Ontario Free Press
On Sunday February 23, 2025, a Loss Prevention Officer at an upper east side grocery store observed three males steal several containers of ghee from the store. The males left in a vehicle and attended another retailer nearby. That same Loss Prevention Officer, now off duty, happened to be in that store and recognized the […]
A 42-year-old Meaford man has been arrested and charged at the conclusion of an investigation conducted by the Owen Sound Police Service Criminal Investigations Branch after an Owen Sound Restaurant was defrauded out of more than $25,000. The investigation determined that the accused was able to steal a bank card and associated pin number for […]
On Tuesday January 21, 2025 at approximately 8:30 p.m. a 2010 Mercedes travelling westbound on 8th Street East struck the rear of an unoccupied Chevrolet Cruz that was parked on the side of the roadway with its hazard lights activated. The Chevrolet Cruz was pushed forward by the impact of the collision and subsequently struck a […]
On March 26, 2024 at approximately 2:30 a.m. a man used a rock to smash through the front bay window of a Cannabis Retail business in Owen Sound. The man entered the store and proceeded to steal property including I Pads. The man climbed back through the window andfled from the area. Owen Sound Police […]
On March 5, 2024, the Owen Sound Police Service responded to a 9-1-1 call seeking medical assistance in relation to a drug overdose, at an apartment on the lower west side of the city. Grey County Paramedics arrived as did police, with the 37 year old Owen Sound male being transported to Brightshores Health Systems, […]
On Saturday March 17, 2024 The Owen Sound Police Service continued their investigation into the whereabouts of a missing 16- year-old Owen Sound female. The assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police Underwater Search and Recovery Unit was obtained. At approximately 1:10 p.m. O.P.P. members located a deceased, teenaged female at the bottom of the Sydenham […]
On Sunday March 10, 2024 just prior to 7:00 p.m. Owen Sound Police received a report of a suspicious man pointing a firearm at a person in the area of 13 th Street West and 4 th Avenue West in Owen Sound. Officers attended the area and located the suspect who immediately attempted to flee […]
On Sunday March 10, 2024 at 3:30 a.m. a single vehicle collision occurred just east of the intersection of 7 th Avenue East and 6 th Street East, Owen Sound. A Nissan XTERRA failed to negotiate a turn at this location and left the roadway, narrowly missing a traffic light pole and striking two large […]
In February of this year, Owen Sound Police began an investigation in relation to the trafficking of drugs by an Owen Sound resident. As a result, on Thursday February 22nd, 2024 just after 4:00pm, the Owen Sound Police Service Drug Unit with assistance from the Criminal Investigations Branch, arrested the 27-year-old man in a park […]
In December 2023 the Owen Sound Police Service commenced an investigation into an allegation of sexual assault at a local business. Ten victims, all current or past employees of the business, were identified and provided statements to police. As a result, 58-year-old Sean Floyd was charged with ten counts of Sexual Assault, seven counts of […]