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Police Issue 74 Stop Sign Tickets During Annual Week Of Enforcement

(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – During the week of April 25, 2016 – May 01, 2016, the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a “Stop and Look” campaign in which they focused on intersection related offences where drivers fail to stop or yield where required. Within Perth County, statistics indicate that one quarter of fatal […]

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Body Recovered From Lake Huron

(BRUCE TWP, ON) – On May 2, 2016 at 1:31 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a body floating in Lake Huron off the shore of MacGregor Point Provincial Park in Saugeen Township. Officers arrived and removed the body from the water with assistance from members of the Saugeen […]

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Serious Collision In Southgate – One Airlifted To London

(TOWNSHIP OF SOUTHGATE, ON) – On April 29, 2016 at approximately 10:44 p.m., Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), together with the Mount Forest Fire Department and Paramedics from the Cambridge Ambulance Service, responded to a single motor vehicle collision that occurred on Southgate Sideroad 41 near Aunt Mary Crescent in the Township of Southgate. […]

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Perth OPP Enforce Law Entire Weekend! Numerous Charges Laid

(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – This past weekend from Friday April 29th until Sunday May 1st Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers in addition to their regular traffic enforcement also concentrated on vehicle operators who failed to “stop and look” at intersections and other unusual driving behaviours. -Shortly after the noon hour on Friday April […]

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Two Charged With Speeding

(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – On April 30, 2016 at 9:19 p.m., a Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was conducting radar patrol on 6 Highway near Limberlost Road, in the Town of South Bruce Peninsula. The OPP officer observed two vehicles driving southbound exceeding the posted speed limit. A 2017 Honda CRV and […]

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1998 Honda Fourtrax 300 ATV Stolen

(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) – On Friday April 29, 2016, a rural property owner reported the theft of his All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) to the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Officers attended the theft location along Perth Road 180 between Staffa and Dublin. Investigation revealed that sometime between 10 p.m. Thursday April 28th and […]

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Black Ford F250 Pickup Truck Stolen

(BRANT TWP, ON) – On April 30, 2016 at 2:39 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a truck theft from a residence in the 1300 block of Concession 8 in Brant Township. Sometime between 5:00 a.m. on April 30, 2016 and 7:00 a.m. on April 30, 2016 a Black […]

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Drunk Driver Downs Power Lines In St.Marys – Name Released

(ST.MARYS, ON) – On Friday April 29, 2016, shortly before 2:30 a.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were dispatched to a collision on James Street south involving a pickup truck. Investigation revealed that an older model Dodge pickup truck had been driving north bound on James Street South, when it crossed the south […]

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21 Year Old Rolls Vehicle Into Hwy 21 Ditch

(BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – On May 1, 2016 at 11:48 p.m., the Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Grey County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the Tara-Arran Fire Department responded to a single motor vehicle roll over involving a single occupant who was driving westbound on 21 Highway, between Bruce Road 10 and […]

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Perth County OPP Supports Emergency Preparedness Week

(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – This week is National Emergency Preparedness Week (May 1-7), and the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to encourage everyone to make a plan and know what to do during an emergency. During this week, Perth County, its member municipalities, and emergency service providers want to reinforce the importance […]