Tag: crime
Hanover police warn counterfeit $100 bills may be around
Hanover police said there are reports of phony $100 bills in the area. Often most susceptible to receiving counterfeit money are retail stores, convenience stores, restaurants offering takeout and drive through food orders, alcohol and cannabis stores and gas stations, police said in a release Monday. Police are encouraging businesses to educate their employees who […]
Police suspend search for man missing near Inglis Falls
Police have paused a search for James Van-Veen, carried out over days at Inglis Falls, after his vehicle was found unoccupied in the Inglis Falls parking lot. The search began after a report that the 64-year-old Georgian Bluffs man failed to arrive at work, Grey Bruce OPP said in a news release Monday. A short […]
Vehicle flees after pedestrian struck at Craigleith
A Collingwood man was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle that failed to remain at the scene in the Town of the Blue Mountains. At about 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Collingwood OPP were called to the single-vehicle collision on Grey Rd. 19 in Craigleith where a vehicle had struck a pedestrian. The […]
Hanover and West Grey police not participating in gun buyback program
Two Grey County municipal police services — in Hanover and West Grey — have announced they are not participating in the voluntary federal Assault-Style Firearms Compensation Program. The federal government starting in 2020 has deemed prohibited more than 2,500 makes and models of firearms to help combat gun violence. The deadline to seek compensation for […]
Man who robbed London store emotional as he’s sent to prison: ‘I’m sorry’
Joshua Awcock’s apology for robbing a London convenience store was recognition that his crime was a direct link to needing help for his drug addictions.