It is with immense sadness that we announce the sudden passing of K. Neola Thacker (Nicki), 91, of Perth, Ontario, on December 27, 2022, after a brief illness at the Ottawa Civic hospital. Nicki was an educator, a writer, and a great story-teller. Born in Montreal on May 19, 1931,Continue Reading
(Drummond North Elmsley Township, ON) – On Thursday November 29, 2018 two local officers from of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) rescued a therapy dog that had fallen through ice on the Tay River while on a walk. The dog owner made a 911 call to OPP at 11:04amContinue Reading
OPP INVESTIGATE ASSAULT AT HIGH SCHOOL (TOWN OF PERTH, ON) – Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) supported by Detectives from the Lanark County OPP Crime Unit are continuing to investigate an assault involving students from the Perth and District Collegiate Institute (PDCI). Continue Reading
OPP STOP SUSPICIOUS MAN AND DISCOVER THEFT (TOWN OF PERTH, ON) – At 1:30am on Tuesday December 19, 2017 officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patrolling the Town of Perth, saw a man struggling to drag a purple suitcase along a snow covered roadside. AfterContinue Reading
LIGHT DISPLAYS STOLEN FROM PERTH HOMES (TOWN OF PERTH, ONT) At 9:35pm and 9.54pm on Sunday November 26, 2017 officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received two calls to homes on Drummond Street East and Sherbrooke Street East in the Town of Perth. The callsContinue Reading
(LANARK COUNTY, ON) – As part of an ongoing investigation of a robbery in the Township of Lanark Detectives from the Crime Unit Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a man from the Town of Perth. Bryan MORDY (39 years) is charged: One (1)Continue Reading
(TAY VALLEY TOWNSHIP, ON) On Friday, May 26th, 2017, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Lanark County detachment and Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant on a rural property and residence in the Township of Tay Valley. Upon execution of the warrantContinue Reading
TWO MEN CHARGED AFTER DAYLIGHT BREAK AND ENTER. (Township of Drummond North Elmsley, ON) – On Monday 17th April 2017 at about 01:55 pm officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a Break and Enter, in progress, at a business onContinue Reading
TRACTOR TRAILER COLLISION: ROAD HAZARD (UPDATE 2) DRIVER CHARGED. (Tay Valley Township, ON) – Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged the driver of a tractor trailer transport after a collision on Highway 7 near the intersection with Bollingbrooke Road in TayContinue Reading
Ontario Provincial Police News Portal OPP Media Release LANARK COUNTY -UPDATE #5- LANARK COUNTY OPP INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH-Male arrested and charged with 2nd Degree Murder 2016-12-18 (TOWN OF PERTH, ON) – The Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit has been actively investigating the homicide of 45 year oldContinue Reading
Ontario Provincial Police News Portal OPP Media Release LANARK COUNTY DRUG WARRANT RESULTS IN CHARGES 2016-11-08 DRUG WARRANT RESULTS IN CHARGES (Town of Perth, Ontario) – On Friday October 21st, 2016 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Drug Enforcement Unit, Regional Support Team, Emergency Response Team and Lanark CountyContinue Reading
COMMERCIAL STRUCTURE FIRE, HWY 43 CLOSED. (Drummond North Elmsley Township, ON) – General Patrol Officers and Detectives from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), supported by the Forensic Identification Unit are actively investigating a fire at a flea market on Highway 43 in Drummond North ElmsleyContinue Reading
Ontario Provincial Police News Portal OPP Media Release LANARK COUNTY OPP INVESTIGATE BREAK IN TO JEWELLERS. 2016-11-04 FROM/DE: Lanark County Detachment. DATE: November 16, 2016 OPP INVESTIGATE BREAK IN TO JEWELLERS. (Town of Perth, ON) – Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigatingContinue Reading
OPP CHARGE MAN FOR HISTORICAL SEXUAL OFFENCES (LEEDS COUNTY, ON) – In July 2016, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Leeds County Crime Unit commenced an investigation after a report was received of a historical sexual assault. The subsequent investigation resulted in the identification of 4 (four) victims. On September 15,Continue Reading
OPP INVESTIGATING BOGUS BODY ON TRACKS. (Town of Perth, ON) – Officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are actively investigating a further incident involving a bogus body on rail tracks in the Town of Perth. On Monday 3rd October 2016 at approximately 12:55 amContinue Reading
MAN DRIVES DANGEROUSLY AND ASSAULT(TOWN OF PERTH, ON) – At about 02:54pm on Saturday 3rd September 2016, officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), started to receive a succession of 911 calls reporting a green Ford Truck driving dangerously in different areas of the TownContinue Reading
UNWANTED COTTAGERS RESULT IN ARREST (Lanark Highlands, ON) – On Thursday, August 18, 2016, at 9:45 a.m. officers from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Lanark County detachment attended River Road, Lanark Highlands in response to unwanted person(s) at a cottage property. Upon police arriving on scene, a black Ford pick-up truck,Continue Reading
LANARK COUNTY OPP INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (TOWN OF PERTH, ON) – The Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking for the public’s assistance with an ongoing homicide investigation that occurred on August 7, 2016 at around 4:12 a.m. at the Last Duel Park Campground in the TownContinue Reading