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26 Year Old Speeds Away From RIDE Check And Tried Hiding In Field

(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) – On Thursday July 28, 2016, around 2 a.m. a car was stopped at a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Reduce Impaired Drivers Everywhere (RIDE) program in Monkton. The male driver was spoken to by police and was asked to pull the vehicle over onto the shoulder. Instead of […]

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Collision On Hwy 21 – 67 Year Old Charged

(HURON TWP, ON) – On July 25, 2016 at 12:49 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a 2 vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 21 and Concession 12 in Huron Township. Officers arrived to find that a Black Volkswagen was stopped in the north bound lane of Highway […]

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Theft Of Tools From Stone Company In Perth East

(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) – On Wednesday July 27, 2016, the owner of a stone supply company in Brunner contacted the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and reported the theft of tools from his business. Investigation revealed that sometime between 10 p.m. Tuesday July 26th and 7 a.m. Wednesday July 27th, unknown person(s) […]

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Vehicle Rolls Near Listowel With Infant On Board – Driver Swatting Flies Triggers Incident

(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) – On Tuesday July 26, 2016, shortly before 9 a.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were dispatched to a single motor vehicle crash on Perth Road 140 South of Line 90 (north/east of Listowel). Investigation revealed that Toyota SUV travelled southbound on Perth Road 140 when the driver […]

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37% Spike In Impaired Drivers

(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) –Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has witnessed a sharp rise recently in the number of impaired driving related arrests and motor vehicle collisions in Essex County. With the mass of education and information available to the public via numerous media sources, dictating the pitfalls of operating a motor vehicle or vessel […]

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Another Serious Collision At Stop Sign Controlled Intersection

(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) – On Tuesday July 26, 2016, shortly before 2:30 p.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers, as well as personnel of the Stratford Police, Stratford Fire Dept., Twp. of Perth East Fire Dept. and Perth County EMS were dispatched to the intersection of Perth Road 112 and Line 29 […]

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17 Year Old Airlifted To Hospital – Good Samaritans In Goderich Help Rescue Females From Maitland River

(GODERICH, ON) – Two females are currently in hospital with serious injuries after they plummeted off the Menesetung Bridge this afternoon. At 12:21 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Huron County Paramedic Services, Goderich Fire Department and Canadian Coast Guard personnel responded to the Maitland River in Goderich after a civilian called 9-1-1 to […]

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16 Year Old Repeat Offender Tries To Evade Police In Cornfield

(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) – On Sunday July 24, 2016, around 3 p.m. Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were advised of a reported gas drive-off (theft) from a service station in Atwood. A description of the truck including the plate number as well as direction of travel was conveyed to police. A […]

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Head-on Collision – One Deceased, Two Extricated

(SOUTHWEST MIDDLESEX, ON) – On July 25, 2016, the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Southwest Middlesex Fire Department, and Middlesex London Emergency Medical Services (EMS), responded to a two vehicle head-on collision, which occurred at approximately 2:21 p.m. A black Ford car travelling westbound, and a silver Ford sport utility vehicle (SUV) travelling […]

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3/4 Ton 2000 GMC Sierra Stolen From McIntosh Line – Red & Burgundy With Pin Stripes

(HOWICK, ON) – Officers from the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment would like to once again remind residents to lock their vehicles when leaving them unattended. Furthermore, OPP investigators remind citizens to never leave your ignition key in an unattended vehicle. This reminder comes on the heels of another stolen pickup truck investigation […]