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Area OPP Brockton OPP South Bruce

More Assaults – Names Withheld #KeepItInTheFamily

(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – On the evening of December 3, 2025, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to two separate incidents of intimate partner violence resulting in arrests.

At approximately 9:18 p.m., police responded to a disturbance between intimate partners at a residence in Walkerton, where it is alleged that an assault occurred.

A 62-year-old resident of Brockton was charged with:

  • Assault with a weapon, CC 267(a)
  • Mischief, CC 430(1)(a)

The accused is set to appear at the Walkerton Ontario Court of Justice at a later date.

At approximately 10:36 p.m., police responded to another altercation between intimate partners in Arran-Elderslie, where it is alleged that an assault occurred.

A 50-year-old resident of Arran-Elderslie was charged with:

  • Assault, CC 266 – three counts
  • Uttering threats, CC 264.1(1)(a)

The accused was held in custody for a bail hearing at the Walkerton Ontario Court of Justice and subsequently released from custody. They are set to reappear at a later date.

Victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) are not alone. If you or someone you know needs support, there are local resources available to help. One organization you can contact is Victim Services Bruce Grey at 1-866-376-9852.

The OPP can be reached anytime, anywhere in the Province of Ontario at 1-888-310-1122, or 911 in an emergency.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.

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Area OPP Kincardine OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

70 Year Old Construction Worker Struck On Hwy 21

(KINCARDINE, ON) – On November 24, 2025, at approximately 5:19 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a collision on Highway 21 in the area of Underwood, Municipality of Kincardine.

Police attended with Bruce County Paramedic Services and Kincardine Fire & Emergency Services, to discover that a 70-year-old construction worker had been struck by a passenger vehicle.

The worker was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries and then flown to a London area trauma centre by Air Ornge.

Highway 21 was closed between Concession 6 and Concession 8 until approximately 11:58 p.m.

Police and the Ministry of Labour continue to investigate the collision. If you have any information in relation to this matter, or if you possess camera footage from that area on that date & time, please contact the South Bruce OPP.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.

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Area OPP OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

Huron-Kinloss & Kincardine Drug Bust – David REHKOPF & Brailin HAYS

(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have executed warrants at several properties as a result of a drug trafficking investigation.

On October 15, 2025, at 5:00 a.m., the Grey-Bruce Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed several simultaneous search warrants in Kincardine and Huron-Kinloss, with assistance from Wellington, Huron-Perth, Brant-Oxford, Middlesex, & Lambton CSCU members, OPP West & Central Region Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP Canine, South & Grey Bruce Crime Unit, and members of the South Bruce OPP.

As a result of the search warrants, police seized a quantity of suspected illicit drugs, including 46 grams of methamphetamine, 7 grams of cocaine, 22 grams of Ecstasy / MDMA, 11 grams of Psilocybin. Officers also seized a small amount of Canadian currency and firearm ammunition. 

As a result of the investigation, the following face Criminal Code and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act charges: 

David REHKOPF, 47-years-old, resident of Kincardine: 

  • Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking, CDSA 5(2) – five counts
  • Possession of ammunition contrary to prohibition order, CC 117.01 – three counts
  • Fail to comply with undertaking, CC 145(5)

The accused was held for a bail hearing and subsequently remanded into custody. 

Brailin HAYS, 19-years-old, resident of Kincardine: 

  • Fail to comply with release order, CC 145(5) – three counts

The accused was held for a bail hearing and later released, to reappear at the Walkerton Ontario Court of Justice on October 31, 2025, to answer to the charges. 

A third individual was arrested on the strength of a Hanover Police Service warrant and returned to their service.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.

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Area OPP OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

Fatal Crash on Hwy 6 North of Wiarton: 90-Year-Old Lion’s Head Driver Killed

(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – The Grey-Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are on scene of a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 6 at Mar Sideroad, north of Wiarton.

On October 2, 2025, at 11:31 a.m., the Grey-Bruce OPP, Bruce County Paramedic Services, North & South Bruce Peninsula Fire Departments responded to Highway 6 and Mar Sideroad for a two vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle and a water truck.

