Tag: Grey-Bruce OPP
Moped driver airlifted to hospital after collision near Flesherton
A 61-year-old moped driver with serious injuries was airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre after colliding with a pickup truck in Grey Highlands Wednesday. Grey Bruce OPP investigated a collision reported at 11:40 a.m. on Highway 10 at Grey Road 32/Road 140, northwest of Flesherton. Firefighters and paramedics also responded. Police didn’t name of the […]
Cambridge man faces charges for driving 197 km/hr on Highway 6
A 26-year-old Cambridge man is facing stunt driving charges after being clocked by officers travelling 197 km/hr on Highway 6 Saturday. According to the Grey Bruce OPP, officers conducting traffic control Saturday at 2:27 p.m. observed the motor vehicle speeding north on Highway 6 at a rate over two times the posted 80 km/hr speed […]
Person pulled from Meaford harbour pronounced dead Saturday
Grey Bruce OPP is investigating the death of an 81-year-old Meaford resident who was unresponsive when pulled from Meaford Saturday morning. Police were called to the harbour at 11:08 a.m. for a possible drowning. Emergency responders pulled the person out of the water and the individual was pronounced dead. Police did not release the deceased […]
Grey councillors hear plea to fix ‘dangerous’ intersection
Doug Symonds was seriously injured when his dump truck full of gravel was hit by a van that failed to stop at a stop sign, at an intersection east of Flesherton that he considers “dangerous.” He was rushed to a trauma centre in London and hasn’t been able to work since, he said in an […]
Guns stolen from Chatsworth residence, police seek information
Police are looking for leads after guns were stolen from a seasonal property in Chatsworth. According to a Grey-Bruce OPP media release, police received a report on April 12 of a break-and-enter at a seasonal residence in the Municipality of Chatsworth. Police attended and learned that an unknown individual or individuals entered the residence and […]
New regional police board nears first meeting after years-long process
A movement to reframe community policing five years in the making is about to hit its stride in Grey-Bruce. Earlier this month the province officially enacted the Community Safety and Policing Act (CSPA), which repeals and replaces the Police Services Act (1990). Lower-tier municipalities in Grey-Bruce with previously established police services committees are preparing to […]
Police charge man after property owner struck with golf club
Police charged a 50-year-old man with assault after a property owner was struck with a golf club after confronting a trespasser. According to a media release, the Grey Bruce OPP received a call Saturday about an assault at a property on Highway 6/10 in the Municipality of Meaford. When police arrived, the caller told officers […]
Meaford residents charged in OPP drug bust
Police have charged two Meaford residents with several drug and weapons charges after executing a search warrant at a property on Concession Road 2 North in the Municipality of Meaford. According to a media release, police executed a search warrant at the property at 5 a.m. Wednesday morning following an investigation into drug trafficking. During […]
Surveillance cameras lead to arrests after home break-in
Though not home at the time, a homeowner witnessed three people breaking into his home via surveillance cameras and called police in time to catch them Monday. Grey Bruce OPP received the report at 4:42 p.m. and found three people on the property. Police charged Charolette Beirnes, 49, of Meaford, Jeffrey Carder, 49, of Meaford […]
Man spotted on cottage owner’s property faces 25 drug and weapons charges
A 31-year-old man of no fixed address faces a slew of drug and weapons charges after being spotted by the owner of a Sauble Beach cottage on video surveillance. According to the Grey Bruce OPP, police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in the laneway of the property owner’s vacant seasonal residence […]