Police

WELLINGTON NORTH – Two people have been charged in an incident here involving the theft of a vehicle and assault of its owner.

ORILLIA – OPP officials say tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and pesticide analysis  of illegal cannabis shows consumers should break ties with their “dealer” and switch to legal products.

FERGUS – There was an "increased police presence" at Centre Wellington District High School (CWDHS) the morning of Dec. 2 after a serious threat of violence against the school and its students was made online the previous evening.

HILLSBURGH – Two local residents face a number of firearm charges after police seized close to 30 guns from a home here.

MOUNT FOREST – Residents of an Egremont Street building have been advised they can return home after they were evacuated on Nov. 25 when a suspicious package was discovered in the building.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington OPP inspector Paul Richardson says enhanced traffic enforcement can be anticipated for speeders on Queen Street South in Palmerston.

PALMERSTON – The OPP is investigating a fire that destroyed a building on Norman Street here on Monday but both police and Minto Fire officials remain tightlipped about whether or not the blaze could be linked to a previous incident at the site two days earlier.

ORILLIA – The OPP is selling a 2022 Canine Unit calendar benefitting two of its associated charities.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA - On Nov. 12 at approximately 4pm, Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious collision involving a single motor vehicle on Highway 6, near Wellington Road 22, south of Fergus. Initial reports indicated that a grey sedan had lost control and three people

GUELPH – An Arthur man faces several charges after a hit-and-run collision here. "The collision caused significant damage to the two involved vehicles, one of which fled the scene," Guelph Police stated in a Nov. 4 press release.