Tag: Area OPP

(OWEN SOUND, ON) – On May 22, 2021, Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Owen Sound Police Service, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), arrested two individuals in connection with a homicide investigation in Owen Sound.

The following people are charged:

• 21-year-old Robert JACKSON of Owen Sound – First Degree Murder S. 235(1) Criminal Code of Canada.
• 39-year-old Christie CURRIE of Chatsworth Township – First Degree Murder S. 235(1) Criminal Code of Canada.

 Both are being held pending a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice.

The investigation began on May 16, 2021, shortly after 9:30 p.m., after Owen Sound Police Service (OSPS) responded to a report of an altercation in the 900-block of 6^th Street East, in the City of Owen Sound.  A 22-year old Holland Centre man was transported to hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the OSPS at 519-376-1234, or report online at www.owensoundpolice.com. Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.crimestop-gb.org where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000. 

(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On May 19, 2021, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit and the Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence located in Elora, Ontario.

Upon entering the residence, officers seized a quantity of drugs, drug paraphernalia, and stolen property.

As a result of the investigation, Mitchell Johnathon HORNE, 29-years-old of Elora has been charged with Possession of a Controlled Substance-Cocaine and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime. The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice – Guelph on June 22, 2021 to answer to the charges.

(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – A Wingham resident is facing a court date following a Racing charge laid yesterday by Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). 

On Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at approximately12:13 p.m. a Huron OPP officer was patrolling on Clyde Line when he observed a sport utility vehicle speeding well above the posted 80 km/h zone limit. A RADAR device was utilized to measure the speed of the vehicle and it accurately measured the vehicle’s speed in excess of 130 km/h. 

A traffic stop was conducted and the driver was subsequently charged. 

Mackenzie MONTGOMERY, 23 years of age from Wingham has been charged with Race a Motor Vehicle – Excessive Speed. The driver now has a court date scheduled for June 15, 2021 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich to answer to the charge. 

The motor vehicle was impounded and the driver was served with an automatic seven day driver’s licence suspension. 

(NORTH PERTH, ON) – One person from Wellington County is facing a criminal charge after a traffic stop in the Municipality of North Perth on May 19, 2021 just after 2:00 a.m.

The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrols on Road 164, north of Listowel, when an officer observed a motor vehicle contravening the Highway Traffic Act. As a result, a traffic stop was conducted by the officer.

Shaunnice WHITE, a 23-year-old resident of Mount Forest was arrested and charged with:

• Possession of a Schedule I Substance- Methamphetamine
• Fail to Stop at Stop Sign

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Stratford at a later date to answer to the charges.

(GREENOCK TWP, ON) – On May 19, 2021 at 7:53 a.m., a member of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on patrol along Bruce County Road 20 in Greenock Township noticed a vehicle moving at a high rate of speed. The vehicle’s speed was displayed on radar at more than 130 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone.

Travis PARKER, 32-years-old, of Hamilton was charged with Race a Motor Vehicle.

This charge includes an immediate 7-day vehicle impoundment and an immediate 7-day license suspension.

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.

(KINLOSS TWP, ON) – On May 17, 2021 at 10:07 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OP) received a report of a single vehicle collision involving a transport truck along South Kinloss Avenue in Kinloss Township. Officers responded with members of the Ripley-Huron Fire Department and Bruce County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to find a transport truck had rolled onto its side before coming to rest in the ditch.

The driver, a 58-year-old resident of Georgian Bluffs, was taken to a local hospital for assessment of non-life threatening injuries.

South Kinloss Avenue was closed from Huron-Kinloss Townline to Button Street for the protection of first responders. It has since re-opened to traffic.

As a result of the police investigation, the driver was charged with Careless Driving.

(NORTH PERTH, ON) – On Monday May 17, 2021 just before 08:00 a.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a theft of copper wire and aluminum from a construction site on Twamley Street West in the Municipality of North Perth.

Sometime between May 15, 2021 and May 17, 2021 unknown person(s) entered the locked storage container on the property and removed the items. This is the second theft the local business has suffered this year. 

The public is asked to report suspicious activity immediately. 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 www.P3tips.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has stopped and charged 2 stunt drivers this past week.

