Wingham Free PressElgin County OPP was called to the scene of a motor vehicle collision earlier this morning May 26th, 2015. The collision occurred around 8:10am on Highway #3 just east of Centennial Ave, Central Elgin. A motorcycle being operated by a 64 year old St. Thomas man was travelling east on highway # 3. At that […]
(MANITOUWADGE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North West Region Forensic Identification Unit and OPP Crime Unit personnel under the direction of Detective Inspector Peter Loree of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) have re-opened the investigation into the death of 15-year-old Catherine Elizabeth GOWAN. The victim was located in a residence on Adjala […]
(TOWNSHIP OF SOUTH FRONTENAC, ON) – On Monday, May 25, 2015 at approximately 4:45 p.m., a member of the Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a silver 2001 Mitsubishi motor vehicle for speeding 145 km/hr in a posted 80 km/hr speed zone on Harrowsmith Road, in the Township of South Frontenac. John R LAYFIELD, age […]
(LONDON, ON) –The West Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding all drivers of the importance of being extra careful approaching school buses on the roadway. This warning is being issued after another school bus collision in Elgin County this morning involving a school bus and a motorcycle. West Region OPP has investigated a significant […]
(Leamington, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit have charged a Leamington couple following a four month child pornography investigation. On May 21, 2015 police from the OPP Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, the OPP Technical Crime Unit and the Leamington OPP Detachment executed a search warrant at a Leamington […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Norfolk County Detachment is investigating an incident after police were called to a Culver Street, Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario address. On Friday, May 22, 2015 at approximately 7:15 p.m., police were contacted by employees of the Liquidation and Discount Outlet reporting a theft. Through the course […]
(ARMOUR TWP, ON) – On Wednesday May 20, 2015 at approximately 10:45 a.m., the Almaguin Highlands Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a break, enter and theft to a Skyline Drive residence. Unknown person(s) entered the residence sometime between the end of November 2014 and May 16, 2015. Suspect(s) stole an RCA 27 inch television and […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On May 23, 2015, a Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was conducting RADAR enforcement on Highway 401 near Orford Road. Just before 10:30 a.m., the officer observed two westbound vehicles, a Chevrolet Camaro and a Chevrolet Cobalt, travelling beside one another. They both appeared to be exceeding the posted speed limit of […]
(KENORA, ON) – On Monday May 25, 2015 at around 12:00 a.m members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17A. When dealing with the driver of the vehicle, police determined the female driver and male passenger were transporting a quantity of unmarked cigarettes. A search […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On May 26, 2015, just before 3:00 a.m., a Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer stopped a Ford Van on the westbound on ramp Highway 401 at Highway 40, for a speeding violation. While the officer was speaking with the driver, 36 year old Ryan VANDERHILL, from Sarnia, it was determined that he […]