Ontario Free Press
(MINTO, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a fatal structure fire that resulted in the death of one individual. On February 28, 2026, at approximately 2:30 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP, along with the Minto Fire Department and Guelph‑Wellington Emergency Medical Services, responded to a reported structure fire on […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – A driver has been charged following a collision in Harriston. On January 20, 2026, at approximately 5:00 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a single-vehicle collision on Highway 23 in Harriston, involving a transport truck. The impact caused the truck to spill […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – A Gowanstown driver is facing charges following a traffic stop. On January 7, 2026, at approximately 1:15 p.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit (TMU) conducted a traffic stop on King Street in Minto of a suspected impaired driver. As a result of the […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a local resident following an interaction with police. On September 25, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., The Wellington County OPP, responded to the report of a disturbance at a residence in Palmerston. During the interaction, an individual became uncooperative and actively resisted […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit lay five provincial offences to driver. On September 13, 2025, at approximately 7:45 p.m., the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit were conducting a proactive traffic enforcement initiative and noticed an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) travelling on the side of the road, […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit lay 11 charges under the Highway Traffic Act, and over 10 verbal warnings to both driver and business. On July 8, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit were conducting a proactive traffic enforcement initiative, and […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – On July 5, 2025, at approximately 10:00 p.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a person driving a lawn tractor down the street in the area of Dufferin Street and Nelson Street, in Palmerston. Police arrived on scene and spoke to the operator of the […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charge a Chatsworth resident with two criminal charges stemming from an impaired driving investigation. On June 15, 2025, at approximately 11:30 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP were made aware of a single motor vehicle collision, involving a truck losing control and landing […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – On May 25, 2025, at approximately 12:15 a.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle stopped on the side of the road on Wellington Road 2 east of Clifford. As a result of the investigation, Noah FELSBOURG 24-years-old of Southgate Township, was charged with: […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – On April 23, 2025, the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of threats which took place at an address in Palmerston and entered into an intimate partner violence investigation. As a result of the investigation, a 24-year-old of Palmerston has been charged with two counts of Uttering Threats […]