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FROM/DE: Perth County
OPP DATE: September 01, 2010
STOLEN MOTORCYCLE RECOVERED, MALE ARRESTED
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH
EAST, ON) On Wednesday morning September 01, 2010 the Perth
County OPP
were contacted by the Durham
Regional Police advising them that a motorcycle which was reported stolen
from Milverton had been located in Bowmanville.
Durham
Regional Police arrested a 24 year old Hanover
male who was found to be with the stolen motorcycle.
ORIGINAL
PERTH COUNTY
OPP MEDIA RELEASE AUGUST 30,
2010
THEFT OF MOTORCYCLE FROM SHED
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH
EAST, ON) On Friday evening August 27, 2010, Perth
County officers were dispatched
to a residence on Mill St. East
in Milverton, where a motorcycle had been stolen
from a shed.
Investigation indicated that sometime between Thursday
August 26 and Friday evening August
27, 2010, someone entered the victim’s fenced yard and
removed the motorcycle from an unlocked shed which is located behind the
house.
The motorcycle is a black 2002 Suzuki XR1 with an Ontario
licence plate of 876F7. There were no
keys with the machine.
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Contact: PC Kees Wijnands
Phone: (519)
393-6123
E-mail:
kees.wijnands@ontario.ca
FROM/DE: Perth County
OPP DATE: August 31, 2010
WHAT ARE THESE DRIVERS THINKING?
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) Perth
County OPP officers reported a number
of concerning incidents while engaged in their regular duties from Monday
afternoon August 30 to Tuesday morning August 31, 2010.
Shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday August 30th an
officer stopped a motorist north of Listowel. A Ministry of Transportation driver’s
licence check was done on the man. He
was found to have been unlicensed since 1995.
The 53 year old man from the Municipality
of North Perth was charged with
driving with no licence and his vehicle was towed.
While conducting
radar patrol along Hwy. 23 north of Bornholm
at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Monday August 30, 2010, a Perth
County OPP officer locked a
motorcycle on radar at 230 km/h
in an 80 km/h
zone. Realizing that the motorcyclist
had not seen the cruisers activated emergency lights, the officer decided not
to initiate a pursuit in the interest of the motorcyclist and the
public’s safety. Other officers
were dispatched to intercept the motorcycle but unable to locate it.
A member of the Perth
County Traffic unit was operating a laser speed measuring device on James St.
N. in St.Marys shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday
August 31, 2010. A north bound
car’s speed was recorded at 103
km/h in a posted 50 km/h zone. The car was pulled over and the 21 year old
male driver from St.Marys was charged with stunt
driving. He received an immediate
7-day licence suspension and a 7-day vehicle impoundment.
Shortly after 9 a.m.
on Tuesday August 31, 2010
a Perth County
OPP officer observed a north bound pickup truck on James
St. N. in St.Marys
whose driver was reading a newspaper.
The officer followed the car and activated the cruisers emergency
lighting. The driver of the pickup
truck was turning pages and the car was weaving within its lane. When the driver finally noticed the police
car behind him he folded the newspaper and set it on the seat beside
him. The 31 year old male driver from
the Township of Perth
South was charged with careless driving.
Around 9 a.m.
on Tuesday August 31, 2010
a Perth County
OPP officer operating a fully marked cruiser was driving east bound on Perth
Line 20 east of Fullarton. The officer
observed a west bound SUV (sports utility vehicle) start to pass other west
bound traffic. The officer who had the
police radar activated observed the SUV accelerate to 129 km/h as it approached the
cruiser. The officer made an evasive
manoeuvre onto the south shoulder so as to avoid a collision. The 19 year old female driver from Waterdown was charged with pass on roadway – not
clear – approaching traffic, and with speeding.
“These five incidences within a 24 hour period in Perth
County are of concern to
me” said Staff Sergeant Joel Skelding of the Perth
County OPP. “Our final long weekend of the summer
season is almost upon us and we will have many families and individuals
travelling through our county. I truly
hope that people will show more responsibility for the safety of themselves
and their fellow motorists than what we have seen these 5 motorists do. Please keep safety as your priority this
long weekend”.
