Big Head River located on Grey Road 12 in the Municipality of Meaford. It was unknown if the meat was from an animal […]

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29 Year Old Repeat Offender Facing Sexual Assault Charge

(MUNICIPALITY OF GREY HIGHLANDS, ON) – On March 5, 2018, Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the Grey County OPP Crime Unit investigated a report of an alleged sexual assault that had occurred in the Municipality of Grey Highlands involving an adult female. As a result of the investigation, on March […]

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35 Year Old Caught Going 130 in an 80

(CITY OF GUELPH, ON) – On March 6, 2018 at approximately 2:15 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic on The Hanlon Expressway, Guelph. The officer observed a male driving a SUV at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was […]

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Death Investigation – Criminal Investigation Branch Investigating

(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – On March 7, 2018 Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a residence at Division Street for a deceased 61-year-old female. Members of the Bruce Peninsula OPP Crime Unit under the direction of Acting Detective Inspector Randy Gaynor of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) continue to investigate […]

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41 Year Old Man Arrested For Child Luring

(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ON) – On October 2017, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) became engaged in a child luring investigation. Members of the Middlesex OPP responded to a report from a concerned resident who received sexually explicit and inappropriate messages from an unknown person. The complainant contacted police to report these events. […]

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School Bus Involved In Collision

(PERTH EAST, ON) – A motor vehicle collision involving a pick up truck and a school bus occurred shortly before 7:00 a.m. on March 7, 2018. Members of the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Perth County Paramedic Services responded to the area of Perth Line 67 in the Municipality of Perth East. There […]

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Lock It Or Lose It

(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ON) – The Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding residents of Middlesex County to Lock It or Lose It! The OPP would like to remind residents to take proactive steps to protect their property against theft. Always roll up your vehicle’s windows, lock the doors and pocket the keys. If you […]