Wingham Free Press
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – As a result of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation in Perth, Huron, and Wellington Counties, one person has been arrested, and a search warrant was executed in the City of Kitchener. On June 1, 2023, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Huron-Perth Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of the Elgin-Middlesex […]
(OWEN SOUND, ON) – On May 31, 2023, the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police received reports of a possible location for a person with multiple outstanding warrants. The Grey Bruce OPP, with the assistance of the Owen Sound Police Service, located the person and placed them under arrest. A quantity of suspected fentanyl, cocaine and methamphetamine, drug trafficking […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment want to acknowledge that the first Friday of June has been declared by area students as “beach day.” Although not supported by authorities, students leave school with and without parental permission to attend the beaches of Long Point, Turkey Point and Port Dover. The […]
(EAST ZORRA-TAVISTOCK TOWNSHIP, ON) – A two-vehicle collision has claimed the lives of two drivers northwest of Woodstock. The collision happened shortly before 7:00 a.m. on May 29, 2023, at the intersection of Highway 59 and Oxford County Road 33. An unmarked Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) vehicle and a school bus collided in the intersection. Tragically, […]
(ERIN, ON) –On January 1, 2023, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a home invasion at a residence on First Avenue in the town of Erin. Approximately $350 worth of various items were stolen and one occupant received minor injuries during the incident. At the time, the Wellington […]
(NORTH MIDDLESEX, ON) – On May 23, 2023, at 7:38 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to an address on Ailsa Craig Main Street in the town of Ailsa Craig, North Middlesex, for the report of a suspicious vehicle. Police arrived on scene and observed an individual passed out inside. […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Thousands of drivers chose to make Ontario roads unsafe leading up to and during the Victoria Day long weekend, with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laying approximately 12,600 traffic-related charges during Canada Road Safety Week. Sadly, the OPP responded to seven road fatalities during the annual initiative, with three of the fatal collisions occurring over the […]
(THAMES CENTRE, ON) – On May 22, 2023, at 6:26 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were dispatched to Hamilton Road in Thames Centre, for the report of a suspicious person complaint. Officers arrived on scene and observed two suspicious people standing with a disabled vehicle on the roadway. As police investigated, […]
(GRAND BEND, ON) – On May 11, 2023, at 7:30 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding an altercation that was taking place at a residence on Ontario Street North. When officers arrived, one of the involved individuals approached wielding a knife toward the officers. Other officers attended from […]
(ELGIN COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin County Detachment has charged an individual following a single-vehicle collision investigation. On May 15, 2023, at approximately 9:10 p.m., members the Elgin County OPP responded to a collision involving a passenger vehicle that struck a guardrail on Plank Road, Municipality of Bayham. When speaking with police, […]