WELLINGTON COUNTY – Local first responders administered naloxone 46 times between 2017 and 2020 at opioid overdose calls in Wellington County.
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Mulmur man charged with careless driving, two sent to hospital
CENTRE WELLINGTON – A Mulmur resident has been charged with careless driving after a serious crash here Wednesday morning.
Teen charged after OPP officer dragged by ATV
MOUNT FOREST – A 16-year-old faces numerous charges after a police officer trying to make an arrest was dragged by an ATV here.
Police beat: Break-in, theft
Break-in, theft PUSLINCH – On Feb. 12 at about 4:30pm Wellington County OPP responded to a report…
Tips to avoid fraud
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Wellington County OPP is reminding residents to do everything they can to…
OPP: Homeowner startled when suspect breaks in front door
INVERHAUGH – A Stratford man has been charged after a homeowner here caught someone breaking into their home through the front door.
Local organizations partner on human trafficking, sexual violence
WELLINGTON COUNTY - Crime Stoppers Guelph Wellington (CSGW) and Victim Services Wellington will join Wellington County OPP in creating and implementing awareness programs and training on human trafficking and sexual violence and harassment.
Passenger dead following serious single-vehicle crash
GUELPH-ERAMOSA – Police are investigating a serious crash here on Sunday afternoon that resulted in the death of a passenger and sent two others to hospital.
OPP: Man charged after he broke into house and was confronted by homeowner
FERGUS – Police say a would-be thief who was confronted by a homeowner and then tried to flee on a bicycle has been charged.
Police beat: Man charged in theft
Man charged in theft ROCKWOOD – On Jan. 16 at about 4:30am, Wellington County OPP responded to a…
Speeder wouldn’t leave vehicle
GUELPH – On Jan. 25 at about 6:15pm, a Wellington County OPP officer was monitoring traffic on…
Brampton man charged in death of teen hit by boat last summer
MAPLETON – A Brampton man has been charged in connection with the death of a Kitchener teenager hit by a boat on Conestogo Lake last summer.
Police seek help to locate missing Fergus man
FERGUS – Police are looking for help to locate a man reported missing here on Monday morning. Police say Ryan Houle, 38, of Fergus, was last seen exiting a taxi cab at Walmart on St. David Street North at about 8am.
Palmerston man charged in historical sexual assaults involving multiple victims
PALMERSTON – A Palmerston man faces 10 charges related to a series of sex-related offences involving multiple victims over a 12-year period.
Belwood man charged with luring a minor, distributing child pornography
BELWOOD – Police have charged a Belwood man with luring a minor and child pornography. Wellington County OPP officials say police executed a search warrant at a Belwood home on Jan. 28.