Wingham Free Press(Ottawa, ON) –The Ontario Provincial Police, Ottawa Detachment is investigating an incident of a vehicle travelling the wrong way on Highway 417. At approximately 1:35 pm, a vehicle was travelling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 417 at St-Laurent Boulevard. Traffic stopped and the wrong way vehicle came into contact with the stopped vehicles […]
(CALEDON, ON) – The Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind residents to secure their vehicles and residences by ensuring that all entrances and doors are locked when unattended. In the last week several residences in the south area of Caledon have been targeted and victimized. Officers have received several […]
(ELGIN COUNTY, ON) – Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a 32 year old male from Arthur, Ontario with Careless Driving after he was involved in a collision with an MTO Salter Truck around 11:08 am on January 09, 2015. At the time of the collision a Tractor Trailer was traveling westbound on […]
The Ontario Provincial Police would like to remind residents to please refrain from depositing snow on the roadway when clearing snow from driveways. This can create a traffic hazard and interfere with the public’s safe and clear passage of a roadway. This is an offence under section 181 of the Highway Traffic Act which states†[…]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment is urging everyone to familiarize themselves with various scams including the Romance and Dating Scam. On Thursday, January 9, 2015, police were contacted by a concerned member of the public reported that they established an online relationship over the internet with a male […]
(COLLINGWOOD, ON.) Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau – Central Drug Enforcement Unit and Community Drug Action Team (CDAT) with the assistance of the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP Street Crimes unit charged a person recently with drug offences. The arrest took place on the 8th of January 2015 […]
(OPP) Norfolk County Detachment want to remind all Norfolk County residents that if they receive a call indicating that you have won a large amount of currency from an International Lottery or a new vehicle, please hang up the phone. This is a SCAM. Between Monday, September 1, 2014 and Thursday, January 8, 2015, an […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment would like to remind motorists to “CLEAR THE SNOW†from their vehicles. With the winter weather upon us, frost and snow are a given. Please take the time to clear your vehicle of all the snow and to scrape the windows. It is […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment would like to take this opportunity to remind the motoring public about the importance of leaving extra distance when you see a snow plow on the roadways. There are lots of things to consider while driving in winter weather conditions, one of which […]
(North Stormont) – On January 8, 2015 at approximately 1:53pm, SD&G OPP officers responded to a report of a youth uttering a threat to cause damage to a residence on Highway 138, North Stormont Township. The young male was located and arrested. Officers also seized knives from the youth, who was bound to a condition […]