Next week is back to school for most students across Ontario. The Owen Sound Police Service is reminding motorists that the streets and sidewalks will once again be busy with students travelling to and from school. Students may not always be focusing on traffic safety and motorists are encouraged to slow down and be extra […]
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On the evening of August 29th, 2014 members of the Owen Sound Police Drug unit, with the assistance of the Criminal Investigations Branch and the Community Oriented Response and Enforcement Unit, executed a search warrant for drugs at a west side apartment. Two Owen Sound residents, a 46 year old female and her 49 year […]
On August 29th, 2014 the Owen Sound Police conducted an investigation into a 51 year old Owen Sound woman suspected of cocaine trafficking. The police placed the woman under surveillance on Friday evening and arrested her without incident in a west side parking lot. The female was found to be in possession of a quantity […]
On August 26, 2014 at 5:00 pm, the Owen Sound Police Service, Fire Services and EMS attended a west side residence in regard to a non responsive male at a backyard pool. Other persons at the residence had pulled the man from the pool in an effort to save him. Life saving efforts were continued […]
The Owen Sound Police Service closed down a portion of the downtown area and evacuated residents of an apartment building after receiving a complaint that two men had been threatened with a gun. Police received the report from two residents of the apartment that just after 4:30 this morning that they had been threatened and […]
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Two Fires In Owen Sound
Owen Sound Emergency Services were kept busy today responding to two 911 calls less than half an hour apart. The first call for service, coming just prior to the noon hour, was in response to a smoke alarm at 305 14th Street West. The tiered response involved members of the Owen Sound Police Service, Fire […]
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Drunk Driving Rollover
Just before 3am the police were called to the area of the 400 block of 7th Ave East, Owen Sound regarding a north bound vehicle that had struck a parked car. The impact caused the travelling vehicle to rollover coming to rest on its roof in the middle of the roadway. Both vehicles received extensive […]
At approximately 10:00am, a father and his two young children attended a downtown business in the city of Owen Sound. The father accessed the business by way of a rear fire escape and rooftop off of 1st Ave E in the 900 block. Upon leaving the business, the father and one of his children, a […]
The Owen Sound Police Service has a requirement for part-time Dispatchers, who will be responsible for administrative and emergency call-taking and dispatching in a computerized Communications Centre. To be considered for one of these positions the applicant must possess a minimum Grade 12 education or equivalent; possess accurate and proficient keyboarding skills; have excellent computer […]
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Rooftop Stand-off
On Friday August 2nd, 2014 at approximately 1:35 PM, the Owen Sound Police Service responded to a report of a man threatening and swinging a hatchet in such a manner that it caused another man to lock himself in his home and call 911. The suspect left the scene in a car. A police officer […]