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(WEST PERTH, ON) – Police received a traffic complaint from the public that assisted in stopping an impaired driver in the Municipality of West Perth.

The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to Perth Line 42 shortly before 5:00 p.m. on March 26 2020, when the actions of a vehicle driver caught the attention of citizens.

Upon speaking with the driver, the investigating officer noted that the driver had consumed some alcohol. An approved screening device was utilized and the driver produced a roadside sample of breath that resulted in a fail.

The driver was placed under arrest and was transported to the Perth County OPP detachment for breath tests, where his blood alcohol concentration was determined to be above the legal limit.

Kevin MURPHY, 47, of West Perth, has been charged with the following offences, contrary to the Criminal Code:

Operation while Impaired – blood alcohol concentration 80 plus

The accused has been released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford, at a later date, to answer to the charges.

If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, either by drug or alcohol, call police at 911 to report it. To report less serious incidents, the public is asked to call 1-888-310-1122 or report online at www.opp.ca/reporting.

Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at http://hc-cs.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

(NORTH PERTH, ON) – Calls from quick-thinking citizens resulted in an impaired driver being removed from the roads in North Perth over the weekend.

The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the scene on Inkerman Street East shortly after 6:00 p.m. on Saturday April 4 2020, when the actions of an e-bike driver caught the attention of other motorists and citizens in Listowel.

Police spoke with the driver and determined that his ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol. He was arrested and was found to have over three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system. The accused was also found to be prohibited from driving.

Larry LORENZ, 59, of North Perth, has been charged with the following offences, contrary to the Criminal Code:

Operation while Impaired – alcohol and drugs

Operation while Impaired – blood alcohol concentration 80 plus

Operation while Prohibited

The accused has been released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford, at a later date, to answer to the charges.

If you suspect someone is driving while their ability to operate a motor vehicle is impaired, either by drug or alcohol, call police at 911 to report it. To report less serious incidents, the public is asked to call 1-888-310-1122 or report online at www.opp.ca/reporting.

Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at http://hc-cs.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A Clinton resident is now facing charges in relation to an arrest that took place over the weekend in Clinton.

On Saturday, April 4, 2020 at approximately 11:39 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a King Street residence to investigate a dispute that was taking place. Upon arrival officers initially spoke with two persons and the situation seemingly resolved. However, it wasn’t long before police were called back to King Street. This time they encountered one of the parties out on the sidewalk that they had been dealing with earlier.

Upon trying to arrest the intoxicated female she began to resist arrest and she kicked both of the arresting officers.

Melissa BRAUTIGAM, 37 years of age from Clinton has been charged with two counts of Assault a Peace Officer and Being Intoxicated in a Public Place. She has since been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for August 10, 2020 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.

(SOUTH HURON, ON) – An Exeter man remains in custody on charges related to a break and enter that occurred at a bank in Exeter over the weekend.

On Saturday, April 4, 2020 at approximately 5:00 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to an audible alarm that was sounding at a bank located on Main Street South in Exeter. While checking on the premise officers noticed someone had forced entry into the bank through a window. Once inside the suspect rummaged through the office area and also attempted to open a safe within the building.

As a result of a neighbourhood canvass and further investigation officers were able to identify the involved suspect. Later that night police located and arrested the accused in Exeter. Upon arrest the accused became combative and resisted arrest.

Jason ELLIS, 33 years of age from Exeter has been charged with Break, Enter a Place with Intent to Commit an Indictable Offence, Resist Peace Officer and six counts of Fail to Comply with a Probation Order.

He remains in custody with a video court appearance scheduled for April 7, 2020 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.

(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges against a 26-year-old & a 21-year-old in relation to an incident that took place in Blyth over the weekend.

On April 3, 2020 at approximately 7:15 p.m. a Huron OPP officer was fueling up his cruiser when he noticed a couple having difficulty starting a pickup in the fuel bay next to him. Upon checking on the vehicle and while speaking with both parties the officer noted they became quite nervous. Upon checking on the licence plates attached to the vehicle the officer determined the front plate was not the proper plate for the vehicle and the rear plate had actually been reported as stolen.

Both parties were arrested and a search of the vehicle was conducted. Upon searching the vehicle officers located a quantity of suspected methamphetamine.

Doug COLEMAN, 26 years of age from Huron East has been charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000, Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Methamphetamine and Fail to Comply with Probation Order (2 counts).

Cynthia BRUNNER, 21 years of age from North Perth has been charged with Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000 and Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Methamphetamine.

Both have scheduled court appearances set for August 10, 2020 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.

