Police

MINTO – An OPP officer with just one year on the job has been charged following a collision here involving two police vehicles.

NORTH PERTH – A Palmerston man is dead following a two-vehicle collision here on Monday. Perth County OPP officials say emergency crews responded to the crash on Line 91, west of Perth Road 140, on Aug. 15 at around 11:45am.

CENTRE WELLINGTON – A portion of Highway 6 south of Fergus was closed on Wednesday after a two-vehicle crash left one driver seriously injured.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – One person was sent to hospital with "life-altering" injuries following a collision between a car and motorcycle here on Sunday evening.

GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A Mississauga teenager has died following another "swimmer in distress" call at Guelph Lake. Emergency crews were called to an area near the island at the Guelph Lake Conservation Area on July 31 at 6:15pm.

MAPLETON – A second person has succumbed to injuries sustained in a serious crash here on Monday.

MAPLETON – One person is dead and another suffered life-threatening injuries in a vehicle collision here on Monday. Emergency crews responded to the intersection of Wellington Roads 8 and 10 near Moorefield on July 25 at about 3:30pm.

FERGUS – Police are looking for clues after the Bell store here was robbed at gunpoint on Monday. Wellington County OPP officials say two people armed with handguns entered the Tower Street South store at about 6:40pm on July 18 and stole about $20,000 worth of cell phones.

WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Wellington County OPP is receiving new tactical equipment following purchase approval by the county’s Police Services Board.