Ontario Free Press(PERTH COUNTY, ON) During the “March Break†the Perth County OPP has responded to calls from the public about ATV’s being driven dangerously in a number of Perth County communities. The calls have come in during daytime hours when parents have been at work and children were left at home. This causes officers to wonder […]
(KINCARDINE, ON.) – On March 20, 2010 from 9:00 am until 3:00 pm, members of the South Bruce OPP Auxiliary program will be at the Walkerton grocery stores collecting for the food bank. With Easter just over 2 ½ weeks away, we need to work together to make sure everybody has food for the holiday […]
(KINCARDINE, ON.) – On March 13, 2010 at 1:07 am, a South Bruce OPP member stopped a pick up truck on Durham Street East in Walkerton. The driver of the vehicle was found to have been drinking alcohol. 25 year old Donald Tiffany of Durham, Ontario is charged with Impaired Driving, Operating with Over 80 […]
(KINCARDINE, ON.) – On March 14, 2010 at 1:09 pm, a member of the South Bruce OPP was travelling along County Road 1, Kincardine Township when a speeding vehicle was observed. The speed of the oncoming car was found to be 138 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone. 22 year old Michael Bridge of […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH, ON) A resident of Woodview Dr. in Atwood contacted the Perth County OPP on Saturday March 13th reporting that sometime between 7:30 p.m. on Friday evening and 6 a.m. on Saturday morning someone removed property from his pickup truck. Investigation revealed that a white Ford pickup truck had been left unlocked […]
(LISTOWEL, ON) On Saturday March 13, 2010, Perth County OPP officers were advised that a vehicle was removed from the back of Listowel Florists. Sometime between 1-1:30 p.m. on March 13th, unknown person or persons entered and drove away with the 2002 tan coloured Honda CRV which had been left behind the floral shop with […]
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH EAST, ON) Perth County OPP officers were dispatched to a farm supply dealer just east of Shakespeare along Highway 8 on Monday March 14th at 4:52 a.m. where the intrusion alarm had been activated. Upon police arrival within minutes of the call it was discovered that the shop man-doors on the north […]
March 08, 2010 OPP Constable Vu Pham was shot in the line of duty, he succumbed to his wound hours later at a London Hospital. Fred Preston was subsequently charged with first degree murder, and attempted murder of another officer. Fred Preston passed away on Thursday from injuries sustained during a gun fight with police. […]
We have had several furious complaints about Wednesday’s two cent gas price increase, at the two Esso stations in town. These price jumps usually happen just before long weekends, as unscrupulous stations try to maximize profits and take advantage of the situation. The thing people have found offensive is, there is no long weekend this […]
Fred Preston, 70, of Sundridge was charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder. Preston remains in critical condition in a London hospital.