21 July 2014
7:50 am police responded to a motor vehicle collision on Goderich St near Devonshire St. An employee working on a vehicle at Rier’s accidently set the vehicle in motion. The vehicle ran over the employee’s leg, crossed Goderich St and struck a hydro pole. The employee was assessed at the hospital with minor injuries.
11:07 am police responded to a motor vehicle collision at Waterloo and Mill St. A vehicle was west on Mill St stopped for the stop sign then proceeded west before the way was clear and was struck by a vehicle north on Waterloo. No injuries. The offending driver was charged with Failing to Yield.
12:43 am police attended to Home Hardware in Port Elgin to a shoplifting incident. A 72 year old Saugeen Shores woman got some paint mixed up for her and was looking at some other items then left the store paying for a smaller item. The store employees noticed the other items missing and gave her licence plate to the police. The lady admitted to the theft and returned the product. She was not charged but received a trespass notice from the store.
2:14 pm police responded to a motor vehicle collision on Railway St just south of Southampton. A transport truck was south on Railway St and pulled off the side to check the tarp covering a large load of gravel. The shoulder could not handle the weight and gave way. The vehicle rolled onto its side. The roadway was closed for a period of time to get the vehicle righted and recover the fuel that had leaked. No injuries.
5:53 pm police responded to a gas drive off at the XTR gas bar in Southampton. The person gassed his vehicle and did not pay for $70. in fuel. The licence plate was obtained and the driver was identified. Police are investigating.
22 July 2014,
7:29 am police responded to an Izzard rd address to a report of a vehicle entered and theft. A wallet, $60 cash, and sunglasses were stolen. The wallet minus the cash was recovered. The vehicle was not locked.
11:07 am police responded to a theft of two bicycles from the side of a home on Emerald Drive. The bikes were not locked.
12:11 pm police received a report from a boater at the Chesley St dock that he had a gas tank stolen a couple weeks ago. No suspects. OPP have arrested some individuals in the Chesley area who were in possession of some of the fishing gear stolen from Southampton a couple weeks ago.
12:34 pm police responded to a report of a vehicle entered and theft from a vehicle parked on Wellington St. A wallet and $125 in cash was stolen. No suspects and the vehicle was not locked.
2:46 pm police responded to a report of a vehicle entered and theft from a vehicle parked on Izzard St. Sunglasses a GPS and the ownership were taken. The vehicle was not locked.
6:01 pm police responded to a report of a bicycle being stolen from High St, the bicycle was not locked.
6:30 pm a man was at the parts counter of Canadian Tire and inadvertently left his wallet on the counter. Upon his return to get it later that day the wallet was gone. A review of the store video showed the theft by another person. Police attended and arrested the 34 year old Saugeen Shores male. The wallet was returned minus the Visa card.
9:07 pm police responded to a report of a vehicle entered and theft from a vehicle parked along Elgin St. An IPOD, insurance and ownership was stolen from the vehicle. The vehicle was unlocked.
11;10 pm police observed a male drinking a beer on Goderich St. The 18 year old Saugeen Shores male was charged with drinking under age.
11:29 pm police observed a vehicle in Port Elgin and the driver was believed to be impaired. Police located the vehicle at the residence of the registered owner and had the driver provide a roadside breath test. The driver failed the test and was escorted to the police office for a breathalyser. The driver provided readings of 140 mgms and 120 mgms; the legal limit is 80 mgms. Patrick CHECKNITA, 43 years of Saugeen Shores was charged with Drive Over 80 mgms and issued a 90 day drivers licence suspension under the ADLS program
23 July 2014,
12:47 am police stopped and warned two 16 year old youth about consuming alcohol, their beer was poured out.
12:57 am police stopped five youth in the Port Elgin harbour area one of them had set a beer down. The youth were warned about underage drinking.
6:30 pm police responded to a report of a vehicle entered and theft from a vehicle on Elgin St. Cigarettes, drivers licence, ownership and insurance were stolen. The vehicle was not locked.
