LOCAL HEADLINES

Northumberland OPP is calling on the public for help after the theft of a pick-up truck from the Port Hope area.

Crashes and alleged impaired driving and stunt driving incidents continue to keep Northumberland OPP busy.

A North York man is facing charges after the alleged seizure of 650,000 unmarked cigarettes in Port Hope, says Northumberland OPP.

A 67-year-old Port Hope man is facing sexual assault charges after police say they investigated two alleged incidents involving female employees at businesses.

The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has found no reasonable grounds to believe an OPP officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the death of a 28-year-old man who “lapsed into acute medical crisis” while in a cell at the Cobourg OPP Detachment, say officials.

Two Port Hope residents and a Cobourg resident are facing charges after an alleged $18,000 drug bust, say police.

Cobourg police are urging parents and guardians to speak with kids about the risks of carrying toy or replica guns in public places after someone reported seeing a youth carrying what initially appeared to be a handgun in a residential neighbourhood last Saturday.

Cobourg police are calling on the public for help with an ongoing break-and-enter probe and are looking for individuals who were on electric scooters at the time of the alleged incident.

From impaired driving and crash investigations to stunt driving incidents and a weapons call, Northumberland OPP has been busy.

A Cobourg resident is facing a careless driving charge after police say a vehicle hit a pedestrian in a parking lot.

A 17-year-old Quebec resident is facing serious charges after Northumberland OPP says police recovered a stolen vehicle in the Municipality of Trent Hills.

Northumberland OPP is calling on the public for help with an investigation into an alleged fail-to-remain crash in the Port Hope area that sent a motorcycle rider to a Toronto-area trauma centre with serious injuries, say police.

The Port Hope Police Service says an investigation into a crash involving a vehicle and motorized wheelchair last month has wrapped and a careless driving charge has been laid.

Police are reminding residents to be vigilant and protect themselves against online and telephone scams as fraudsters are “constantly adapting their methods” in their attempts to obtain money and personal information.

Northumberland OPP is urging drivers to slow down and abandon aggressive driving habits after officers recently laid stunt driving charges in a trio of separate incidents on Hwy. 401.

Northumberland OPP says police have seized suspected fentanyl, meth and cannabis after speed enforcement efforts on Hwy. 401 led to a drug investigation.