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On Sunday September 25th just before 12:00 p.m....

The Owen Sound Police Services is thrilled to announce a joint partnership with the REACH Centre Grey Bruce and OSHARE for the provision of detainee meals.

Owen Sound Police are investigating a series of thefts from vehicles overnight. Police responded to the 500 block of 13th Street A West on Friday morning after a citizen reported a large quantity of tools being stolen from a vehicle. It is believed that multiple vehicles were entered sometime around 1:00 AM.

The Owen Sound Police Service is now accepting applications for the positions of Auxiliary Police Constable. As an Auxiliary Constable, you support the Police Service in a volunteer capacity and give back for the right reasons!
Minimum Requirements to apply:

On Thursday August 11th, 2022 shortly before 11 a.m. Owen Sound emergency services personnel responded to a collision involving a pick- up truck and a motorcycle at the intersection of 10th Street West and 1st Avenue West, Owen Sound.

The Owen Sound Police Service would like to inform citizens of Owen Sound about the prevalence of counterfeit toonies circulating in our community. A number of these coins have been located through our local businesses and banks within the city. The Owen Sound Police Service would like to provide education in regards to what you can look for to identify these fakes....

Between June and July of 2022, the Community Oriented Response and Enforcement Unit (C.O.R.E), of the Owen Sound Police Service, conducted an investigation into numerous and ongoing acts of mischief to the building known as the “Horse Barn” on the fair-grounds property. Numerous public complaints regarding spray painting and other damage had been received.

Owen Sound Police were kept busy on Friday night responding to 4 separate motor vehicle collisions.

Shortly after 6:00 p.m., officers responded to a collision at the intersection of 14th Street West and 2nd Avenue West involving two motor vehicles. 3 people were transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police are requesting anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact Constable Bill Ringel 519-376-1234 ext 162.

In the early morning hours of 21JUL2022, the Owen Sound Police Service responded to the west harbour wall regarding a vehicle that had entered the waters of Georgian Bay.

Recovery efforts were commenced by the Owen Sound Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police, Owen Sound Fire Department and Grey County EMS. The vehicle was recovered by the Ontario Provincial Police, Underwater Search and Rescue Team and a 38-year-old Owen Sound woman was pronounced deceased at the scene.

A Bruce County man is awaiting a bail hearing after being arrested this afternoon by Owen Sound Police. Shortly after 2:00 p.m. a citizen phoned 911 after observing a male in the 900 block of 2nd Avenue West with an axe who was damaging property. Police responded immediately and located the 45 year-old male exiting a property with the axe in his hand. Through tactical communication police were able take the male into custody without incident and the axe was seized....

Several alert citizens sprung into action to both extinguish a grass fire and maintain observations of the person responsible for intentionally setting it early Saturday evening in Owen Sound.   

Owen Sound Police have charged two men with driving with an excess blood alcohol level as a result of two incidents overnight. 

The Owen Sound Police Service requires an experienced part-time Dispatcher. Under the direction of their supervisor, this position will be responsible for administrative and emergency call-taking and dispatching in the computerized Communications Centre for police and fire departments. This position involves shift work, including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

To be considered for this position, the applicant must;

The Owen Sound Police Service has a requirement for a Cell Block Monitor, who will be responsible for the monitoring and safeguarding of all persons in custody with the Owen Sound Police Service. This position will also be responsible, when not monitoring prisoners, for Criminal Record Verifications utilizing the Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) and local Records Management Systems....

To conduct research and analysis for the development and implementation of administrative, operational, and strategic plans, and performance management initiatives within the Owen Sound Police Service (OSPS), assess goals-based projects and initiatives, and to assist in the coordination and integration of city-wide crime analysis....

On June 5th, 2022, prior to bar closing, members of the Owen Sound Police Service Community Response and Enforcement Unit and a Compliance Inspector of the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario were conducting compliance checks of the licenced establishments in the area of the River District.

On May 30th just after 11:30 p.m.,  Owen Sound Police responded to the 900 block of 16th Street East in relation to a male damaging provincial campaign signs.  As a result of the investigation a 44-year-old Grey County resident was arrested and charged with three counts of Mischief Under $5000.00 in relation to damaging and removing several of the signs.

During the early morning hours Thursday May 26th, a car was stolen from the driveway of an east side residence and was later driven to a local gas station.  An Owen Sound resident pumped a quantity of fuel into the stolen vehicle and then left without paying.  Later that morning the car and the man were located by police in the area of 4th Avenue East and 8th Street East.  When officers attempted to take the driver into custody he fled in the car and in doing so ...

Owen Sound Police are investigating reports of a male passenger in a vehicle firing a gun towards another vehicle overnight. Police responded to the area of the 900 block of 5th Ave East at around 12:30 a.m. this morning after a witness observed two vehicles travelling northbound on 5th Ave East....

Shortly after 6:15 pm on Tuesday May 24, 2022 Owen Sound Police responded to a report of a motor vehicle that had lost control while driving through Greenwood Cemetery.  Upon arrival officers located a silver Nissan Altima stuck on top of a headstone with both front wheels off the ground.  Police identified and arrested the driver, a 25- year-old Owen Sound man, for impaired operation of a motor vehicle.  Officers also seized open containers of alcohol.    ...