Wingham Free Press
(TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) -On June 7, 2023, at approximately 5:00 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Wellington North Fire Department responded to a report of a vehicle on fire in a field off of Sligo Road East. The cause of the fire was determined to be suspicious, and the Wellington County […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to consolidate and streamline our notable traffic offences and publish a single weekly release. On June 9, 2023, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the Wellington County OPP responded to a traffic complaint of a motor vehicle traveling westbound along Wellington Road 7, Mapleton Township. It […]
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – On Tuesday June 20, 2023, at approximately 12:57 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kingsville Detachment responded to an emergency 9-1-1 call for a home invasion at a County Road 27 West, Town of Kingsville address. It was determined that three suspects attended a residence, two of the suspects were believed to be […]
(BRANT COUNTY, ON) – One person is facing impaired driving charges after Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members investigated a single-vehicle collision early Sunday morning in the County of Brant. On June 18, 2023, at approximately 1:01 a.m., officers with the Brant County OPP responded to a reported collision in a construction zone on Brant […]
(ELORA, ON) – On Sunday, June 11, 2023 at approximately 12:30 a.m., an officer with the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol in Elora when they observed a person laying in the middle of East Mill Street. When the officer attempted to remove the person from the roadway, the person assaulted the officer multiple […]
(BRANT COUNTY, ON) – A 26-year-old from Cambridge is facing impaired driving and stunt driving charges after Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members stopped a vehicle while conducting proactive patrols in the County of Brant early Sunday morning. On Sunday June 18, 2023, at approximately 12:59 a.m., officers with the Brant County OPP were conducting […]
(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – On June 18, 2023, at approximately 2:50 a.m., the Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of theft involving a pride flag from a Stover Street address in Norwich. The investigation has determined that two individuals attended the property and removed the flag from the front of the […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – On June 16, 2023, Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received reports of a mischief to a pride flag at a Line 61, Perth East address. Investigation determined that on June 15, 2023, at approximately 9:50 p.m., two unknown(s) attended the address and removed a pride flag from the flag pole and […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Essex County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the public that golf carts are not allowed to be driven on Ontario roads. Though golf carts may resemble other low-speed vehicles, they are not typically equipped to meet the requirements for low-speed vehicles as defined by the Highway […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – A Stratford resident has been charged after colliding with another vehicle. On June 14, 2023, at approximately 10:48 p.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two-motor vehicle collision on Line 34 and Perth Road 101 in the Township of Perth East. Through the course of the […]