The driver of the passenger vehicle, a 90-year-old from Lions Head was pronounced deceased.

Members from the OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) team and West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (TIME) team will be attending to assist in the investigation.

Highway 6 is closed between Bruce Road 9 and Howdenvale Road. Additional road closures have been placed at Bruce Road 9 and Mar Sideroad, Highway 6 and Greig Settlement Road, as well as Red Bay Road and Huron Road. Please use Bruce Road 9 as an alternate route through the area.  

The Grey Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.

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Area OPP OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

Victim Scammed Out Of $150,000 Tractor

(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) – On September 15, 2025, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a fraud involving the sale of a tractor from an address along Concession 2 in the Municipality of South Bruce.

The victim made arrangements for the sale of the tractor, only to discover that after it was transported from the location, that the method of transaction was fraudulent. The tractor was observed being removed by a white transport truck with a flatbed trailer.

Police are searching for the following:

  • 2017 Fendt 714 Vario with 5×85 front-end loader attached – green & red in colour – serial # 738222694

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.

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Area OPP Arran-Elderslie Brockton OPP Owen Sound South Bruce

21 Year Old Arrested After Pedestrian Incident

(BROCKTON, ON) – On March 7, 2025, at approximately 7:50 a.m., the South Bruce and Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the Arran-Elderslie Fire Department, and Bruce County Paramedic Services responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on the Grey Bruce Line between Concession 2 and Concession 4, Municipality of Arran-Elderslie.

A 28-year-old pedestrian from Aurora was transported to a trauma centre with life threatening injuries.

After a thorough investigation by the South Bruce OPP, West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team, with assistance from the Ministry of Labour, a 21-year-old resident of Owen Sound has been charged with:

  • Careless driving causing bodily harm, HTA 130(3)

The accused is set to appear at the Walkerton Ontario Provincial Offences Court on October 7, 2025, to answer to the charge.

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Area OPP OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

Mildmay Repeat Offender Arrested Again – Name Released #3Strikes

(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) – On August 27, 2025, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of overnight break and enters to two adjacent business properties along Highway 9 in Mildmay, Municipality of South Bruce.

Police attended the locations and observed damages caused by the break-in and took inventory of items which were stolen. Shortly after police departed, an individual attended the location wearing items which were stolen from the break-in. Police were again contacted, reattended and took this individual into custody.

Elias LUEDKE, 21-years-old, resident of Mildmay, was charged with:

  • Break, enter a place – commit indictable offence, CC 348(1)(b) – two counts
  • Possession of property obtained by crime, CC 354(1)(a)
  • Fail to comply with probation, CC 733.1(1)

The accused is set to appear at the Walkerton Ontario Court of Justice on October 1, 2025, to answer to the charges.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.

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OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

56 Year Old Arrested In South Bruce – REED

(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) – On August 24, 2025, at approximately 11:22 a.m., a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) West Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team stopped to check a vehicle along Bruce Road 6, Municipality of South Bruce.

A roadside screening device was administered, resulting in a fail. The driver was subsequently taken into custody and transported to the South Bruce OPP detachment for further testing.

Robert REED, 56-years-old, resident of Flesherton, was charged with:

  • Operation while impaired – B.A.C. 80+, CC 320.14(1)(b)

The accused is set to appear at the Walkerton Court of Justice on September 10, 2025, to answer to the charge.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.

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OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

Daniel MCCHLERY From Wingham Arrested

(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) – On August 24, 2025, at approximately 4:17 a.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a vehicle parked in a live lane of traffic along Bruce Road 4, Municipality of South Bruce.

Officers attended the location and found the vehicle parked in the southbound lane with no lights on. After conversing with the driver, police detected signs of impairment. The driver was taken into custody and taken to a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) officer for further testing.

Daniel MCCHLERY, 34-years-old, resident of Wingham, was charged with:

  • Operation while impaired, CC 320.14(1)(a)

The accused is set to appear at the Walkerton Court of Justice on October 22, 2025, to answer to the charge.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.

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OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

Collision Near Teeswater – 1 Airlifted To London

(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently on scene investigating a serious motor vehicle collision in South Bruce.

