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COCO Paving Truck Stolen – Plate 406OXR

(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) – On Wednesday October 14, 2015 shortly after 10 a.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were dispatched to Perth Road 107 north of Amulree, where an unattended pickup truck belonging to COCO Paving was stolen. Investigation revealed that the pickup truck had been parked on the east side […]

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Stunt Driving Up 71% Over Last Year

(ORILLIA, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were kept busy over the Thanksgiving weekend during the national four-day traffic safety initiative called Operation Impact. Enforcement efforts appear to be having an impact because preliminary statistics indicate that the numbers of charges in two of the four main causal factors in motor vehicle collisions are […]

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Another Drug Bust In Palmerston – Two Charged

(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – On October 11, 2015 at approximately 12:35 a.m. officers investigated a 2004 Chevrolet parked on James Street, Palmerston. Police spoke with two males and suspected marihuana was located. The males were arrested and it was also discovered that the licence plates on the vehicle were reported stolen on October 9, […]

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Criminal Cuts Fibre Optic Line In Listowel

(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating damage done to fibre optic cable north of Listowel. Investigation revealed that at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday October 13, 2015 someone attended at the intersection of Hwy 23 and Line 87. The person entered the grassy ditch area to the […]

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Man Ends Up In Ditch With Drunk Driving Charge After Checking Mail

(BLUEWATER, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have charged a 63-year-old from Bluewater with Impaired Driving and Drive Motor Vehicle with Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol after police were notified of a vehicle in the ditch. On Saturday, October 10th, 2015 at approximately 2:17 p.m. Huron OPP officers responded to the intersection […]

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Operation Impact Results

(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers played a major part in this year’s Canada wide “Operation Impact” (which ran from 12:01 a.m. on Friday October 9th – and ended at midnight on Monday October 12th). Officers responded to a high number of calls for service during the weekend and investigated […]

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Repeat Drunk Driver Caught On London Road

(SOUTH HURON, ON) – A 42-year-old driver from Exeter is now facing four criminal code charges following a traffic stop that took place this past weekend. At approximately 9:00 p.m. on October 10, 2015 a Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer spotted a Buick sedan travelling northbound on London Road just south of Exeter. […]

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Over 80 Charge At Kincardine RIDE

(KINCARDINE, ON) – On October 12, 2015 at 11:33 p.m., members of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting R.I.D.E. on Broadway Street in Kincardine when a Grey Toyota Prius stopped. Officers found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Twenty-nine-year old Michael LAPOINTE of London was charged with care or control over […]

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Owen Sound Man Faces Over 80 Charge After Collision

(MEAFORD, ON) – On October 12, 2015 at 5:09 p.m., the Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a 2 vehicle crash along Grey Road 18 in the Municipality of Meaford. Officers arrived to find that a Grey Dodge Charger had collided with a White Toyota Matrix. The driver of the charger […]

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68 Year Old Hensall Man Rear Ends Motorcycle – Two Sent To Hospital

(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On October 10, 2015, just after 3:00 p.m., Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers and Chatham-Kent Emergency Medical Services responded to a collision involving two vehicles at the intersection of Highway 40 and River Line. The collision occurred when a motorcycle, which was stopped on Highway 40 southbound, waiting to make a left […]