GUELPH – A Guelph man faces several charges after a child was threatened with a hatchet here last week.
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Disturbance leads to charges
MOUNT FOREST – A local woman is facing multiple charges following an incident at a business here.
Three men charged in shoplifting incident
FERGUS – On May 6 at about 11:55pm, Wellington County OPP responded to a reported shoplifting at a retail store on Tower Street South here.
Police beat: Stolen vehicle
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A Southgate woman has been charged after an officer on patrol was alerted to a stolen vehicle by the automated license plate recognition system that is now in all Wellington County OPP cruisers.
Arthur resident facing, drug, theft, forcible confinement charges
ARTHUR – An Arthur man is facing drug, theft and forcible confinement charges in connection with two separate incidents this week.
Five people injured after horse and buggy, van collide
MAPLETON – Five people were sent to hospital, two of them seriously injured, after a van crashed into a horse and buggy here at about 8:15 am on May 4.
Two men charged with aggravated assault
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – Two men, one from Kitchener and one from Guelph/Eramosa, have been charged with aggravated assault after a 60-year-old was sent to hospital with serious injuries.
Police beat: Arthur man faces numerous charges after traffic stop
ORANGEVILLE – An Arthur man is facing numerous charges after a traffic stop here last week.
OPP looks for help to solve thefts at undisclosed businesses
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Local police are looking for help to identify those responsible for recent thefts here.
Police beat: Resident hospitalized with serious injuries from assault
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A local resident was hospitalized after being assaulted by two people here.
OPP: 30,000 chicks stolen from Huron County farm
SOUTH HURON – Police in neighbouring Huron County are looking for help to find the person(s) responsible for stealing 30,000 chicks from a farm. The 15-day-old chicks were stolen sometime between 3:30pm on April 19 and 2:20am on April 20.
Erin man charged with assaulting spouse
ERIN – A local man has been charged with assault causing bodily harm following an incident earlier this month involving his spouse.
Police beat: Spousal assault charge
CENTRE WELLINGTON – On April 13 at about 9:30pm, Wellington County OPP officers responded to reports of a disturbance at a Centre Wellington address.
Hamilton cyclist dead after being struck by vehicle
MAPLETON – A Hamilton senior is dead after being hit by a vehicle while riding a bike here on Sunday. Emergency crews were called to the scene, on Wellington Road 12 between Wellington Road 8 and 12th Line, on April 16 at about 3pm.
Police board discusses negative public perception of police presence in Wellington
GUELPH – Members of the Wellington County’s Police Services Board (PSB) are concerned about residents’ perceptions of the police presence in the county.