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Contact: PC Kees Wijnands
Phone: (519)
393-6123
E-mail:
kees.wijnands@ontario.ca
FROM/DE: Perth County
OPP DATE: August 31, 2010
OPP STEPPING UP
ENFORCEMENT for UPCOMING LABOUR DAY Weekend
(ORILLIA, ON)
– As the hot days of summer draw to a close and people prepare to
celebrate the final long weekend of the season, the Ontario Provincial Police
(OPP) is reminding motorists and boaters traveling on OPP patrolled roadways,
waterways and trails during the Labour Day weekend that they should not be
taking any time off from thinking about safety.
To this effect, OPP officers will be out in full force
patrolling Ontario’s
highways, waterways and trails targeting aggressive drivers and marine
operators to ensure everyone’s safety.
“We are asking everyone to join our efforts by
acting responsibly while out enjoying the roads and waterways this upcoming
holiday long-weekend” said OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis. “The OPP will continue to demonstrate
our commitment to safe communities by being out in full force and targeting
those who put others safety at risk”.
Numerous lives have been lost on our roadways and
waterways this summer. So far this
year, 205 people have died in traffic related fatalities in Ontario
on OPP patrolled roadways as compared to 199 in 2009.
Marine fatalities are down in 2010 to 17 to date as
compared to 27 in
2009. Despite this trend, the OPP
continues to respond almost daily to calls from people in distress on our
waterways.
“The increase in the number of fatalities from last
year causes the OPP great concern” said Deputy Commissioner Larry Beechey, Provincial Commander responsible for OPP Traffic
Safety Programs. “This is not
acceptable and our stepped up patrols across the province will be addressing
this issue by targeting the aggressive driving and boating behaviours that
put the lives and safety of innocent people at risk.”
The OPP is calling on all motorists and boaters to keep
safety as a priority this long weekend.
Slow down and be respectful of others. Leave some extra time to get to your
destination and keep extra space between you and other vehicles or vessels. Let’s work together to make this
final weekend of summer a safe one.
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Contact: PC Kees Wijnands
Phone: (519)
393-6123
E-mail:
kees.wijnands@ontario.ca
FROM/DE: Perth County
OPP DATE: August 30, 2010
THEFT OF MOTORCYCLE FROM SHED
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH
EAST, ON) On Friday evening August 27, 2010, Perth
County officers were dispatched
to a residence on Mill St. East
in Milverton, where a motorcycle had been stolen
from a shed.
Investigation indicated that sometime between Thursday
August 26 and Friday evening August
27, 2010, someone entered the victim’s fenced yard and
removed the motorcycle from an unlocked shed which is located behind the
house.
The motorcycle is a black 2002 Suzuki XR1 with an Ontario
licence plate of 876F7. There were no
keys with the machine.
ATV STOLEN FROM RURAL RESIDENCE
(MUNICIPALITY OF
WEST PERTH, ON) On Sunday morning August 29, 2010, Perth
County OPP officers were called
to a residence on Hwy. 23 in
Bornholm regarding the theft
of a 4 wheeler.
The victim advised police that a Red 2001 Honda 4X4
“foreman” ATV with Ontario
licence plate 08KW8 had been stolen from beside a shed on the property. The theft occurred sometime between 9:30 p.m. Saturday August 28 and 11:30 a.m. Sunday August 29th.
The machine had been moved from beside the shed to a field
located behind the residence where the tracks disappeared.
Anyone with information about these thefts is requested to
contact the Perth County
OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Or you can remain anonymous by calling
Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2220-TIPS.
OPP MARINE PATROL ON WILDWOOD
LAKE
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH
SOUTH, ON) On Saturday August 28, 2010, a Western Region OPP
Traffic and Marine officer and a Perth
County OPP officer patrolled Wildwood
Lake.
This patrol was one of the many OPP patrols on the lake
this summer. These patrols are in
addition to the regular conservation officer’s patrols of the lake.
This Saturdays patrol allowed the OPP officers to check
most of the boats on the lake. The
results of these checks resulted in three charges being laid and seven warnings
being issued to boat operators. All
charges and warnings are under the Canadian Small Vessel Regulations.
The Perth County OPP and the Upper Thames River
Conservation Authority staff at Wildwood have worked hard this summer to
educate the boating public on water safety as it pertains to powerboats and
canoes. They want to remind boaters to
always wear their lifejacket, have the mandatory safety equipment and not to
over load their boats.
