Back in October, the Perth County OPP Board heard a presentation from the Mobile Crisis Response Team (MCRT) outlining their support for local hospitals and OPP responders, leading to a lengthy discussion over the impact they have in Perth and Huron Counties.
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Increase in mental health and IPV instances locally; violent and property crime down in Perth County for November
The Perth County OPP board heard local crime statistics at their Nov. 9 meeting, with the continued issue of Intimate Partner Violence prevalent, but violent and property crime down overall.
Howick Intimate Partner Violence case results in nine charges for individual
A 45-year-old individual from Howick has been arrested and charged under the Criminal Code with IPV.
Collision with tractor leads to charge
PERTH EAST - One person has been charged following a collision involving a commercial motor vehicle and farm tractor in the Perth East, a police report states.
Four injured after collision with horse and buggy in Perth East
PERTH EAST – Four people are injured following a collision involving a motor vehicle and horse…
Festive RIDE campaign results in 150 impaired charges across region
LONDON - Members of West Region Ontario OPP took nearly 150 impaired drivers off the province’s roads after the third week of the 2025 OPP Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign.
No charges will be laid in fatal collision
LONDON - The OPP have concluded its investigation into the tragic May 23 collision at intersection of Thorndale Road and Cobble Hills Road in Middlesex County.
Impaired driver charge in Morris-Turnberry; Intimate Partner Violence charge in North Huron
Huron County OPP has charged a Huron-Kinloss resident with a criminal driving offence following a traffic stop on Amberley Road in Morris-Turnberry.
Two arrested after break-in; impaired drivers in Howick
Huron County OPP has charged two individuals following a break-in at a business property on Londesboro Road on Nov. 17.
Perth County OPP puts funding towards strangulation, IPV training
Detective Sergeant Tara Bolstad informed the Perth County OPP detachment board at their meeting on Nov. 12 of funds used from provincial grants this year – the focus of all mentioned on the local issue of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
Fatality in Moorefield accident a Listowel resident; OPP seeking help identifying Persons of Interest in Listowel shoplifting; weapons charges in IPV case
Local fatality in morning collision MAPLETON TOWNSHIP – Wellington County OPP are investigating a…
Driver who left roadway charged with impaired
KINCARDINE - On December 8, 2025, at approximately 5:40 a.m., a member of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol along Highway 9 east of Kincardine, when they stopped to check a vehicle that had left the roadway.
Arrests made in separate intimate partner violence cases
BRUCE COUNTY - South Bruce OPP responded to two separate cases of intimate partner violence on Dec. 3, one in Walkerton and the other in Arran-Elderslie. Both resulted in arrests.
Huron County OPP adds winter weather closures to Municipal 511 website
The Huron County OPP is enhancing its public communication by adding emergency winter weather-related road closures onto the Municipal 511 website, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, as its primary source of emergency road closure information.
Perth County OPP prioritize traffic, intimate partner violence focus, community wellbeing
During a Perth OPP board meeting, Inspector Tyler Stewart outlined the next three years of priorities for the detachment, which include a focus on community engagement, traffic enforcement and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV).
