Crimes & Misdemeanors

A Meaford resident is charged with drug-related offences following a traffic stop in Owen Sound in the early hours on May 8. On Friday, May 8, at approximately 1 a.m., members of the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting proactive patrols in the area of 3rd Avenue East and 10th Street East in Owen Sound. An officer observed a Highway Traffic Act violation and conducted a traffic stop. During the interaction, the officer observed drugs inside the vehicle. The...

Officers with OPP West Region's 13 detachments laid hundreds of charges during the Easter long weekend traffic campaign. West Region officers laid 168 charges under Ontario's seat belt law during the course of the annual seat belt education and enforcement campaign, which ran from Friday, April 3 until April 6. This compares to a five-year high of 338 seat belt-related charges laid during the campaign in 2025. Failure to wear a seat belt caused, or was a contributing factor, in the...