On July 16, 2025, at approximately 7:05 a.m., police received a report of a collision involving two vehicles at the intersection of Concession 4 and Sideroad 20 in the Municipality of South Bruce. One of the involved drivers has been transported to a London area trauma centre by Ornge Air Ambulance.

The intersection of Concession 4 and Sideroad 20 is closed for the investigation. The closure will remain in effect for an undetermined time. Updates to follow when available.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.

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OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

One Dead In Canoe Incident

(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – On Monday, July 14, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., members of the Grey Bruce Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), South Bruce Peninsula Fire Department and Bruce County Paramedic Services, responded to a report of a capsized canoe on Lake Huron, near Howdenvale.

Three individuals were canoeing when their vessel overturned. Two individuals managed to swim safely to shore. A third individual, a 32-year-old male, did not immediately resurface.

Bystanders were able to recover the male from the water and attempted to administer CPR. Upon the arrival of emergency responders, he was then transported to hospital by EMS, where he was pronounced deceased.

Grey Bruce OPP would like to thank all members of the public and emergency responders who provided assistance.   

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OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

Collision Near Teeswater

(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) – On July 5, 2025, at approximately 10:07 a.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision along Concession 4, East of Teeswater in the Municipality of South Bruce.

Officers attended the location with South Bruce Fire Rescue and Bruce County Paramedic Services. Investigation revealed that an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) was struck by a passenger vehicle, the operator was ejected. The operator was transported to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries. The roadway was closed for a short period of time.

The ATV operator, a 56-year-old resident of South Bruce was charged with:

  • Fail to yield from driveway, HTA 139(1)
  • Driver – no helmet, HTAReg 316 19(1)

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.

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Area OPP OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

MCGRATH Facing Numerous Charges

(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) – On May 28, 2025, at approximately 7:56 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint for a vehicle along Sideroad 20, Municipality of South Bruce.

Police attended the area and located the vehicle. While speaking with the driver, the investigating officer detected signs of impairment. The driver was arrested and transported for further testing.

Andrew MCGRATH, 28-years-old, resident of South Bruce, was charged with:

  • Operation while impaired, CC 320.14(1)(a)
  • Failure or refusal to comply with demand, CC 320.15(1)
  • Dangerous operation, CC 320.13(1)
  • Operate a motor vehicle without insurance, CAIA 2(1)(a)
  • Drive motor vehicle – no licence, HTA 32(1)
  • Novice driver – B.A.C. above zero, HTA 44.1(3)
  • Drive motor vehicle – no plates, HTA 7(1)(b)(i)
  • Operate unsafe vehicle, HTA 84(1)
  • G1 licence holder unaccompanied by qualified driver, HTA O.Reg 340/94 5(1)
  • Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor, LLCA 42(1)(a)

The accused is set to appear on July 2, 2025, at the Walkerton Court of Justice to answer to the charges.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.

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OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

Francis REINHART Was Arrested Again

(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) – On June 1, 2025, at approximately 11:58 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a dispute at a property along Concession 4, Municipality of South Bruce.

Police attended and learned that the accused had been operating a motor vehicle in contravention of prior conditions of release. The individual was placed under arrest and transported to detachment.

Francis REINHART, 33-years-old, resident of South Bruce, was charged with:

  • Operation while prohibited, CC 320.18(1)(a) – three counts
  • Fail to comply with probation, CC 733.1(1)
  • Driving while under suspension, HTA 53(1) – four counts
  • Use plate not authorized for vehicle, HTA 12(1)(d)

The accused was held for a bail hearing and subsequently remanded into custody.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.

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OPP Police Press Releases South Bruce

Julianna (Julie) Is Missing

(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are seeking public assistance to locate a missing person.

The South Bruce OPP previously received a report that Julianna (Julie), 56 years-of-age is missing from the Huron-Kinloss area, and continue public appeal to confirm her well being.

Julianna is described as:

  • 5’5″ tall
  • 180 pounds
  • Heavy build
  • Brown hair (possibly dyed blonde)
  • Blue eyes

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information 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.