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On Tuesday, May 9th, 2023, members of the Hanover Police received a disturbance report from an address in the 200 block of 7th Avenue. The caller told police that a female the day prior had taken off her pants in public, attempted to enter several vehicles and...

Hanover Police are asking for the public’s assistance with a rash of bicycle thefts occurring within the Town of Hanover. The bicycles have been taken from random residential neighbourhoods. Police would ask that members of the public secure bicycles when not in use....

On Tuesday, May 9th, 2023, Hanover Police investigated a disturbance involving a young person. After investigation, the young person was charged under the Criminal Code with Possessing a Weapon, Mischief, Uttering Threats and Failure to Comply with an earlier court...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a Mischief to mailboxes in the 300 block of 2nd Avenue. The mailboxes at that location were covered in paint. If anyone has information about this occurrence, they are asked to contact the Hanover Police Service or Crime Stoppers...

On Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023, members of the Hanover Police received a theft report. Through investigation, police identified the suspect using video surveillance. He was observed removing business property from an address on 7th Avenue. Hanover Police later located and...

Hanover Police continues to investigate a couple occurrences involving theft of car dealership plates. These plates are commonly taken by criminals wishing to attach them to stolen vehicles in an attempt to avoid detection. Hanover Police would strongly suggest local...

On Friday, May 5th, 2023, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of 9th Street. During the investigation, police formed grounds to believe a 23-year-old Hanover woman had assaulted another person. Further checks revealed that the same female was...

Hanover Police continues to investigate a theft, which occurred during the overnight hours of Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023. The theft occurred from a business in the 100 block of 14th Avenue. Hanover Police are asking that members of the public contact them should they...

Hanover Police continues to investigate a bitcoin fraud, which recently occurred in Hanover. In this fraud, the victim’s computer was “hacked” and frozen. The victim then received an alert from what she thought was Microsoft asking for bitcoin to unfreeze the...

On Tuesday, April 30th, 2023, members of the Hanover Police received a theft report. Through investigation police determined that the suspect who reportedly stole the victim’s phone was on court ordered conditions to have no contact with the victim. These conditions...

Hanover Police continues to investigate a mischief occurrence, which happened during the overnight hours of Saturday, April 29th, 2023. A stone yard ornament was destroyed in the 500 block of 11th Avenue. If anyone has information about this Mischief, they are asked...

On Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of 13th Avenue. Through investigation police determined that a 31-year-old Walkerton man had assaulted another person. It was further determined that the same man damaged property...

On Tuesday, April 18th, 2023, members of the Hanover Police Service while on patrol observed a suspicious vehicle in the 500 block of 11th Street. Police attempted to stop the vehicle, which fled the area. The vehicle was observed again a short distance away and the...

Hanover Police continues to investigate an occurrence where a counterfeit $100.00 bill was used at a local business. The person bought a couple items and received change totaling $77.00. Hanover Police are reminding merchants to exercise caution when accepting any...

Between Saturday, April 1st and Sunday, April 30th, 2023, Hanover Police executed 14 arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 39-year-old Hanover woman while the second person arrested was a 36-year-old Paisley man. The third person arrested was a 35-year-old...

On Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, members of the Hanover Police were conducting proactive patrol when they observed a vehicle parked in the middle of the roadway. On seeing police, the vehicle drove off along 14th Street. Police stopped the vehicle and spoke with the...

Hanover Police continue to investigate attempted internet extortions, which occurred on Wednesday, April 5th, 2023. In these attempts, the victim has befriended someone online who ended up requesting intimate pictures. The victims sent pictures to the person who then...

On Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, members of the Hanover Police Service received a report of a dangerous driving incident in the 200 block of 18th Avenue. Through investigation, including the review of area surveillance footage police determined that a 20-year-old Chesley...

On Saturday, April 8th, 2023, Hanover Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of 10th Street and 18th Avenue. After speaking with the driver and occupant of the vehicle police determined that both were on Criminal Code conditions to have no contact...

Hanover Police are asking for the public’s assistance in solving several recent theft from vehicle occurrences. The culprit has been observed during overnight hours checking parked vehicle doors in and around The Town of Hanover. Citizens are asked to contact Hanover...

On Wednesday, March 22nd, 2023, members of the Hanover Police Service while on patrol observed a vehicle being operated unsafely on 10th Street. Police stopped the vehicle and the male driver was determined to be under the influence of alcohol. The male was arrested...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft from a business, which occurred during the overnight hours of Friday, March 24th, 2023. The business was located in the 500 block of 10th Street. Hanover Police are requesting citizens contact them should they observe...

On Tuesday, March 28th, 2023, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 300 block of 5th Avenue. Through investigation police determined that a 46-year-old Paisley woman had physically assaulted another person. This occurred after a verbal argument. The victim...

Hanover Police are investigating a theft of property, which occurred during the overnight hours of Thursday, March 30th, 2023. This occurred in the 300 block of 12th Avenue. Hanover Police are reminding citizens to lock items of value up if possible to prevent such...