24 July 2014,
8:20 am police responded to a break and enter at Little’s Furniture on Goderich St Port Elgin. A rear door facing north was broken into sometime overnight. The culprit(s) went through the desk in the office area but did not take anything and left the store. Anyone with any information on this matter is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.
8:30 am police responded to a break enter and theft from Advanced Technologies on Adelaide St in Southampton. The front entrance door was broken into and the alarm was disabled. A large amount of electronic equipment was stolen. Anyone with any information on this matter is asked to call police or Crime Stoppers.
10:53 pm police conducted an investigation and surveillance on several people at a Port Elgin residence. As a result several people face charges of breaching probation, possession of marihuana, breaching an undertaking. An 18 year old Arran Elderslie man was held for a bail hearing for breaching several conditions on an undertaking from a previous matter.
25 July 2014,
1:11 pm police responded to a motor vehicle collision at Goderich St near Mill St. A vehicle was parallel parking on Goderich St. Another vehicle behind the parking vehicle edged forward and struck the drivers side of the parking vehicle. Minimal damage to both vehicles but the driver attempting to pass while the vehicle was parking was charged with attempting to pass when the roadway was not safe. The charged driver also had no insurance and was summonsed to court for that offence.
9:21 pm police were conducting RIDE on County Rd #13. The officer notices an open bottle of beer on the back seat. The driver had been drinking but passed a roadside breath test. More alcohol was found in the vehicle and the driver was charged with driving with an open container of liquor.
26 July 2014,
1:01 am Community Watch members on patrol located a male lying on Albert St near Adelaide St Southampton. The Community Watch members reported this to police and used their vehicle in a position that would protect the person from being run over by traffic. Police attended and arrested him for being intoxicated. The male became belligerent and uncooperative and faces charges of Resist Arrest and Cause a Disturbance. He spent the night in a cell. With the thanks of Community Watch this person was not run over by a passing vehicle.
6:04 am it was reported to police that sometime overnight while parked on Knowles Lane someone made two cuts into the convertible roof of the vehicle. No suspects.
8:26 am sometime overnight someone broke a fence at the rear of a Parkwood St address and stole 3 solar lights. No suspects.
10:18 am, sometime overnight someone stole a bicycle from the front porch of a home on Wellington St. The bike was not locked.
2:05 pm sometime overnight someone stole a bicycle from the front porch of a home on Wellington St. The bicycle was not locked.
2:27 pm several youth attended Subway to get some food and when they left one of the males took a tabletop sign. The person took the sign even after the employee asked the person to return it. The identity of the male is not known.
3:01 pm while shopping at Walmart a man put down his Nexus tablet. He left the general area in the store for a minute and returned and it was gone. Police are currently waiting for video from the store to follow up on this matter.
27 July 2014,
10:37 am it was reported to police that a section of wrought iron fencing was stolen from a site at the Port Elgin Tourist Camp. The white metal fence is about 5’ high and 14’ long. No suspects.
10:55 am sometime overnight a vehicle was entered on Biener Dr and someone stole glasses, cell phone charger and sunglasses. The vehicle was not locked.
1:09 pm, police responded to a motor vehicle collision on Goderich St. near the TD bank. A vehicle was south on Goderich St and upon trying to stop his brake line blew and he struck the vehicle ahead. The struck vehicle moved ahead and struck the next vehicle. The damage was minimal to all vehicles and there were no injuries.
Lock it or Lose it, is a crime prevention program police across Ontario have been doing for several years now. With ever decreasing resources we need to put the programs in place that will assist the public without increasing police budgets. Lock it or Lose it is a simple program, please lock your vehicle and cause the person who is trying to take something from you move onto your neighbours. People don’t carry slim jims to open your vehicle to take things they move onto an unlocked vehicle. People do not carry around bolt cutters to steal your bike, they take unlocked ones. Protect your things, lock your vehicle and lock your bike. Thank you