Wingham Free Press(BRANT TWP, ON) – On January 1, 2018 at 2:22 a.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a vehicle in the ditch along Concession 10 in Brant Township. Officers arrived and determined that the driver had been drinking. Forty-eight-year old Sandra SHANTZ of Brockton was charged with care or control […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON) – On January 2, 2018, Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was dispatched in regards to a motor vehicle not being returned after two males had taken it for a test drive. Officers attended the complainant’s address by which time the male parties had returned from the test drive. Investigation revealed […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF GREY HIGHLANDS, ON) – On January 1, 2018 at approximately 4:33 a.m., Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a report of an alleged sexual assault upon a 21-year old female that occurred earlier that morning at a residence in the Municipality of Grey Highlands. On January 2, 2018 at approximately 1:41 p.m., […]
(LONDON, ON) – In light of a recent fatal snowmobile collision and an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash that seriously injured another person the Ontario Provincial Police is issuing a warning to would-be enthusiasts, taking advantage of the increased snow accumulations, to use extreme caution. Owners and operators of snowmobiles and ATV’s need to understand that […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – On Friday December 22, 2017 members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a vehicle entry at the library in Clifford. Sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., unknown suspects smashed a window in a passenger vehicle and stole the owner’s pink leather purse. Any […]
(TOWN OF GUELPH-ERAMOSA, ON) – On December 26, 2017 Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a theft of construction materials and tools from a residential build on County Road 30, Township of Guelph-Eramosa. Unknown suspect(s) stole Timberland HD Shingles, charcoal in colour, 15 rolls of ice and water shield, four […]
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – Perth County residents lead busy lives. With work, families, activities and social commitments, it can be difficult to add tasks or find more time. As we enter a new year, the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding the public to consider the use of OPP Citizen Self Reporting for […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On December 22, 2017 at approximately 5:00 p.m., a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on Wellington Road 18 west of Salem. The officer observed a female driving a car at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The vehicle was […]
(TOWNSHIP OF GEORGIAN BLUFFS, ON) – On December 31, 2017 Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) Program on Highway 6 & 21 in Springmount, in the Township of Georgian Bluffs. At approximately 2:34 a.m. a vehicle travelling westbound had stopped. The driver was suspected of drinking […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) -Members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with fire services throughout the County of Wellington have been responding to suspicious fires since September of 2016. Most of these fires were to abandoned rural homes and buildings in the southern portion of Wellington County. As the result of a […]