Tag: Area OPP

(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) – A 19-year-old male driver from Norwich will be without a driver’s licence for 3 days after being stopped for speeding this morning and failing a roadside breath test along Hwy 7 South of St.Marys. Shortly after 3 a.m. on Tuesday April 12, 2016, a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police […]

(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind Huron County residents that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) scam is still very much active in this area. Over the last several weeks Huron County OPP has investigated numerous attempted cases of this scam. And, in at least one case, the […]

(EXETER, ON) – A 53-year-old driver from Exeter has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams following a traffic stop that took place this past weekend. At approximately 9:30 p.m. on April 9, 2016 a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer observed a Ford Escape travelling westbound on Gidley Street with […]

(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating the theft of items from unlocked vehicles parked on two rural residential driveways. Investigation revealed that sometime between 8 p.m. Thursday April 07, 2016 and 7 a.m. Friday April 08, 2016, unknown culprits entered an unlocked car parked in […]

(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) – On Friday April 08, 2016, around 7:30 p.m., a Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was conducting speed enforcement on Hwy 7/8 between Shakespeare and New Hamburg, when a fast moving vehicle was observed. A Chevrolet Trailblazer was driving eastbound on Hwy 7/8 at an excessive rate of […]

(HURON TWP, ON) – On April 9, 2016 at 10:34 p.m., a South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol along Highway 21 in Huron Township stopped a Black Chevrolet Monte Carlo. The officer found a quantity of illegal street drugs in the vehicle. A 25-year-old Kincardine man was charged with possession of a […]

Incident number: LP16101967 Wellington County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Closure: Highway: Main St. E. Palmerston Location: Main St E close between White’s Road and Brunswick St in Palmerston Brief Description of Event: Fire Dept on scene of a house fire. Estimated duration of Road Advisory: 2 hours The […]

(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to inform all residents about a recent scam that victimized an Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh resident for $1,500 after she was tricked into believing she had won a $145,000 prize through a “Powerball lottery” through her Facebook account. Take note, scammers are increasingly using Facebook and […]

(HURON EAST, ON) – Two Huron County locals have been charged in connection to a recent break, enter and theft of copper wire from a Hydro One high-voltage substation. At approximately 2:30 a.m. on March 12, 2016 Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to the substation located on Hensall Road, east of Seaforth […]

(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are investigating the theft of a custom enclosed storage trailer that was taken earlier this week. The owner of the trailer reported the trailer was stolen from his farm property located on Fish and Game Line on April 6th between 5:30 p.m. and 10:00 […]