Police

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FERGUS – Wellington County OPP officials say a youth walking along St Andrew Street East was followed by an adult male shortly after 8am.

GUELPH - Responsible for governing the police, the Wellington County Police Services Board has new members around the table for the 2023-34 term.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A Kitchener man has been charged with careless driving in connection with a serious two-vehicle crash here last summer.

PUSLINCH – Police are investigating after someone flipped over multiple pickup trucks at a gravel pit here in order to steal catalytic converters off the vehicles.

ERIN – Police are asking for help to identify two suspects involved in an ATM theft here on Friday. Wellington County OPP officials say at around 1:30am on Jan. 13 two suspects "attended a business on Main Street ... made entry, and stole an ATM" containing about $1,800.

ABOYNE – The cost to county taxpayers for policing is on the rise again in this year’s budget. Price tag expected to climb to $23.97 million in 2032.

ERIN – Police are looking for two suspects after a home invasion here on New Year's Day. "It was reported that two unknown persons attended the residence and stole approximately $350 worth of various items," police stated.

PUSLINCH – The OPP is investigating a serious collision here that left one driver with what police officials are calling "life-altering injuries."

MOUNT FOREST –  Police are investigating several potential hate crimes after swastikas were marked in the bathrooms at the library, arena and a restaurant here this week.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – One person is dead following a collision between an SUV and a transport truck here on Wednesday afternoon. It was the second fatal collision on Wellington County roads within three hours on Jan. 4.

PUSLINCH – One person is dead following a serious two-vehicle crash here on Wednesday. Wellington County OPP officials say emergency crews responded to the scene on Wellington Road 32 south of Concession 4, southwest of Guelph, at about 12:17pm on Jan. 4.