Press Release – 20 January 2014 to 26 January 2014

20 Jan 14,

9:23 pm, police investigated a grandparent scheme fraud. The scenario is the same, a call goes from a fraudster to a parent or grandparent pretending to be the son or grandson or a lawyer representing them. The person is usually in jail or hurt badly in another country and needs immediate cash to help and they need to keep this a secret from the rest of the family. The requests are for anywhere from $2000 to $5000. and need to be sent right away and usually through money orders or Western Union. This time the fraud was discovered in time and the transfers stopped. Please take the time to talk to your elderly parents about this scheme and keep communication open so they will talk to you and not keep secrets, don’t let them be taken advantage of.

21 Jan 14,

12:02 pm police attended to Meridian Credit Union where a counterfeit $20 bill was found. The serial number of the bill is in the police records system as counterfeit. Police cannot track this bill.

4:18 pm police attended to a single vehicle motor vehicle collision at Harry Thede Sideroad and Con 6. A vehicle slid into the guardrails and the vehicle had to be towed. No injuries.

6:22 pm police responded to a report of someone throwing eggs at vehicles at Goderich and Gustavus St Port Elgin. The culprit(s) were gone on arrival and no damage was noted on the vehicle.

7:31 pm police conducting a traffic stop for speeding noted a strong odour of marihuana coming from the vehicle. The operator of the vehicle turned over 14.5 grams of marihuana and faces possession of marihuana charges.

22 Jan 14,

1:17 am police on routine patrol stopped a vehicle for impaired driving on County Rd 17 at Paisley. The driver was arrested for Impaired Driving and provided breath samples of 100 mgms and 100 mgms. Phillip McDonald 21 years of Paisley was charged with Impaired Driving and Drive Over 80 mgms.

9:00 am police responded to a motor vehicle collision at Green and Waterloo St Port Elgin. A vehicle was east on Green St and was struck by a vehicle south on Waterloo St that slid into the intersection while trying to stop at the stop sign. The driver of the offending vehicle was charged with failing to yield to through traffic.

3:35 pm police responded to a motor vehicle collision at Wellington and Gustavus St Port Elgin. A vehicle was east on Gustavus St turning left onto Wellington St another vehicle was west on Gustavus St in the curb lane and was struck. One vehicle needed to be towed, no injuries. The driver of the vehicle turning onto Wellington St was charged with Left Turn fail to afford reasonable opportunity to avoid collision.

8:34 pm police responded to a report of a vehicle being struck by a snowball downtown Port Elgin. There was a dent to the vehicle; the culprits were gone on arrival.

10:08 pm police responded to a single vehicle rollover on County 17 and 13-14 Side roads. A westbound vehicle lost control and slid into the ditch ending up on its side. The driver was taken to hospital with minor injuries. No charges. The vehicle received moderate damage.

23 Jan 14,

9:41 am police received a report of a house being egged on Wellington St. Port Elgin, no damage.

24 Jan 14,

3:01 pm police responded to a motor vehicle collision at Side road 18-19 Saugeen Twp. A transport truck loaded with timber slid into the ditch. No injuries.

Police issued two tickets for Driving on a Closed Highway on Hwy 21. You put yourself at risk as well as other drivers disregarding the road closed sign and any emergency personnel, police, fire, ambulance, Town Works and Hydro. Please observe the road closed signs.

5:03 pm police responded to a motor vehicle collision at Waterloo and Elgin St. Port Elgin. A vehicle was east on Elgin St stopped for the stop sign at Waterloo St and proceeded to turn left onto Waterloo St striking a vehicle that was north on Waterloo St. Both vehicles needed to be towed. The offending driver was charged with Failing to Yield.

26 Jan 14,

4:27 am police received a complaint of a break and enter. A person entered the side door of a garage and was looking in the fridge when the owner discovered him. The male ran away. Police following the tracks in the snow located the culprit at his home and arrested him for break and enter.

1:02 pm police responded to a motor vehicle collision at Arlington and River St Port Elgin. A vehicle was east on River St and collided with another vehicle. The driver of the offending vehicle was charged with Failing to Yield and having an expired validation tag.

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