Crimes & Misdemeanors

The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has welcomed a new member to their detachment: a three-year-old Belgian Malinois/Dutch Shepherd named Siebe, alongside his handler, Provincial Constable Dean Ferris, who has joined the Grey Bruce OPP Canine Unit. Dean Ferris is a five-year veteran of the OPP who served as a frontline officer before becoming a Canine Handler. Siebe's qualifications include tracking lost, missing, or wanted persons and article, evidence searches. The OPP Canine Unit has been supporting frontline and specialized...

One hundred and forty-eight drivers are now facing a criminal charge as the 2024 OPP Festive RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign continues across West Region. Officers have conducted 883 RIDE check events across 13 West Region detachments, with the following results: 148 impaired driving charges 10 warn-range suspensions This compares to 140 impaired driving charges, 21 warn-range suspensions after 1033 RIDE check events over the first 21 days of the 2023 campaign. Thus far there have been 86 RIDE check events...