Posts Tagged ‘OPP’
Provincial police looking for person responsible for break, enter and theft this week
Lambton OPP said sometime between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Apr. 23, thieves entered an apartment residence in the 600-block of Broadway St, Wyoming. The exterior door to the apartment had been forced open, breaking the frame. Thieves allegedly stole a Hewlett Packard desktop computer, a Samsung 51” plasma television, an X-box gaming system [...]
Charges laid for stunt driving
Lambton OPP arrested an 18-year-old Barrie teen Sunday and had his vehicle impounded for 7 days and his license suspended for the same period following a traffic stop on Highway 40. Police said at around 5:15 p.m. on Apr. 22 an officer from the West Region Highway Enforcement Team was conducting speed enforcement on Highway [...]
Traffic stop leads to impaired driver
Lambton OPP pulled over a 1998 GMC pick-up Apr. 17 around 8 p.m. because it was being driven erratically and unsafe. The officer talked to the male driver and determined that he had been drinking alcohol at which point a roadside demand was made. The driver failed the breathalyzer test and was arrested. Further breath [...]
Driver charged with being over the legal limit after complaints called into police
Lambton OPP was called Apr. 17 at around 11:30 a.m. to a suspicious vehicle parked on Michigan Avenue. A female was found in the driver seat. Police said when she was spoken to, it was clear that she was impaired by alcohol and was arrested for care and control. Open liquor was also allegedly found [...]
Provincial police charged impaired drivers in two incidents over Easter weekend
Lambton OPP said at around 5:30 p.m. on Apr. 7, officers were called to a single vehicle collision on Gordon Road where they found a 2010 pickup truck in the ditch. Police responded and spoke to the male driver of the pick up at which time it was determined that his ability to operate a [...]
Lambton OPP investigating break and enters to three businesses over Easter weekend
Provincial police said sometime between 8 p.m. on Apr. 7 and 6:30 a.m. the following morning, thieves broke into the Skyview Restaurant, at 4267 London Line, through forced entry at main front door. Police said a cash register with an undisclosed amount of cash was taken and currently there are no suspects. A day earlier, [...]
Father and son treated for dog bites over the Easter weekend
Lambton OPP said a six year old boy and his 35-year-old father were taken to hospital for treatment after both were attacked by a neighbourhood dog over the weekend. At around 5 p.m. on the Apr. 8, police said the young boy was playing in a fenced yard at a Morrell Street in Alvinston. The [...]
Provincial police want homeowners to beware, pressure sales for unnecessary work target seniors
Lambton OPP are warning homeowners, especially seniors of on-going issues involving unscrupulous sales people unexpectedly coming to their home and coercively persuading the homeowner to accept unnecessary services or equipment replacements. In the past two weeks, there have been two notable incidents where elderly homeowners have been specifically targeted and pressured into signing contracts for [...]
Shell refinery in Corunna gets hit with copper thefts in excess of $50,000
Lambton OPP is currently investigating a rash of copper thefts at Shell Refinery Corunna, 150 St Clair Parkway, where significant amounts of copper cable have been stolen. The first theft was reported on Feb. 16 when it was discovered that over 400 feet of ½ inch copper ground cable had been stolen from the Shell [...]
Walpole Island Police confirm driver in fatal collision faces criminal charges
Walpole Island Police confirmed that they have charged a 27-year-old man with two counts of Criminal Negligence Causing Death following a roll over collision that claimed the lives of two Walpole Island residents. The driver from Port Lambton has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear in Sarnia court on Apr. 16 to [...]






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