Wingham Free PressEarly this afternoon (05May) Owen Sound Police arrested a man in the 1000 block of 2nd Avenue East on an outstanding arrest warrant. The warrant had been issued for an earlier threat the man had made to another man. At the time of arrest the man was found in possession of prescription drugs which police […]
Next week police services across Ontario will be celebrating Police Week. This year’s theme as designated by the Ontario Chiefs of Police (OACP) is “Discover Policing”. The theme is designed to encourage community members to gain a better insight into the operating functions of a police service and to consider the various career opportunities within […]
Sometime yesterday between 7:50 a.m. and 8:20 a.m. a black magazine-sized purse was stolen from the front passenger compartment of a parked gray 4-door Honda. The victim reports that it occurred in one of two locations while the vehicle was unattended; either a fast-food outlet’s parking lot at 9th Street / 10th Avenue East; or […]
At 3:40pm emergency crews responded to an accident in the 400 block of 10th Street East. A pickup truck travelling eastbound 10th Street East lost control and left the roadway. The truck then struck a light standard and continued on and struck the front porch of a house. Two passengers in the vehicle including a […]
Overnight on Friday May 2nd, 2015 two sheds were broken into in Owen Sound. One was in the area of the 1200 block of 4th Avenue East, the locked shed was force opened and three mountain bikes were stolen. The value of the stolen bikes is estimated to be $6,500. Taken was a Rocky Mountain […]
On May 1, 2015, the Owen Sound Police Service Drug Unit executed a search warrant on a residence in the 300 block of 8th Street East. Two occupants of the residence were arrested for Possessing Marihuana for the Purpose of Trafficking. Officers searched the residence and located approximately a small quantity of marihuana, over $6000.00 […]
On April 30th, 2015 shortly after 2:30 p.m. Owen Sound Police, Fire and EMS responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of 6th Street and 7th Avenue East. A motor vehicle operated by an 83 year old female driver had been westbound on 6th Street East when she collided with […]
On April 28, 2015 Owen Sound Police were called to a residential property regarding possible found human bones. Members of the Criminal Investigation Branch attended the scene which borders the Sydenham River just south of the mill dam. The residents of the property had been having a construction company remove an old deck at the […]
On the 28th of April 2015 at approximately 10:30pm the Owen Sound Police responded to a down town restaurant with regards to a male party who had displayed a knife. The restaurant staff were alerted by a patron who advised them that the male party who had accompanied him into the restaurant had displayed a […]
A 26 year-old Owen Sound woman was lucky to have walked away with only minor injuries following an early morning crash. Shortly after 3:00 AM the woman was driving her 2013 Ford Edge southbound in the 1800 block of 8th Avenue East. At 18th Street East she failed to stop at the intersection and proceeded […]