Perth County OPP board takes action after officers injured, cruisers destroyed, drivers disobey barricaded road

February 19, 2026 @ 12:06 pmListowel Banner, Local News, News, Police, Rural

Police cruisers parked beside a 'closed road' barricade.
Closed road barricade pictured in late December, 2025 on Highway 23 outside of Palmerston, which remained in place for much of the period between Jan. 29 and Jan. 2. (Midwestern Newspapers file photo)

MONKTON – The Perth County OPP Detachment Board discussed many things at their Feb. 10 meeting, but the topic – road closures, and more specifically, drivers disobeying them – garnered immediate action following round-table discussion about two officers that were injured last week.  The first mention was from Perth County OPP Sgt. Manny Coelho, thanking…

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