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(North Huron, ON) At 9:15 pm on Boxing Day, a young woman was in her family home with her boyfriend watching television when they heard footsteps inside the residence. Assuming it was her brother; the woman called out but got no response. She went upstairs to check on the noise and found an unknown male […]

(ACW, ON) On December 26, 2009 at approximately 2:30 am a Huron OPP officer was patrolling in Ashfield Township when a vehicle was observed to be travelling at a high rate of speed. The officer caught up to the vehicle on Bluewater Highway. The vehicle was being operated in a suspicious manner when it turned […]

(Kincardine, ON) Every year the South Bruce OPP is called to assist someone that is out walking on the ice along the shore of Lake Huron. This endangers the lives of the emergency service personnel and the person potentially being saved. The ice conditions are currently very dangerous and unstable. Winter sports enthusiasts should take […]

(South Huron, ON) On December 18, 2009 shortly before 1:00 pm, the Huron OPP was called to the Unusual Finds store in Exeter regarding a shoplifter. A female had put merchandise in her pocket and left the store. Owners detained her until police could arrive. The value of the merchandise taken was $3.00. As a […]

(Howick, ON) On December 18, 2009 at approximately 10:00 pm, Huron OPP officers were set up for a RIDE checkpoint in the Village of Wroxeter. A Dodge pickup truck entered the area and an officer spoke with the driver and lone occupant of the vehicle about his headlights that were not functioning. The officer detected […]

(KINCARDINE, ON.) – On December 17th, 2009 at 5:56 pm, the South Bruce OPP were called to the scene of a motor vehicle collision on County Road 15, Greenock Township. Officers attended with paramedics from the Bruce County EMS. Sadly, 63 year old David MacLennan of Kincardine Township was pronounced dead at the scene. The […]

(KINCARDINE, ON.) – On December 17th, 2009 at 9:16 pm, the South Bruce OPP received a call to attend a motor vehicle collision on Bruce County Road 10, Brant Township. One of the involved drivers was located at the Becker’s store in Bentinck Township. 46 year old Andrew Martyn of Tottenham, Ontario is facing charges […]

(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in cooperation with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), is warning people about a variation of the widespread “Emergency Scam” or “Grandparent Scam”. Traditionally operating as a telemarketing scam throughout North America, fraudsters contact potential victims while posing as a family member or friend in urgent need of […]

(KINCARDINE, ON.) – The South Bruce OPP stopped a vehicle on Saratoga Road around 9:22 pm on December 15th and found that the driver had been drinking. 49 year old Garland Edwards of Kansas, USA is facing a charge of Refuse Breath Sample. Edwards was arrested at the roadside, his vehicle was towed and he […]

(South Huron, ON) On December 15, 2009 at approximately 4:00 am Huron OPP officers were called to Waterloo Street in Exeter regarding two females who were believed to be breaking into vehicles in the area. Officers arrived in the area and located two females, a 16 year old and an 18 year old. They were […]