Tag: Impaired driving
Mistrial declared in former Woodstock mayor’s first sex assault trial
Woodstockâs disgraced former two-term mayor will get a second chance at his first sexual assault trial. A mistrial has been declared for Trevor Birtch, 49, the former mayor convicted in June of one count of sexual assault and one count of assault involving a 45-year-old former girlfriend in 2021. On Monday, the judge who convicted […]
Probe of trespassing incidents in village leads to 11 charges against man
An investigation into several incidents in the village of Blyth has led to 11 charges against a 27-year-old man, including trespassing at night and criminal harassment, Huron County OPP said. Police received information a person had trespassed and committed offences on several properties in the community about 20 kilometres east of Goderich between Saturday, Nov. […]
Man, woman charged in break-in after getaway vehicle gets stuck: Police
A man and a woman are facing charges after police say two individuals were seen fleeing a property on foot and driving a stolen vehicle in broad daylight.
It’s Festive RIDE time and police are charging impaired drivers
Police laid 12 impaired driving charges in the first 21 days of the 2024 OPP Festive RIDE campaign in Grey-Bruce, compared with 19 impaired charges in the same period last year. Eight impaired charges were laid in the South Bruce OPP detachment after 69 RIDE or Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere spot checks in the current […]
Woman, 26, charged after reports of possible drunk driver on Hwy. 401
A St. Thomas woman faces multiple charges after reports of a possible impaired driver on Highway 401 led to an arrest in London, provincial police say. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to reports of a possible impaired driver on the westbound 401 lanes in Thames Centre, east of the city, shortly before 4 p.m. […]
Pedestrian struck by vehicle, suffers life-threatening injuries: London police
A man was in hospital with life-threatening injuries Thursday following a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian, London police say. It was about about 2:35 p.m. on Wednesday when London police say officers were called to Oxford Street East and First Street after the collision. An adult man was taken to hospital, police said. […]
‘Grandparent scam’ costs Elgin County resident $7,000: Police
An Elgin County resident is out of thousands of dollars after being duped into a believing a caller was their grandchild in need of money for an emergency, Ontario Provincial Police say.
Man, 41, charged after stolen vehicle flees from police in downtown London
A London man faces a raft of charges after police say an individual was seen driving dangerously downtown in a stolen vehicle with a fake licence plate.
Local OPP and municipal police services continue RIDE campaign in area
Drivers should notice several RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) programs throughout Grey-Bruce this month. Regional and municipal police services are joining forces in an effort to remove impaired drivers from the road, and police are reminding motorists that officers can demand a breath sample during a traffic stop without reasonable suspicion. The Ontario Association of […]
Man charged in public housing shooting lives in building, court documents show
A man charged in a shooting at a London public housing building is a resident at the high-rise and had been charged two months earlier with weapons offences in Aylmer, according to court records.