WELLINGTON COUNTY — Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) is holding upcoming shredding events in both Guelph and Mount Forest.
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Police beat: OPP looking for clues after hit and run with stolen van
FERGUS – Police are looking for a suspect involved in a hit-and-run crash here who was driving a stolen vehicle.
Dog walker assaulted
GUELPH - The Guelph Police Service is investigating after a female walking her dog Thursday evening was assaulted by a stranger.
Long weekend charges
ORILLIA – Police say the August long weekend was a “tragic” one on Ontario’s roads, waterways and trails, with the OPP responding to eight fatalities.
Police Beat: ‘Good Samaritans’ scammed in separate incidents
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police are investigating two identical scams perpetrated on what they are calling “would-be good Samaritans.”
Guelph man charged with human trafficking
GUELPH – A Guelph man has been charged with human trafficking and forcible confinement.
Driver airlifted to hospital
CALEDON – An Erin resident was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a serious crash here on Sunday.
Pole, cornfield damaged
MINTO – On July 19 at about 10am, Wellington County OPP responded to a report of a tractor trailer that left the road and struck a hydro pole along the 6th Line here.
Driver charged after e-bike found pulling trailers
FERGUS – On July 15 at about 2:30pm, a Wellington County OPP officer stopped what appeared to be an e-bike pulling two trailers on Maiden Lane here.
Trucking charges
MINTO – On July 20 at about 10am, a Wellington County OPP officer observed tire debris in a live lane of traffic on Highway 89 here.
OPP investigating fatal crash near Mount Forest on Saturday night
WELLINGTON NORTH – Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash here on Saturday night that left one person dead. Wellington County OPP officials say emergency crews responded to the scene, on Wellington Road 6 near Mount Forest, on Aug. 5 at about 10pm.
Police Beat: Attempted Abduction in Mapleton Township
Attempted abduction PERTH EAST – Police are investigating an attempted abduction just outside…
Police lay charges following intimate partner violence investigations
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington OPP have laid charges in two separate intimate partner violence investigations that occurred on July 21 and 22.
Police beat: Gun, drug charges
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Two Waterloo residents are facing weapon and drug charges after their vehicle was stopped here last week.
OPP issue warning after Mapleton resident scammed out of $113,000
MAPLETON – Police are reminding residents to be wary of investment scams after a Mapleton resident was defrauded of over $100,000 – and then several thousand more after "a company" claimed it could recover the lost funds.