Tag: Area OPP

(CHATSWORTH, ON) – Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has completed their Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign for 2017-2018 and the results are in. Between November 24, 2017 and January, 02, 2018, Grey County OPP conducted 140 R.I.D.E. programs throughout their jurisdiction resulting in one (1) Warn” range suspension and five (5) drivers […]

(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON) – Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the public about the importance of protecting yourself from charity scams. Charity/Donation scams involve any false, deceptive, misleading or fraudulent solicitation for a donation to a charity, association, federation or religious cause. Scam artists hope to profit from people’s generosity and […]

(GREY COUNTY, ON) – Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wish to provide the community with information about the SafeGuard Ontario Property Security Program that is being offered by the Ontario Provincial Police. The OPP recognize that break and enters continue to remain an all-too common occurrence in Canada, with more than 200,000 reported to […]

(TOWNSHIP OF GUELPH/ERAMOSA, ON) – On Wednesday January 10, 2018 at approximately 2:30 a.m., a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 32, near Guelph. The officer observed a male driving a newer model coupe at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The vehicle […]

(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH & NORTH HURON, ON) – A 24-year-old from Huron-Kinloss and a 22-year-old from Guelph are facing a number of Possession of Stolen Property charges in relation to two arrests made by Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) late last week. On January 3, 2018 Huron OPP officers were contacted by an Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh resident that […]

(HURON EAST, ON) – A young driver from Huron East is facing four criminal charges following his arrest that took place on New Year’s Day. At approximately 4:15 a.m. on January 1, 2018 Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call about a vehicle that had entered into a snow bank on Regina Road […]

(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On December 25, 2017 Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to St. David Street North, Fergus when a vehicle was stolen with a child in it. The child and vehicle were recovered shortly thereafter without harm and the thief fled, eluding capture. Photos were released to the public […]

(PERTH SOUTH, ON) – Members of the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) advise that a barn fire which occurred on Perth Line 16, shortly before 6:00 a.m. on January 9, 2018 has been determined to be non-suspicious in nature. Approximately 1800 pigs were inside of the barn at the time of the fire; all […]

(TOWN OF MINTO) – On December 31, 2017 at approximately 5:00 p.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was dispatched to a theft of a debit card from a residence on Elizabeth Street, Town of Harriston. Investigation revealed a female was suspected of taking the debit card while visiting the residence the day prior. Further […]

(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – OPP and Wellington County Roads Department would like drivers to know: Snowplows typically plow snow at 60km/hr or less so that the blade doesn’t bounce and can take a smooth cut of snow and ice from the road. When spreading sand, salt or liquid de-icer, trucks travel at 50km/h or […]