Tag: opp
Rookie St. Thomas police officer charged with impaired driving
A probationary St. Thomas police officer is charged with impaired driving.
Pumpkins dropped from overpasses onto highways, striking big rigs: OPP
It’s a dangerous twist on an old form of Halloween mischief.
19-year-old killed, three others injured in crash south of Sarnia
One person was killed and three others injured in a three-vehicle crash south of Sarnia over the long weekend.
Two seniors killed in separate weekend crashes across London region
Two seniors are dead after separate crashes on rural Southwestern Ontario roads Saturday, including one involving a pedestrian. A 72-year-old Chatham resident was rushed to hospital, where they later succumbed to their injuries, after a two-vehicle crash in western Elgin County Saturday afternoon. Paramedics, Dutton-Dunwich firefighters and Elgin OPP officers responded to the crash involving […]
Nursing home resident hit with fraud worries, big rent increase: Family
An elderly woman living at a Southwestern Ontario retirement home where police allege a fraud duped several people out of more than $50,000 is facing a new stressor, her family says â an increase that would more than double her rent. Miranda Guitard said her husbandâs 90-year-old grandmother, who has been diagnosed with dementia, became […]
Engine woes for student pilot into emergency landing: Police
A student pilot was forced to make an emergency landing near Goderich on Thursday evening, police say â and they pulled it off.
Two taken to hospital after crash involving motorcycle in Chesley
Two people were taken to hospital after the motorcycle they were riding was involved in a crash with a passenger vehicle in Chesley on Thursday. The two occupants of the motorcycle were taken to hospital by ambulance after the crash on 1st Avenue North at approximately 4:43 p.m. One was later transported by ORNGE to […]
Pedestrian seriously injured in collision in downtown St. Thomas
A pedestrian was sent to hospital after a collision in downtown St. Thomas Wednesday morning, police say. The pedestrian was seriously injured when they were struck by a vehicle on Talbot Street between White and Southwick streets just before 10 a.m., police said. No information about the driver and the circumstances leading to the collision […]
Ontario ministry continues to investigate fatal industrial accident
An Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development investigation into an industrial accident that resulted in the death of two workers near Owen Sound on Oct. 3 is ongoing. A ministry spokeperson said via e-mail on Wednesday that inspectors returned to the scene to continue their investigation on Friday (Oct. 4). During the […]
Serious assault, robbery in Wingham leads to arrests
Two North Huron men are facing charges following a serious assault and robbery that took place on Minnie Street in Wingham. At 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 5, Huron County OPP officers spoke to an adult victim in Wingham who reported being assaulted, according to a news release. Following an investigation, a 29-year-old man from […]