(HURON EAST, ON) – Members from the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment and West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement (TIME) Team are currently investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash that took place earlier this afternoon east of Brussels.

Shortly after 12:38 p.m. Huron OPP, Huron County Paramedic Services and Brussels Fire Department responded to the crash scene located at the intersection of Newry Road (Huron County Road #16) and McDonald Line.

The preliminary investigation indicates a sport utility vehicle was eastbound on Newry Road (Huron County Road #16) when the vehicle left the paved portion of the roadway, collided with the ditch and subsequently rolled before it came to rest upright within the intersection.

The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased.

The deceased has been identified as Sydney DIETRICH-ILLSLEY, 21 years of age, from Brussels.

A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place tomorrow.

Newry Road (Huron County Road #16) is currently closed between Victoria Street in Brussels and Fischer Line to the east. McDonald Line is closed between Brandon Road and Cranbrook Road. Please take an alternate route to avoid delays.

Any witnesses to the crash are asked to contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 524-8314.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid several charges in connection with an event that took place at a Clinton car wash last weekend.

At around 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 29, 2020 a Huron OPP officer responded to a car wash located on Victoria Street in Clinton to investigate a possible stolen pickup that was parked inside one of the car wash bays. Upon arrival officers located two males with the vehicle. One male was outside the vehicle washing it while the other was in the driver’s seat. The suspect outside the vehicle took off on foot running while the driver of the pickup truck accelerated out of the bay and rammed the cruiser causing extensive damage to the cruiser. The officer exited his vehicle and was able to get out of harm’s way while the driver continued ramming the cruiser until he made good on his escape in the stolen truck.

As a result of further investigation officers identified the driver and passenger and were successful in obtaining arrest warrants.

On April 2, 2020 members from the Huron OPP Detachment, OPP West Region Support Team (RST), OPP West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), West Region Canine and OPP Aviation Services attended a property located on Line 34 in Huron East where they arrested the wanted driver without incident.

Pacey FEDDES, 18 years of age from South Bruce has been charged with the following offences:

Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Over $5,000

Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000

Fail to Comply with Release Order

Mischief Over $5,000

Assault a Peace Officer With a Weapon

Dangerous Operation

Flight from a Peace Officer

Fail to Stop After an Accident

He remains in custody with a court appearance scheduled for April 6, 2020 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.

This is an ongoing investigation, police will provide an update when the co-accused is taken into custody.

(NORTH PERTH, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report from a commercial property on Bright Street East, in the Municipality of North Perth, regarding a break and enter and theft that occurred sometime overnight on March 31 2020. During the break and enter, suspects forcibly entered a locked storage shed in a secure compound, and stole copper wire.

During a separate investigation, police executed Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrants at two residences in the Municipality of North Perth in the early morning hours of April 1 2020. While at the residences, police located the recently stolen copper wire.

As a result of this investigation, three people are now facing charges.

Tracy Lynn DOLMAGE, 39, of Listowel, Donald STEPHENS, 51, of Listowel, and Kevin HARPER, 27, of Grand Valley have been charge with:

Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000

All of the accused persons have been released from custody and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford at a later date to answer to the charges.

Anyone with information regarding this or any incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or online at www.opp.ca/reporting.

Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at http://hc-cs.ca where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

(NORTH PERTH, ON) – On April 1, 2020, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Huron-Perth Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of the Grey-Bruce CSCU, Perth County OPP, London Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), and the West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), executed Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Search Warrants at two residences in the Municipality of North Perth. As a result of the search warrants, police seized drugs, cash, and drug trafficking paraphernalia. Police also recovered copper wire, which had been stolen during a break and enter a few hours earlier.

One search warrant was executed at a residence on Argyle Avenue North, Listowel, where four people were arrested. As a result of this investigation, police seized methamphetamine, hydromorphone, drug trafficking paraphernalia, stolen property, and cash, which had a total estimated value of approximately $19,000.

Tracy Lynn DOLMAGE, 39, of Listowel, is charged with:

Possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking (two counts)

Possession of fentanyl

Break, enter, and theft – business

Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000

Karl BRUNNER, 60, of Listowel, is charged with:

Possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking

Possession of hydromorphone

Noah LINDSAY, 26, of Listowel, is charged with:

Possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking

Jeffery SCOTT, 44, of Mapleton, is charged with:

Possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking

Possession of methamphetamine

Possession of another person’s identification

Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000

Possession of a forged document

Possession of identification documents (four counts)

A second search warrant was executed at a residence on Queen Street East, Listowel, where two people were arrested. As a result of this investigation, police seized methamphetamine, hydromorphone, drug trafficking paraphernalia, stolen property, and cash, which had a total value in excess of $18,000.

