MAPLETON – A Fergus resident has been charged with careless driving in connection with a two-vehicle collision southwest of Alma on Monday.
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Good Samaritan assaulted
GUELPH – A Guelph man was arrested after a woman police are calling “a good Samaritan” was assaulted in downtown Guelph on June 11.
Guelph man charged with voyeurism, indecent act
GUELPH – A Guelph man faces charges after he was observed masturbating while watching a neighbour get changed.
Fergus pub employee Robert O’Brien found guilty of sexual assault
GUELPH – A longtime staff member at the Goofie Newfie was charged with four counts of sexual assault in June 2023, and was found guilty of two counts on June 16.
Second complaint filed against OPP in death of Nathaniel Schofield
GUELPH – The mother of an Arthur man who died in police custody last year has filed a second complaint with Ontario's police oversight agency.
Police beat: Crypto scam uses image of prime minister
GUELPH/FERGUS – Local police are once again reminding residents to be careful when dealing with unknown individuals online, after two women lost nearly $50,000 combined in cryptocurrency scams.
Waterloo man dead after dump truck crashes into pole
CENTRE WELLINGTON – Emergency crews responded to the scene, on Sideroad 11 just west of Elora, on June 10 at about 8:30am.
OPP searching for two suspects in latest LCBO robbery
FERGUS – Wellington County OPP officials say officers responded to the LCBO store on Parkside Drive in Fergus on June 5 at about 5:20pm.
Police seek help to identify sexual assault suspect
MINTO – OPP officials say a male suspect confronted a woman on White's Junction Trail near Palmerston on May 25 at about 8am and "asked [her] to have sex for money, while also attempting to grab [her] arm."
Wellington County OPP year-end report reveals busy 2024
ERIN – Wellington County OPP presented its 2024 year-end report at the Erin council meeting on May 22.
Peeing perpetrator pinched again after pestering people
GUELPH – A man arrested nearly three weeks ago for exposing himself and attempting to urinate on strangers has been arrested yet again for breaching release conditions.
Lost shotgun found, turned in to police
MAPLETON – Police issued a public safety warning after someone lost a shotgun here.
Lost shotgun found, given to police
MAPLETON – Police say the firearm "fell from the back of a pickup truck ... somewhere between 4th Line, Mapleton and Waterloo Region."
Police beat: Partner violence
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local police continue to lay intimate partner violence charges across the county.
Peeing perpetrator pinched while perched on planter
GUELPH – A man arrested earlier this month for exposing himself and attempting to urinate on strangers was arrested again last weekend.