ORILLIA – Officials say 655 people were charged with impaired driving during the OPP’s Festive…
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Homeowner could face fine for illegal burn
PUSLINCH – A resident here could be facing $1,500 in fines after an illegal burn saw the Puslinch fire department pay a visit on Jan. 8.
SIU clears Wellington OPP officer after man’s ankle broken during arrest
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Ontario Special Investigations Unit (SIU) director Joseph Martino has declined to press criminal charges against a Wellington OPP officer after a 46 year-old man’s ankle was broken during a scuffle with officers last year.
Recent vandalism at Palmerston park has neighbourhood on high alert
MINTO – The Palmerston Lions Heritage Park has once again been subjected to vandalism in a recent spate of incidents leading up to Christmas and into the new year.
Crime Stoppers offers online presentation on protecting children from human trafficking
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Stop the Crime of Human Trafficking is the national theme for Crime Stoppers Month 2022, and Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) is bringing the message home with an online presentation on protecting children.
Anti-masker charged in store
GUELPH – A Guelph man faces several charges after he refused to wear a mask inside a local business.
OPP: drone spotted near Arthur house at 1am
ARTHUR – Police are looking for help to identify the individual(s) responsible for flying a drone near a house here in the middle of the night. On Jan. 4, Wellington County OPP received a report of mischief at a residence on Domville Street in Arthur.
Police beat: Guelph resident charged in vehicle entry
ARISS – On Dec. 16 at about 8am Wellington County OPP received a report of a theft from a vehicle…
OPP investigating after coyote carcass placed near home
FERGUS – Police are seeking help to identify the person(s) responsible for placing a dead coyote on the front yard of a home here just before Christmas.
Police seek suspect who fled scene of Highway 401 crash
PUSLINCH – Police are still looking for a driver who took off on foot following a crash on Highway 401 here on Wednesday.
Milton man charged in sexual assault at Fergus business
FERGUS – Police have charged a Milton man with sexual assault and sexual interference after a teenage girl was assaulted at work.
SIU: no criminal charges against OPP officer who shot, killed Mathias Bunyan
MISSISSAUGA - A Wellington OPP officer will not be criminally charged in the shooting death of 31-year-old Mathias Bunyan on Aug. 15, following a Special Investigations Unit probe and decision from director Joseph Martino.
Arthur residents face meth, weapon charges
ARTHUR – Two Arthur residents face methamphetamine and weapon charges after a drug bust here last week.
Driver transported to hospital in life-threatening condition
ERIN - Wellington County OPP responded to a collision on Trafalgar Road at Sideroad 17, south of Hillsburgh on Dec. 11.
Investigation concluded, no charges laid after threat to ‘shoot up’ CWDHS
FERGUS – Police officials say no one will be charged in connection with a recent threat to "shoot up" Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) here.