Wingham Free PressThe Owen Sound Police Service has concluded another graffiti investigation resulting in an Owen Sound man being charged. Detective Sergeant Jeff Fluney stated, “The Community Oriented Response and Enforcement (CORE) Unit commenced an investigation several months ago into the word “LONA†being sprayed painted or drawn on government and private property at various locations within […]
During the nightshift of Tuesday November 25th members of the Owen Sound Police Service were checking various locations throughout the city for two, earlier reported stolen pickup trucks from Owen Sound. At approximately 11:40 p.m. a patrol officer located an abandoned pickup truck in a Motel parking lot on 9th Avenue East which had been […]
On Tuesday November 25th the Owen Sound Police Service investigated two separate incidents of pickup truck theft. Both thefts occurred at different store parking lots on 16th Street East. Another pickup truck previously reported stolen from Huntsville was abandoned at one of the theft locations. At this time neither pickup truck has been located. The […]
At approximately 7:30 pm police attended the 1000 block of 3rd Ave E in regards to a 21 year old Owen Sound man having a knife. The 21 year old man and his girlfriend were confronted by another male on the street in a chance meeting. The other male had an issue with the 21 […]
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a vehicle that fled a collision. At approximately 9:30 pm a collision occurred at the intersection of 16th St and 9th Ave E. While making a left turn on an advanced green arrow, a vehicle was struck by another that ran a red light travelling in the […]
At approximately 1:05am a 2007 Dodge Nitro lost control along the east harbour wall and flipped on its side causing extensive damage to the vehicle. At that time the driver crawled out of the vehicle and began to run away. Police were called and a citizen who had observed the vehicle crash stopped the driver. […]
A Boa Constrictor snake reported missing from a residence near 11th Street West and 4th Avenue West has been located deceased. On October 12th 2014, the owner of the 6 foot long Red Tail Boa Constrictor contacted the Owen Sound Police Service to report the snake had gotten out of its enclosure and was missing. […]
The Owen Sound Police Service’s Auxiliary Unit, in support of the Owen Sound branch of the Salvation Army, will be holding several food drive events at local grocery stores over the coming weeks. Food collected will assist local families in need over the holiday season. Items being sought include pastas, dry cereals, baby foods, peanut […]
On November 9, 2014, the Owen Sound Police Service received a complaint of a break in to a vacant industrial building. The investigation revealed that approximately 600 pounds of copper wire had been removed from the interior. The copper was valued at approximately $1800.00. On November 11, 2014, police received information leading to the discovery […]
In the spring of 2014, the Owen Sound Police Service had received a complaint from a local company of computer hacking. The hacking resulted in files being deleted and information being changed causing a disruption in the operations of the business. The investigation involved several judicial authorizations to examine data and user information from Internet […]