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.
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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.
Local seniors lose $10,000 in latest grandparent scam
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police are again warning county residents about grandparent scams, after two seniors were bilked out of thousands of dollars.
Erin man struck by vehicle is in life-threatening condition: OPP
ERIN – An Erin man is in life-threatening condition after he was struck by a vehicle here early on Saturday. Wellington County OPP officials say emergency crews responded to the scene, on Wellington Road 124 west of Erin, at about 5am on June 15.
Hamilton residents charged in June 11 shoplifting spree
WELLINGTON NORTH – Three Hamilton residents have been charged in connection with a shoplifting spree earlier this week at stores in Mount Forest, Arthur, Shelburne and Orangeville.
Centre Wellington man charged in sexual assaults of minor
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A local man faces six charges in relation to the sexual assault of a minor in several incidents over the last nine months. "The incidents occurred between September 2023 and June 2024 at a home in Centre Wellington," police stated in a press release.
Drugs and handgun seized, vehicle shot at in separate incidents: OPP
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police recently dealt with two incidents involving a gun – one ending with the arrest of a suspected drug dealer and the other with at least one shot fired at a parked vehicle.
Pride decorations damaged in separate incidents in Palmerston
PALMERSTON – Police now say there have been two separate incidents of vandalism involving Pride decorations here this month.
Uxbridge man charged in connection with sexual assault in Wellington North
WELLINGTON NORTH – On June 11, Wellington County OPP officials announced that police began an investigation "into a reported sexual offence at an address in Wellington North" in April.