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OPP make drug bust in Corunna

Lambton OPP say its Safe Streets Unit and the Drug Enforcement Bureau of its Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau made a legal search on Beckwith Street last Friday. They are said to have found quantities of suspected Fentanyl and drug paraphernalia, the approximate value of the drugs being $750. Two Corunna males, 21 and 19 years [...]

Walpole Island Police make drug arrest following traffic stop

Walpole Island Police say a traffic stop in the area of Stewart Line in Chatham-Kent Monday around 5 p.m. led to a 27-year-old and a 25-year-old, both from Sarnia, being charged with possession for the purpose of traffic. A quantity of what police believe to be marijuana was seized. The accused will appear in Sarnia [...]

Walpole Island Police make arrest alleging liquor smuggling violations

Walpole Island Police say they made an arrest on Dec. 29 after responding to reports of a suspicious vehicle in the area of the boat lunch on Squirrel Island Road. A 62-year-old man who is a member of the Moravian of the Thames First Nation (south of Bothwell and east of Chatham-Kent) remains in custody [...]

Plympton-Wyoming to honour community contributions

Mayor Lonny Napper of Plympton-Wyoming will be honouring a number of community members at a luncheon early in February. The Mayor's Luncheon, to be held Saturday,, Feb. 4, 2012 at noon, is designed to officially recognize several individuals. "These are people who have truly made a difference and we as a community appreciate all of their [...]

Break in results in $6,400 loss in Warwick Township

Lambton OPP is investigating a break and enter that they say resulted in a loss of $6,400 inb the form of a Stihl chainsaw and Honda ATV. The incident, which occurred some time between 8 p.m. on Christmas Eve and 6 a.m. on Christmas Day, occurred in the 8000 block of LaSalle Line where a [...]

Lesson learned the hard way: don’t drink and drive

  Two more instances of drinking and driving are reported by Lambton OPP, who say stops on Saturday, Dec. 17 resulted in charges of being over the legal limited. In the first instance, which occurred in St. Clair Township around 3:30 a.m., a 21-year-old St. Clair Township man was stopped on Ladysmith Road. Police determined [...]

Recovered but unclaimed property waiting for rightful owner at Corunna OPP

Two duffel bags full of assorted property were turned into the St. Clair Township OPP office on Nov. 8, 2011. Police suspect the items were stolen, but have been unable to locate the owners. The items contain clothing, tools, assorted clothing, sporting equipment and toys. The OPP is asking if anyone had items stolen around [...]

OPP still finding impaired drivers

  Two incidents of impaired driving, both occurring on Dec. 8, 2011, have been reported by Lambton OPP. In the first, around 2:30 a.m., a Ford pickup was stopped on Petrolia Line in the area of Waterworks Road. A 23-year-old driver was said to have twice the legal limit of alcohol in his blood. He [...]

Plympton-Wyoming Council highlights for Nov. 30, 2011

  At its regular meeting on Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 5:00 p.m., the Town of Plympton-Wyoming Council:  ·         Authorized staff to proceed with Public Notice of Sale of the portion of Kerrigan Road from London Line North to the 402 Corridor pursuant to the municipality’s Sale and Other Disposition of Land Policy. ·         Endorsed the Staff [...]

Blood donors needed in Petrolia

As Canadians prepare to celebrate this holiday season, many patients will be fighting to celebrate life itself. according to Canadian Blood Services. A blood drive today (Monday, Nov. 28) still has a number of appointment spots open. New donors and walk-ins are also welcome at the Petrolia New Life Assembly Church between 12:30 p.m. and [...]