Ontario Free Press(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) On Monday, March 22, 2010 shortly after 1 a.m. a Perth County OPP officer on patrol stopped a motorist on Perth Road 107 near Perth Line 33. The officer obtained grounds to make the roadside screening demand. The driver failed the roadside test, was arrested and transported to the Perth […]
(Goderich, ON) On March 19, 2010 shortly before 7:00 pm, a male and female were shopping at the Wal-Mart store in Goderich. The two made a purchase and the male then left the store with the items and returned afterwards. The female obtained identical items to what had been purchased and, using the bill of […]
In more than a half dozen incidents in Howick Township and the surrounding area, Huron OPP officers dealt with a residential break in where a stolen vehicle was recovered after it was left at the scene. Police also investigated four incidents of Theft of Motor Vehicle all with the keys left inside the vehicle. We […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) The Perth County OPP with the assistance of the OPP Western Region Emergency Response Team and the OPP West Region Tactics and Rescue Unit were able to successfully negotiate with the barricaded male. Shortly after 10 a.m. the male walked out of the residence without incident. The male, a 27 […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) On Saturday morning March 20, 2010, Perth County OPP officers were called to a barricaded male at a rural residence on Embro Road (Perth Road 113) south of Perth Line 26. The OPP Western Region Emergency Response Team and the OPP West Region Tactics and Rescue Unit are on the […]
(KINCARDINE, ON.) – The South Bruce OPP are warning residents of a scam that was attempted during the early evening hours of March 16th, 2010 at a residence along Snobelen Trail in Huron Township. A lone male canvasser told the home owner that he was with the Charity of Hope and collecting funds for the […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH SOUTH, ON) At 5:30 a.m. on Thursday March 18, 2010 a collision between a south-bound Toyota Forerunner and a north-bound tractor trailer on Hwy 7 (Road 119) south of Line 29 resulted in the Highway being closed until 7:07 a.m. Perth County OPP officers investigating the crash determined that the south bound […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Thursday March 18, 2010, Perth County OPP officers were dispatched to Line 67 north of Milverton where youths in a small vehicle had been observed smashing mailboxes. Officers located a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle in Milverton. A baseball bat, liquor and […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in cooperation with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), is notifying the public of a recent increase in the reported number of fraud attempts using the traditional “Emergency Scamâ€. The Emergency Scam has operated for years as a telemarketing scam throughout North America. Fraudsters contact potential victims while […]
(MITCHELL, ON) On Tuesday afternoon, March 16, 2010, an OPP officer on patrol in Mitchell, observed an ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) with two male riders, one of whom was not wearing a helmet. The officer activated the cruisers emergency lights and siren as the ATV travelled through residential streets. The ATV operator observed the cruiser, […]