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Lambton OPP seeking public assistance with identifying suspects

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Point Edward Ontario Provincial Police are seeking the assistance of the public in identifying a group of teens that caused over $4,000 damage to Village property. At around 4:30 p.m. on Jun. 11 a group of four teens were seen damaging the globes to light standards along the walking path from Alfred St to Michigan [...]

Trainer involved in accident that killed Point Edward firefighter is found innocent

The trainer who was involved in an exercise that resulted in the death of a Point Edward volunteer fighter more than two years ago has been found innocent of charges laid under the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Terry Harrison of Georgetown, Ontario, was accused of failing to take reasonable precautions to protect a worker—51-year-old [...]

Driver in Grand Bend charged with being impaired

  Lambton OPP say a driver stopped in Grand Bend for a traffic light violation in the early hours of Monday (May 28) was arrested for being under the influence of alcoholic beverages. The man, a 35-year-old from Mactier, Ont., will appear in a Sarnia court on July 9.

19-year-old Deerfield man charged with impaired driving after single vehicle rollover crash

  Lambton OPP say a single vehicle rollover crash was alcohol related and have charged a 19-year-old Deerfield, Ont., man with being over the legal limit. The incident, which occurred shortly after midnight on May 27, occurred on Klondyke Road near Greenaway Road. The driver, who sustained minor injuries in the crash, will appear in [...]

Tractor trailer roll over closes Highway 402 on-ramp

Forest Road Highway 402 on-ramp in Plympton-Wyoming is the scene of a tractor trailer roll-over accident on May 24

Lambton OPP cordoned off the on-ramp to Highway 402 eastbound at Forest Road for 7 hours last evening following a tractor trailer roll over. Police said shortly after 5 p.m. on May 24, the driver of a transport truck was attempting to access the eastbound Highway 402 from Forest Road. The truck somehow left the [...]

Impaired driver arrested in Warwick, held for bail

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Lambton OPP said a 53-year-old man remains in police custody today awaiting a bail hearing after his arrest last evening. Police said that at around 6:30 p.m. on May 23 a unit was responding to a 911 call about a possible impaired driver in a gold Dodge pick up. At around 6:40 p.m., an officer [...]

Lambton OPP investigate convenience store robbery in Watford

Mac's Convenience at 5302 Nauvoo Road in Watford, Ontario

Lambton OPP is investigating a robbery that happened in the early hours this morning at a Mac’s Convenience Store on Nauvoo Road in Watford. Police said shortly after 4 a.m. two masked men went into the convenience store and walked up to the lone female clerk behind the counter. One is alleged to have brandished [...]

82-year-old Thedford man accused of threatening postal workers

  An 82-year-old Thedford man has been charged after Lambton OPP say he threatened to harm staff at the Thedford Postal outlet on Tuesday (May 22). Gordon Stanley Tucker was arrested at his home, where police say they seized a loaded firearm and other restricted fire arms. The incident leading to the charges of threat [...]

Condo fire at Mariner Village in Point Edward under investigation

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  Venetian Boulevard remains closed today (Wednesday) around the vicinity of a spectacular fire at Mariner Village condominiums Tuesday evening. The Ontario Fire Marshal is investigating the blaze, which is said to have originated in a second storey unit on the north side of the building around 8:20 p.m. It then spread throughout the west [...]

Michigan Ave. in Point Edward undergoing major work

Heading under the Blue Water Bridges? You'll need to consider an alternate route than Michigan Ave. or follow the marked detour route starting this week. The area affected is from Livingston Street to the entrance to the Waterfront Park. The seven-week project, said to start next week—although the road was blocked yesterday (Wednesday)—is being done [...]