Wingham Free Press(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On December 22, 2017 at approximately 9:30 a.m., a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on Highway 6 north of Sideroad 5, Township of Centre Wellington. The officer observed a male driving a car at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h speed […]
(TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) – On Wednesday December 20, 2017 members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received reports of a vehicle entry on Carrol Street, Arthur. Unknown suspect(s) entered the unlocked vehicle sometime overnight between December 19 and December 20 and stole four 215-55-18 Cooper tires mounted on five-spoke rims. The […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – On Tuesday December 19, 2017 members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a vehicle entry at a business on Arthur Street west, Harriston. Sometime overnight between December 18 and December 19, unknown suspects smashed a window in a 2007 GMC pickup that was for […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – The Provincial Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) campaign has concluded and Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) led all OPP jurisdictions in alcohol related driving charges. The Provincial R.I.D.E. campaign which ran from November 24, 2017 until January 2, 2018 is aimed at improving the safety of all drivers and […]
(TOWN OF ERIN, ON) – On December 19, 2017 Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a theft of fencing from Wellington Road 125, near Ospringe. Sometime between August 2017 and December 2017 unknown suspects stole 30 fencing panels from a construction site, worth approximately $4000 total. Each panel is described […]
(SOUTH RUCE PENINSULA, ON) – Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating the theft of a (beige) 2002 Chevrolet Silverado crew cab 4×4 taken from the Wiarton hospital parking lot between December 27 and December 29, 2017. The vehicle was loaned to a friend by the owner and was going to be pick-up at […]
(SOUTH RUCE PENINSULA, ON) – On January 2, 2018 Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle in Sauble Beach after observing the driver operating the vehicle with a wireless device in his hand. After speaking with the driver and detecting an odour of alcohol, police demanded a breath sample from the driver. The […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On Monday December 18, 2017 members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received reports of a vehicle entry on Johnston Street North, Fergus. Unknown suspect(s) entered a vehicle sometime overnight between December 16 and December 17 and stole a child’s three-wheeled-scooter. The scooter is a Micro Scooter […]
(GODERICH, ON) – Members of the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision on Napier Street in Goderich Ontario on December 28, 2017 at 8:09 p.m. involving an OPP cruiser and a parked vehicle. Investigation revealed that the member was traveling on Napier Street when his vehicle collided with an unoccupied parked […]
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – On December 30, 2017 at approximately 11:00 p.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a commercial break and enter in progress at a farming equipment business on Hyde Park Road, Middlesex Centre. The business is equipped with a monitored security system. Police were alerted after two […]