Tag: Elgin OPP
Watchdog clears beach-town cops in unruly cab rider’s busted shoulder
Ontario’s police watchdog has dropped its probe into Ontario Provincial Police officers in Elgin County after a woman had her shoulder broken while being pulled out of a taxi in Port Stanley.
Stratford man charged with attempted murder in home attack
A Stratford man is charged with attempted murder after an armed attack near Goderich two months ago, provincial police say.
Police seek driver who ran from officers, stole vehicle after getting stuck in field
Officers are seeking a driver who went through a stop sign, evaded police and stole a vehicle after running away when their car got stuck in a field mid-getaway early Sunday, Aylmer police say.
Two separate crashes, eight hurt within 24 hours in Elgin County
Two long weekend collisions in Elgin County sent eight people to hospital in less than a day, police say. in a series of social media posts Sunday evening and early Monday, Ontario Provincial Police in Elgin County warned first of an investigation into a collision Sunday between a vehicle and a motorcycle on Quaker Road […]
Serious crash closes stretch of Hwy. 401 in Elgin County
A stretch of Hwy. 401 in Elgin County was closed early Saturday in the fallout of a serious single-vehicle crash, Elgin OPP report. An Ornge air ambulance was called in and the section of the highway between Orford and Furnival roads, southwest of London, closed in both directions, police said. The two roads intersecting the […]
Police searching for Lake Erie jet ski operator missing near Erieau
Authorities are searching for a man who went missing on a personal watercraft in Lake Erie near Erieau
Operator dies when tractor rolls over in Elgin County: Police
AÂ 78-year-old died when the tractor they were operating rolled over an embankment on their property west of Port Stanley, Elgin OPP said. The mishap occurred at about 1:30 p.m. Monday on Walnut Line east of Willey Road in Dutton Dunwich, police said. The property owner, a resident of Wallacetown whose name was not released […]
Police seize $210K in cash, 1.1 kg of cocaine, loaded handgun
Three Londoners face charges after police seized suspected cocaine valued at $113,000, $210,000 in cash and a loaded handgun. The drugs and cash were found in searches at residences on Sugarcreek Trail and Oakville Avenue as well as a vehicle by members of the guns and gangs section in the afternoon on July 19, London […]
Three fatal weekend crashes on local roads – and a near-miss on water
It’s been a deadly weekend on London-area roads â and there was also a nearly fatal incident on one local waterway. Three people have died in a trio of separate collisions on roads across the region since Friday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Here are the details of each case: TWO FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASHES One man […]
Driver, 23, dead after vehicle strikes tree at rural intersection
One person is dead following a crash in rural Elgin County, Ontario Provincial Police say. Police and emergency crews responded to a serious crash involving a single passenger vehicle that collided with a tree shortly before 7 p.m. on Friday, Elgin OPP said. The lone occupant, a 23-year-old from St. Thomas, was pulled from the […]