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 […]

Grey Bruce OPP lays 10 stunt driving charges in January

Grey Bruce OPP says stunt driving continues to be a “huge concern” in Grey-Bruce, where officers charged 10 drivers with stunt driving, for excessive speed, in January. Stunt driving includes speeding 50 kilometres per hour or more over the limit if the limit is 80 km/h or more. It’s also speeding 40 km/h or more […]

Storage units entered in Wiarton, OPP seeks help finding ATV

Grey Bruce OPP says a white and green all-terrain vehicle is missing after storage unit break-ins in Wiarton between Jan. 6 and Jan. 7. The 1993 Kawasaki KSF ATV was in a storage unit on Industrial Drive in Wiarton. Police investigated and discovered 22 more storage units had their locks removed and were entered, a […]

More checkpoints mean more charges for OPP’s RIDE campaign

More checkpoints meant more charges this year for the Ontario Provincial Police’s annual enforcement campaign targeting drunk drivers. Police across the province recently wrapped up the festive season’s Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) campaign which ran from Nov. 16, 2023, until January 1, 2024. Across the OPP’s west region, officers conducted 2,446 RIDE events, laid […]

Police release more details of Springmount fatal collision

Police have released more information about an early morning collision that killed a pedestrian on Dec. 23. Grey Bruce OPP Const. Krista Linthorne said Wednesday that police have determined one vehicle collided with a 47-year-old South Bruce Peninsula resident. An officer at the scene reportedly said it appeared two vehicles were involved but Linthorne clarified […]

Grey Bruce OPP laid 72 stunt driving charges in 2023

Grey Bruce OPP charged three drivers on Tuesday with stunt driving, a charge officers laid 72 times in 2023 — six times per month on average. In each case Tuesday, the driver’s vehicle was impounded for 14 days and driver’s licence was suspended for 30 days, a police news release said. Tuesday’s charges stemmed from […]

OPP investigation continues into fatal Springmount collision

Grey Bruce OPP is asking for dashcam footage or information from anyone driving in the area of a motor vehicle collision which killed a 47-year-old from South Bruce Peninsula at Springmount early Saturday morning. Police reported in an update Saturday night that they responded at 5:41 a.m. to a serious collision on Highway 6 in […]

Police charge suspect after five seasonal residence break-ins

Grey Bruce OPP charged a South Bruce Peninsula man with five counts of break and enter to a dwelling after a spate of seasonal residence break-ins at Saugeen First Nation. Christopher Bowman, 47, also faces charges of mischief under $5,000, possession break-in instruments, possession property obtained by crime under $5,000 and fail to comply with […]

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