WELLINGTON NORTH – A Mount Forest teen has been charged with dangerous and impaired driving in a crash last month that sent a passenger to hospital with what police are calling “life-threatening” injuries.
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Drinking and driving
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police continue to lay drinking and driving charges throughout the county.
Speeders of the Week
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police continued to lay racing charges throughout the county recently. Among those charged with performing a stunt (excessive speed) were:
Linwood man charged with sexual assault
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Wellington County OPP officials say police started an investigation "into a reported sexual offence at an address in Centre Wellington" on June 6.
Police beat; Brampton men charged in thefts
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Four Brampton men have been charged in connection with the theft of over $3,000 worth of products from two local stores.
Assault with ‘hot beverage’
FERGUS – A Fergus man was charged with assault this spring after he threw a hot beverage on employees at a local drive-thru.
Police beat: Man charged after elderly pedestrian hit by vehicle
HARRISTON – A local man is charged with careless driving after an elderly pedestrian was hit by a vehicle here this spring.
Waterloo man charged in April 30 sexual assault at Fergus business
FERGUS – Wellington County OPP officials initially announced on May 7 that they were investigating an incident “at a retailer on St. David Street” on April 30 at about 5:45pm. “A woman was sexually assaulted by an unknown male,” police stated at the time.
Man in car approached child
GUELPH – Police here are investigating after a man in a vehicle approached a young girl last week.
Another senior scammed
GUELPH – Police are once again urging the public to be cautious when dealing with unknown people on the phone after a senior was scammed out of $5,800.
‘This was a cold case’: behind the investigation into the death of Monica Chisar
SOUTHGATE – More than a year after she was reported missing, Monica Chisar’s remains were discovered in a wooded area just north of Mount Forest. She was just 29 years old. A 19-month investigation led detectives to Hamilton, and a Kosovo expat on the run from U.S. authorities.
Fergus man faces break-in, mischief, threat charges
LISTOWEL – A Fergus man faces several charges in connection with two break-ins and a damaged sign, all within three days.
Police seize close to $100,000 in meth; Mount Forest man charged
MOUNT FOREST – Wellington County OPP officials say an officer patrolling Main Street North in Mount Forest saw the driver of a sedan dealing drugs at about 11:15pm on June 19.
Wellington North man charged with murder in 2019 death of Jason Brown
MINTO – Police have charged a third person – a Wellington North man – in connection with the 2019 kidnapping and death of Jason John Brown.
Automated speed enforcement pilot coming to Wellington County
GUELPH – Automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras are expected on Wellington County roads within the next six to nine months.