ROCKWOOD – “It’s been 60 days, and still no answers.” That’s how much time had passed since Nathaniel Schofield, a 36-year-old father of six living in Arthur, died in OPP custody on July 10.
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Two people injured in crash involving paramedic response vehicle
MAPLETON – Two people were injured in a three-vehicle crash here on Monday morning involving a paramedic response vehicle.
Speeders of the Week
MAPLETON – On Aug. 23 at about 10am, a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on Highway 6.
Police beat: Stolen vehicle
ERIN – A Guelph woman faces several charges after local police received an automated licence plate recognition system alert.
Drinking and driving
WELLINGTON NORTH – On Aug. 22 at about 7:45pm, Wellington County OPP officers were dispatched to a single-vehicle collision on Sideroad 7 West.
Guelph man succumbs to injuries from Aug. 20 crash
PUSLINCH – A Guelph man has died from injuries sustained in a serious two-vehicle crash here last week.
Child struck, vehicle flees
GUELPH – Guelph Police are looking for witnesses and trying to identify a driver after a small child was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.
Drinking and driving
FERGUS – On Aug. 16 at about 7:34pm, Wellington County OPP received a report of a collision on St. Andrews Street West.
Police beat: drug bust
EAST GARAFRAXA – Two individuals are facing charges following a drug bust here last week.
Grey Highlands man charged in Minto sexual assault
MINTO – Wellington County OPP officials say police opened an investigation into a reported sexual assault "at an address" in Minto on Aug. 23.
Police beat: Four-hundred feet of wiring stolen from Erin barns
ERIN – Police are looking for help to identify person(s) who stole electrical wiring from barns.
OPP no longer issuing ‘Wellington Weekly’ summaries
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police have informed the media they will no longer be issuing weekly reports summarizing traffic-related occurrences across the county.
Guelph man in critical condition following two-vehicle crash
PUSLINCH – Emergency crews responded to the scene of the collision, on Brock Road in Puslinch, on Aug. 20 at about 7:50am.
Police beat: Hatchet, bottle used during ‘altercation’
GUELPH – Two men face charges after a hatchet and broken bottle were brandished during a disturbance here last Tuesday.
Indecent act outside Guelph childcare centre
GUELPH – A Guelph man faces charges after he was found touching himself outside a childcare centre here last Tuesday.