On May 14, 2021 at 9:15 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Bruce County Road 3 in Carrick Township noticed a vehicle moving at a high rate of speed. The vehicle’s speed was displayed on radar at more than 130 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone. Nichole STAGG, 31-years-old, from City of Guelph was charged with Race a Motor Vehicle.

On May 13, 2021 at 12:03 p.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Bruce County Road 20 in Greenock Township noticed a vehicle moving at a high rate of speed. The vehicle’s speed was displayed on radar at more than 130 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone. Reginald SHAW, 30-years-old, from the Municipality of Grey Highlands was charged with Race a Motor Vehicle.

This charge includes an immediate 7-day vehicle impoundment and an immediate 7-day driver’s license suspension.

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.

(NORTH PERTH, ON) – On Monday May 17, 2021 just after 6:30 p.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Perth County Paramedic Services, and the North Perth Fire Department responded to a single vehicle motor vehicle collision on Perth Road 158 in the Municipality of North Perth.

The 63-year-old driver from North Perth was extricated from the vehicle, and transported by Ornge Air Ambulance to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries. There were no other injuries as a result of the collision.

The investigation is ongoing.

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 www.p3tips.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

(GODERICH, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid criminal charges against a Goderich resident following a recent theft occurrence.

On Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Huron OPP officers received a report from a victim that reported her mountain bike valued at nearly $3,000 had just been stolen. Officers were able gather a description of the suspect and approximately ten minutes later police spotted the suspect on Cove Road with the stolen bicycle.

Officers approached the suspect and he was taken into custody without incident. A search of the suspect revealed the accused to be in possession of break-in tools. Additionally, the accused was found to be breaching several conditions of his probation order. 

As a result, Aaron WEDGE, 30 years of age, from Goderich has been charged with: Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5,000, Possession of Break-in Instruments and four counts of Fail to Comply with Probation Order. 

The accused remains in custody with a court appearance scheduled for May 21, 2021 at the Ontario Court of Justice – Goderich.

(SOUTHGATE, ON) On May 8, 2021 at 3:13 p.m. Grey Bruce OPP responded to an injured pedestrian that was thrown from a moving motor vehicle on Bradley Street, near Grey Street in the Village of Dundalk, in the Township of Southgate.

A person had jumped onto the hood of a motor vehicle, then the driver drove away, with the pedestrian still hanging onto the hood. When the driver turned a corner sharply, the pedestrian fell to the ground, sustaining injuries. The pedestrian was treated at hospital for serious but non- life threatening injuries. The driver fled the scene.

As a result of this investigation, Grey Bruce OPP have charged Quentin GODOY, 23 years-of-age, from Southgate, with the following offences:

• Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, causing bodily harm, section 320.13(2) Criminal Code of Canada (CCC)
• Fail to remain, section 200(1)(a) Highway Traffic Act

The accused must attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on July 8, 2021.

(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is hopeful some tips from the public will help shine a light on who is responsible for a recent theft of solar panels and solar power equipment near Wingham.

Huron County OPP was contacted last week from a victim that reported thieves had attended their seasonal property located on West Street in lower-town Wingham and had stolen about $1600 worth of solar panels, batteries and other solar power equipment. 

The theft is believed to have taken place sometime between April 14^th and May 12^th, 2021. 

The stolen items consisted of two solar panels (230 watts & 235 watts), two solar panel batteries, a MTTP solar charge controller and a 1000 watt pure sine power inverter. 

If you have any information about this incident please contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 482-1677. 

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip online at www.p3tips.com , where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are seeking tips from the public to help solve a recent theft of fuel case.   

The victim, a business located on Howick-Turnberry Road reported the thieves stole close to 500 litres of diesel fuel from some construction vehicles that were parked at the business. The thieves also broke into a storage trailer on site however nothing was reported stolen.

The theft of fuel took place sometime over the weekend. 

If you have any information about this incident please contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 482-1677. 

(LAMBTON SHORES, ON) – On May 13, 2021 at 8:50 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a scooter being driven erratically on Main Street, Thedford.

Officers initiated a traffic stop and learned that the scooter had been reported stolen from the London area.

Robert GLENDINNING, 52-years-old of Parkhill has been charged with:

• Possession Property Obtained by Crime under $5000 (CC).
• Operation While Prohibited under the Criminal Code (CC) (x3).

The accused has been released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice-Sarnia on June 28, 2021.