Tag: OPP West Region
Suspects named in Sharif Rahman death investigation
Three citizens of the United Kingdom have been charged in connection with the death of Owen Sound restaurant owner Sharif Rahman in August of 2023. Owen Sound police and members of the Ontario Provincial police announced the charges at a news conference in Owen Sound Wednesday afternoon, when they also explained why information about the […]
LIVE: Crashes, closures as snow pounds Southwestern Ontario
As if we didn’t have enough snow already, Thursday was bringing another wintry wallop from Bruce County around Owen Sound all the way southeast toward the London area and beyond. Follow along below for to-the-minute coverage from our journalists across the region 2:15 p.m. Trouble on Hwy. 401 east of London: 2:01 p.m. London Public […]
24-year-old killed in crash involving car, flatbed truck
A 24-year-old Oxford County resident was killed Sunday when a car and a flatbed truck collided in Zorra Township. The crash occurred on Oxford County Road 68, formerly called Highway 2, between Lines 29 and 31, east of Thamesford, at about 6 p.m., Oxford OPP said. The driver of the car, a 24-year-old whom police […]
Police find nearly two kilograms of cocaine, arrest Dundalk man
A 32-year-old Dundalk man has been charged by police after search warrants executed at two addresses turned up nearly two kilograms of cocaine. The OPP West Region Community Street Crime Unit executed the search warrants in Dundalk and Clifford on Nov. 6, while the accused was taken into custody outside of Walkerton without incident. As […]
Arrests made in Sharif Rahman homicide investigation
Police have made arrests in the Sharif Rahman homicide investigation. The Owen Sound Police Service and OPP announced Thursday morning the ongoing joint homicide investigation being conducted by the two police services resulted in arrests made on July 30, 2024. No further information was made available. “Due to the complexity of this ongoing investigation and […]
$50K reward offered in search for woman last seen in London three years ago
The Ontario government is offering a $50,000 reward in a renewed plea for information about the disappearance of a woman last seen in London more than three years ago.
Three injured when tanker truck, vehicle collide: Police
Three people were injured when a tanker truck and vehicle collided east of London on Tuesday. The crash occurred at 12:10 p.m. at Elgin and Gore roads just north of Dorchester, Middlesex OPP said. One person was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and two with serious injuries, police said. OPP kept the intersection closed […]