Oxford OPP briefs

Police are looking for this driver after an officer was struck by the driver and suffered minor injuries. (OPP Photo)

Lee Griffi, Editor

Weapons call results in scolding and education

Provincial police received reports of people with firearms at an abandoned business on Highway 59 near Salford Road in Norwich Township on the evening of Oct. 3

Police attended the scene and located nine individuals with BB guns. There was an increased police presence while officers completed their investigation and it revealed that they were making a video. Police say they were educated on the safety and legal requirements of handling items that look like firearms in public.

The Oxford OPP wants to remind the public there are specific safety measures, permissions, and notifications that are required to be made in advance, if fake, replica or prop firearms will be visible to the public.

Impaired driver faces multiple charges

A young driver is facing several charges after police came across a collision on their way to an unrelated call.

Members of the Oxford OPP came across a single-vehicle collision on 37th Line in Zorra Township at 3 a.m. on Oct. 4. An investigation revealed that a driver left the roadway and then fled the scene.

With the assistance of West Region OPP Emergency Response Team, including Canine, and members from Oxford OPP, the driver was located. A 26-year-old resident of South-West Oxford man was charged with impaired driving, operation while impaired, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited, and mischief.

The accused has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Woodstock on Nov. 3.

Police looking to identify suspect after officer injured during traffic stop

A member of the Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was struck by a dirt bike while on an unrelated traffic stop in Norwich Township.

A member of the Oxford OPP was on general patrol when they initiated a traffic stop on Friday, Sept. 25 at 3 p.m. While walking back to their cruiser, they were struck by an unknown driver doing a "wheelie" on a dirt bike. The individual struck the officer and fled the scene, leaving the officer with minor injuries.

The suspect is being described as a white male between the ages of 16 and 25. He was wearing a white San Francisco 49ers hoodie and blue jeans. The dirt bike is being described as having a black frame with a red seat, a single-pipe exhaust, a four-stroke engine and off-road tires.

If you know anything about this incident, please contact Oxford OPP at 1-888-310-1122. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Oxford County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Two drivers taken to hospital after Zorra

Two people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a transport truck and SUV collided on 19th Line north of Road 96 in Zorra Township.

Police and Oxford County Fire and Paramedic Services responded to reports of a two-vehicle collision on Sept. 25 at about 5:30 a.m.

The lone occupants of the vehicles were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Currently, no charges have been laid.