July 8, 2015
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DRINKING DRIVER STOPPED
(HURON TWP, ON) – July 8, at 2:38 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Bruce County Road 86 in Huron Township, stopped a black Ford Ranger.
The officer found open alcohol in the vehicle. The driver, 31-year-old Robert COLLINS of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Township, was charged with drive with open liquor and drive while under suspension.
POLICE LOOKING FOR STOLEN CANOE
(WALKERTON, ON) – July 7, at 4:19 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft from a residence along Colborne Street South in Walkerton.
Sometime between 12 a.m. July 5, and 4 p.m. July 7, a red 15 ½-foot Canadian Tire-brand canoe was taken from the owner’s yard. The value of the stolen canoe is estimated to be $600.
NO INJURIES AT TWO-VEHICLE CRASH
(WALKERTON, ON) – July 7, at 11:56 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Durham Street East and Jackson Street in Walkerton.
Officers arrived to find that a white Honda Civic had turned onto Jackson Street North and struck a green Toyota Camry. The driver of the Civic, a 62-year-old Brockton woman, was charged with unsafe turn. There were no injuries reported at the scene.
DRIVER AIRLIFTED AFTER SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH
(HURON TWP, ON) – July 3, at 8:29 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a single-vehicle crash along Highway 21 in Huron Township.
Officers arrived to find that a grey Ford Escape had left the roadway and was stopped on a large berm.
The driver, an 18-year-old male from the Municipality of Kincardine, was airlifted to a London hospital for treatment of serious, but non-life-threatening injuries.
The OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigation Unit is assisting the South Bruce OPP with this incident. The investigation continues.
The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or send a web-tip to crimestop-gb.org, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
*THESE CHARGES HAVE YET TO BE PROVEN IN COURT*
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