WELLINGTON COUNTY - Wellington OPP members are participating in a one-year body-worn camera evaluation study. Police say the cameras will gather evidence and build trust and transparency between police and the public while holding both accountable.
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OPP planning to open collision reporting centre
GUELPH – The County of Wellington OPP is planning to open a collision reporting centre to streamline minor traffic accident investigations.
Police beat: Long weekend a busy one for OPP locally, across province
WELLINGTON COUNTY – From Sept. 3 to 6, Wellington County OPP participated in the Labour Day Long Weekend Traffic Safety Initiative.
New Wellington OPP Community Response Unit readying to hit the road
WELLINGTON COUNTY - OPP inspector Paul Richardson provided the Police Services Board with an update on the newly launched Community Response Unit announced in May.
One dead following fatal vehicle collision in Guelph/Eramosa
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – One person is dead and two were transported to hospital following a vehicle collision here on Aug. 28.
Police offer safety tips ahead of students’ return to school
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Officials with the Wellington County OPP are reminding residents children will soon be returning to school and “it is all our responsibility to keep them safe.”
Wellington OPP investigating series of thefts in Drayton
MAPLETON – On the morning of Aug. 21, 2021, police responded to a number of thefts in the town of…
Belwood man charged with sexual assault
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – A Belwood man has been charged with sexual assault following an incident here earlier this month. Wellington County OPP officials say that on July 9 at about 4:45am they received a report of a sexual assault that occurred in a vehicle on Wellington Road 29 in Guelph/Eramosa.
DNA match leads to arrest of Wellington North man
PUSLINCH – A Wellington North man has been charged in connection with a break-in and theft here last year after DNA testing allegedly linked him to the crime.
OPP conduct safety blitz
CENTRE WELLINGTON - The Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit (TMU) conducted a community-focused Traffic Safety Initiative in the Township of Centre Wellington on June 30.
Guelph man deceased after boating incident on Belwood Lake
CENTRE WELLINGTON - On July 1, 2021, at approximately 12:30pm Wellington County OPP responded to a report of a boating incident that occurred on Belwood Lake.
Mental health calls for IMPACT clinicians up during pandemic
WELLINGTON COUNTY – Stress, isolation, job losses and exhausted relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increase in mental health calls for the Waterloo Wellington Integrated Mobile Police and Crisis Team (IMPACT).
Police seize over $4.5 million worth of marijuana in Fergus bust
FERGUS – A large drug bust here has resulted in the seizure of over $4.5 million in marijuana. Wellington County OPP officials say members of its street crime unit executed a search warrant on June 24 at a commercial property on Glengary Crescent in Fergus.
OPP charge four after massive marijuana seizure
ARTHUR – Four people from the Greater Toronto Area have been charged in connection with an illegal marijuana grow-op discovered here last week.
Towing away Guelph Lake Conservation Area’s summer parking woes
GUELPH/ERAMOSA – With staycations being the norm for the coming summer and reduced capacity limits for conservation areas, parking issues are expected to plague Guelph Lake Conservation Area once again this season.