Patrols of Wildwood
Lake will continue until late
September.
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Contact: PC Kees Wijnands
Phone: (519)
393-6123
E-mail:
kees.wijnands@ontario.ca
FROM/DE: Perth County
OPP DATE: August 27, 2010
BICYCLIST STRUCK BY CAR
(TOWNSHIP OF PERTH
SOUTH, ON) On Friday August 27, 2010 shortly before 10:30 a.m. a male was riding his bicycle
northbound on Road 122, south west of Stratford,
when he was struck by a small north bound car. The impact caused the male to be thrown
from his bicycle and land on the roadway.
The small silver car did not stop but left the scene and turned right
on Lorne Ave. into Stratford.
The 64 year old bicyclist from Stratford
was transported to the Stratford General
Hospital with undetermined non
life threatening injuries.
Perth County OPP officers obtained detailed information
from a witness who had observed the collision and was able to provide a
licence plate number, details of the car and a description of the
driver. A short time later police
located the suspect vehicle in the south end of Stratford. A 76 year old female driver from the Township
of Perth South has been charged
with careless driving and with failing to remain at the scene of a collision.
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Contact: PC Kees Wijnands
Phone: (519)
393-6123
E-mail:
kees.wijnands@ontario.ca
FROM/DE: Perth County
OPP DATE: August 25, 2010
PUPPIES STOLEN IN LISTOWEL
(MUNICIPALITY OF
NORTH PERTH, ON) On Tuesday morning August 24, 2010, Perth
County OPP
officers were dispatched to a residence on Victoria
Ave. North in Listowel,
where 6, six week old puppies had been taken from a residence.
Investigation revealed that sometime between midnight and 7 a.m. on Tuesday morning August 24, 2010. Someone entered the victim’s
residence and removed the 6 puppies from a caged area in the kitchen. The puppies are a Shih-tzu
/ Maltese mix, white in colour with brown patches. They are very small and fluffy.
The Perth County
OPP is requesting anyone who may
know the whereabouts of the puppies to contact them immediately at
1-888-310-1122. You can also remain
anonymous by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2220-TIPS.
DRIVER CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL OFFENCES AFTER HITTING
MAILBOX
(MUNICIPALITY OF
NORTH PERTH, ON) On Tuesday
August 24, 2010 at approximately 5:30
p.m. Perth county
OPP officers were notified of a
south bound car on Hwy 23 north of Monkton that had struck a mailbox, entered
a ditch and left the scene.
Officers located the vehicle shortly thereafter on Hwy. 23
north of Bornholm. The vehicle was pulled over by police and
the female driver was spoken to. The
driver displayed signs of impairment and was arrested for impaired operation
of a motor vehicle. She was
transported to the Perth county
OPP Detachment in Sebringville where she provided two breath samples into
the Intoxilyzer.
Results of these breath tests were in excess of .80 mgs.
Marjorie Gamble (38) from West Elgin
is charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor
vehicle having in excess of eighty milligrams of blood alcohol in one hundred
millilitres of blood and with mischief under $5,000 She is to appear in Stratford
Criminal Court on October 4th
2010 to answer to these charges.
She was also served notice of a 90 day drivers licence suspension.
PICKUP TRUCK MISSING FROM DRIVEWAY
(MUNICIPALITY OF
NORTH PERTH, ON) On Tuesday evening, August 24, 2010 Perth
County OPP officers were dispatched to a rural residence on Perth Line 88
west of Gowanstown, where a 2001 grey Chevrolet
Silverado pickup truck was stolen from a driveway.
The theft took place between 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on
August 24, 2010. The vehicle is
described as having a single cab, box liner, hitch with a ball and a scratch
on the passenger side of the box. The
truck has Ontario licence
plates with the numbers ZP5 791. The
vehicle had been left unlocked and the keys were in the ignition.
The owner of the truck was home at the time of the theft and
noticed the truck missing as he went out to water his plants.
Anyone who has observed this truck or knows the
whereabouts is requested to contact the Perth
County OPP
at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2220-TIPS.
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Contact: PC Kees Wijnands
Phone: (519)
393-6123
E-mail:
kees.wijnands@ontario.ca
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