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CTV News
a day ago
- CTV News
Suspects with expandable baton rob Fergus LCBO
Two suspects are seen in this image released by Wellington County OPP. (Courtesy: Wellington County OPP) Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police are looking for two people who robbed an LCBO in Fergus. Officers were called to the store on Parkside Drive around 5:20 p.m. Thursday. They were told two male suspects walked into the store and stole an undisclosed amount of alcohol. Investigators said one of the suspects wielded an expandable baton. The suspects were last seen getting into a black Nissan Rogue with a stolen licence plate reading CVDM927. The vehicle was last seen travelling northbound on Highway 6. The first suspect was described as a male with a dark complexion, small build, brown eyes, black short hair, black facial hair and a scar on his upper lip. He was wearing a black hat with a yellow Dewalt logo, a pink shirt, green cargo shorts, a green puffer jacket and navy blue running shoes. The other suspect was described as a male with a dark complexion, small build, brown eyes, black hair and a beard. He wore a shirt with vertical grey and white stripes, a black hat with a white Brixton MFG logo, camo cargo shorts and black running shoes. Police believe these suspects may also be responsible for another robbery at the store on May 22, as well as several other similar incidents. No one was hurt during the robbery.
CTV News
2 days ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
One driver airlifted to trauma centre following two-vehicle collision in Wellington County
An image of an Ornge ambulance. (CP24 Chopper) One driver was airlifted to a trauma centre with serious injuries following an overnight two-vehicle collision in Wellington County. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police responded to the collision at around 12:30 a.m. Sunday. Wellington County Road 8 between Wellington Road 17 and Wellington Road 12 was closed for several hours for an investigation. The roads have since reopened. A 24-year-old man from Clifford was airlifted to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. 'The investigation is still in it's early stages, and we are asking the public to contact investigators at 1-888-310-1122 with any dashcam footage or eyewitness accounts,' Const. Matthew Burton told CTV News in an email.
CTV News
5 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Police issue 27 charges after vehicle pulled off road twice in three days
A truck and trailer are seen in this image from Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police. (Courtesy: OPP) The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police have laid more than two dozen charges against a driver who was pulled off the road twice due to safety concerns. In a social media post, police said the vehicle was stopped twice over a three-day span. The vehicle's licence plates were seized, but the driver decided to keep using the vehicle. As a result, police laid the following charges:
CTV News
21-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Three canoers rescued at Rockwood Conservation Area
Emergency services rescued three people who were stranded Saturday on a small island at Rockwood Conservation Area. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police, the Guelph-Eramosa Fire Department, the Guelph Fire Department and Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services were called to the conservation area at around 6:30 p.m. They were told three people needed rescue after their canoe capsized. All three people were wearing lifejackets and had climbed onto the small island. Police said they were stranded there for about an hour. The Guelph Fire Department used a boat to rescue the victims. One person was taken to hospital as a precaution while the other two were checked over by paramedics once they were back on shore.
CBC
20-05-2025
- CBC
OPP seeking public's help in abduction and death of Cambridge man
Social Sharing Police are asking the public for help with information about five suspects they believe are connected to the abduction and death of a 40-year-old man in Guelph, Ont. On Wednesday, the Wellington County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called around 6 p.m. to the scene of a crash between two vehicles on Hanlon Parkway north of Stone Road. A man was found at the scene with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance but later died. Police learned he was from Cambridge, Ont. and said he may have been the victim of much more than a collision. In a media release, OPP say this man was "assaulted, kidnapped and abducted" from a residence on Fife Road in Guelph by five suspects in two different vehicles. Police are now searching for a white 2013 Dodge RAM pickup truck with an Ontario license plate BZ 85153. The other vehicle involved was a grey 2010 Toyota Venza SUV. OPP say they believe this was an isolated incident. The Wellington County Crime Unit and Guelph Police Service are now working with the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, Office of the Chief Coroner and the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service. They're asking all residents or businesses in the area to review their security camera footage and share any relevant photos or videos with the OPP. Drivers who were in the area or witnessed the crash are asked to check their dash cams for any footage that may have the collision or the vehicles.