Donald STEPHENS, 51, of Listowel is charged with:

Possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking

Possession of hydromorphone

Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.

Kevin HARPER, 27, of Grand Valley is charged with:

Possession of methamphetamine for the purposes of trafficking

Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000

Fail to comply with probation order

All of the accused persons have been released and are scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford at a later date to answer to the charges.

This investigation will certainly have a positive community impact in relation to public safety. The public can rest assured that the OPP is continuing to take appropriate enforcement action to ensure our communities are safe.” – Inspector Rob Scott

(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – A 35-year-old from Central Huron is facing criminal charges following a traffic stop by Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) earlier this week.

On Thursday, April 2, 2020 at approximately 1:15 a.m. Huron OPP officers came across a vehicle parked at the intersection of Shipley Street and Princess Street West. Upon approaching the vehicle officers located a driver passed out behind the wheel with the engine running. Officers woke up the male and while speaking with him they noticed the driver was displaying signs of impairment through a drug. Further observations of the vehicle resulted in officers locating drugs and drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.

The driver was placed under arrest for impaired operation and was transported to the Exeter OPP Detachment for further examination. A Drug Recognition Evaluator (DRE) conducted a series of tests and the driver was deemed to be impaired by a drug.

Mathew SCHRAEDER, 35 years of age, from Central Huron has been charged with Operation While Impaired, Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Opioid and Fail to Comply with Probation Order. He has since been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for June 8, 2020 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.

(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) encourages businesses and individuals to voluntarily comply with the short-term restrictions introduced by the federal and provincial governments to combat the spread of COVID-19.

While education, awareness and compliance are preferred options, officers will apply discretion to lay charges under the provincial Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA)

Enforcement actions can include offences relating to:

operation of non-essential businesses and

gatherings of more than five people, with some exceptions

Additionally, police have the authority to arrest those in non-compliance of the federal Quarantine Act at the request of a screening or quarantine officer.

The OPP will continue to provide public safety services to the communities we serve and support the efforts of federal, provincial and local health authorities during the current situation involving COVID-19. We appreciate the public’s ongoing support of these measures. Stay home and avoid non-essential travel, practice good hygiene and follow the Ontario Ministry of Health’s recommendations in order to limit the spread of COVID-19.

If you wish to file a report regarding non-compliance under the Quarantine Act, contact Public Health Agency of Canada. For emergencies, please call 9-1-1. For all other police matters, including non-compliance to the EMPCA, please call your local police or the OPP at 1-888-310-1122. For less serious incidents, report online by visiting opp.ca/reporting.

Additional COVID-19 information and resources can be found at Ontario.ca and the Government of Canada website. OPP-related information and updates can be found at opp.ca.

MATACHEWAN, ON.) – On February 6, 2020, members of the Crime Unit from the Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the Child Exploitation Unit, Forensic Identification Services Unit (FIS), the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), and the North East Regional Support Team responded to a report of Luring in the Town of Matachewan.

As a result of the investigation, William MATHEWS, 29 years-old, from Temiskaming Shores, was arrested on March 31, 2020 and charged with the following:

Luring a Person Under 18 Years of Age by means of Telecommunication, contrary to section 172.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC),

Possession of Child Pornography, contrary to section 163.1(4) of the CC, and

Fail to Comply with Prohibition Regarding Children, contrary to section 161(4) of the CC. (Two Counts)

The accused was released on an Undertaking and is scheduled to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Kirkland Lake, on June 4, 2020.

(KINCARDINE, ON) – On April 1, 2020 at 7:12 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a pedestrian involved collision on Durham Street, Kincardine. Officers arrived with Bruce County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to find that the vehicle was gone.

As a result of the investigation, a 57-year-old Kincardine resident was charged with 2 counts of Drive while under Suspension, Fail to Remain and Fail to Yield to Pedestrian.

The pedestrian had minor injuries assessed at the scene.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.cstip.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.

(WALKERTON, ON) – On April 2, 2020 at 12:55 a.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a suspicious person that was walking along McGivern Street, Walkerton looking in vehicles. Officers arrived and located the suspicious person who was arrested without incident.

Adam REYNOLDS, 32-years-old, of Arran-Elderslie Township was charged with Theft, Possession of Property Obtained by Crime, Trespass at Night and Fail to Comply with Probation. The accused is scheduled to appear in court on June 24, 2020 to answer to the charges.

As a result of the investigation, officers recovered a quantity of property and some loose change.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.cstip.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.