Crimes & Misdemeanors

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...

Two area residents are facing multiple charges in relation to an ongoing investigation into property crimes in the area. Since August 2025, several residences and businesses within Meaford, Grey Highlands, and Southgate Township have been victims of break and enters and thefts. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members continued to investigate these incidents as they were reported. In the early morning hours of March 24, 2026, Grey Bruce OPP front-line members responded to an incident that led them to a...