ARTHUR – An Arthur man is facing drug, theft and forcible confinement charges in connection with two separate incidents this week.
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Five people injured after horse and buggy, van collide
MAPLETON – Five people were sent to hospital, two of them seriously injured, after a van crashed into a horse and buggy here at about 8:15 am on May 4.
Two men charged with aggravated assault
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Two men, one from Kitchener and one from Guelph/Eramosa, have been charged with aggravated assault after a 60-year-old was sent to hospital with serious injuries.
Police beat: Arthur man faces numerous charges after traffic stop
ORANGEVILLE – An Arthur man is facing numerous charges after a traffic stop here last week.
OPP looks for help to solve thefts at undisclosed businesses
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Local police are looking for help to identify those responsible for recent thefts here.
Police beat: Resident hospitalized with serious injuries from assault
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A local resident was hospitalized after being assaulted by two people here.
OPP: 30,000 chicks stolen from Huron County farm
SOUTH HURON – Police in neighbouring Huron County are looking for help to find the person(s) responsible for stealing 30,000 chicks from a farm. The 15-day-old chicks were stolen sometime between 3:30pm on April 19 and 2:20am on April 20.
Erin man charged with assaulting spouse
ERIN – A local man has been charged with assault causing bodily harm following an incident earlier this month involving his spouse.
Police beat: Spousal assault charge
CENTRE WELLINGTON – On April 13 at about 9:30pm, Wellington County OPP officers responded to reports of a disturbance at a Centre Wellington address.
Hamilton cyclist dead after being struck by vehicle
MAPLETON – A Hamilton senior is dead after being hit by a vehicle while riding a bike here on Sunday. Emergency crews were called to the scene, on Wellington Road 12 between Wellington Road 8 and 12th Line, on April 16 at about 3pm.
Police board discusses negative public perception of police presence in Wellington
GUELPH – Members of the Wellington County’s Police Services Board (PSB) are concerned about residents’ perceptions of the police presence in the county.
Belwood Lake search comes up empty, but police arrest suspect later that night
CENTRE WELLINGTON – The search for a male suspect around Belwood Lake on Thursday was not successful but police arrested the man later that night at a nearby property.
Police beat: Assault charge
WELLINGTON NORTH – On March 30 at about 11:15pm, Wellington County OPP responded to a disturbance at a residence here.
County hopes to find permanent funding for IMPACT team
GUELPH – County of Wellington officials are seeking funding to extend the local Integrated Mobile Police and Crisis Team (IMPACT).
Centre Wellington man, 18, charged with sexual assault of minor
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A local man is charged with assault and sexual assault of a minor following what police are calling a "family dispute" here. Wellington County OPP officials say officers were called to the dispute on March 31 at about 7:30pm.