On Thursday, February 9th, 2023, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of 11th Avenue. Through investigation police determined that a 24-year-old Hanover man had assaulted another person. The victim received minor injuries. The man also damaged...

On Monday, March 13th, 2023, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a traffic complaint involving snowmobiles in the 500 block of 7th Avenue. On arrival, police located the snowmobiles and had conversations with both drivers. One of the drivers, a...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a mischief to a storage shed in the 400 block of 10th Street. It is believed the shed was entered during the overnight hours of Sunday, March 12th, 2023. A video surveillance system alerted the owner who then contacted police....

Between Tuesday, February 21st and Monday, March 13th, 2023, Hanover Police received three separate reports of gasoline drive-offs from local gasoline stations. An appeal for the public’s assistance was issued hoping to identify the suspect’s vehicle, which was...

On Thursday, March 30th, 2023, Hanover Police while on patrol observed a vehicle being operated dangerously in the 600 block of 11th Street. The vehicle was observed to be traveling at a high rate of speed then sliding sideways to a stop into a parking lot. The...

On Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023, members of the Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of 11th Avenue. Once on scene, police observed a highly distraught 27-year-old Hanover man. The man had assaulted another person causing minor injuries. The...

On Saturday, March 4th, 2023 at 3:00am, members of the Hanover Police responded to the 800 block of 8th Avenue regarding a break and enter in progress. The caller told police that a man was currently on his property trying to break into a backyard shed. On arrival,...

On Sunday, February 26th, 2023, Hanover Police responded to a motor vehicle collision in the 700 block of 7th Avenue. On arrival police determined that the suspect vehicle had left the area but it was soon located by West Grey Police. Hanover Police attended and...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a Mischief to a parked vehicle, which occurred on Wednesday, March 1st, 2023. The vehicle, which was a white Impala, was parked at KFC Restaurant located on 10th Street in Hanover. The damaged consisted of a dented front hood. If...

Between Saturday, February 4th and Monday, February 21st, 2023, Hanover Police executed 10 arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 33-year-old Hanover woman while the second person arrested was a 37-year-old Chesley man. The third person arrested was a...

Hanover Police continue to investigate theft reports from residential properties within the Town of Hanover. The property taken has consisted of easily moveable objects of small value. Hanover Police are reminding citizens to lock your garages, parked vehicles and...

Between, Saturday, February 19th and Sunday, February 20th, 2023, Hanover Police issued two Roadside License Suspensions after Drivers were found to have been consuming alcohol. The first driver was a 35-year-old West Grey man while the second driver was a 21-year-old...

On Tuesday, February 21st, 2023, members of the Hanover Police Service attended to keep the peace for a property exchange in the 100 block of 11th Avenue. While on scene, a 29-year-old Hanover woman assaulted another person in front of the officers. Hanover Police...

On Sunday, January 29th, 2023, members of the Hanover Police while on patrol observed a snowmobile being operated in the area of 10th Street/11th Avenue. Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the driver of the snowmobile failed to stop. Police later observed...

Between Sunday January 15th and Wednesday, February 2nd, 2023, Hanover Police executed 11 arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 39-year-old Brockton woman while the second person arrested was a 54-year-old Hanover man. The third person arrested was a...

Hanover Police continue to investigate an occurrence where a vehicle was observed driving recklessly in the area of 13th Street and 7th Avenue. This occurred on Saturday, February 4th, 2023 at approximately 12:44am. The vehicle was a grey GMC full size pickup truck....

On Saturday, February 4th, 2023, members of the Hanover Police responded to a Motor Vehicle Collision in the area of 11th Street/13th Avenue. On arrival, police interviewed the involved persons and determined that one of the drivers had been consuming alcohol. Further...

On Saturday, January 28th, 2023, Hanover Police responded to an unwanted person call in the 400 block of 9th Avenue. Through investigation, police identified one of the unwanted persons as a 23-year-old Kitchener man. A check revealed the man was on numerous...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a mischief, which occurred during the overnight hours of Wednesday, January 25th, 2023. In this occurrence a lone male carrying bolt cutters damaged a lock on a storage shed in the 700 block of 7th Avenue. If anyone has...

On Wednesday, January 25th, 2023, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a threats complaint in the 300 block of 10th Street. Through investigation police formed grounds to believe that, a 35-year-old Kitchener woman had uttered a death threat towards...

On Friday, January 27th, 2023, Hanover Police received information from Toronto Police Service about a stolen pickup truck. The truck was thought to be travelling to Hanover. Later that same day, Hanover Police located the truck as in pulled into a driveway in the 400...

On Wednesday, January 11th, 2023, members of the Hanover Police Service attended an address in the 400 block of 11th Avenue regarding an unwanted person. On arrival, police spoke with the occupants of the residence and formed grounds to believe a 33-year-old man of no...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a fraud, which occurred on Thursday, January 19th, 2023. The victim in this matter was contacted by the fraudster who claimed to be running a “sting operation”. He requested that the victim purchase several thousand dollars in...

On Wednesday, January 18th, 2023, Hanover Police responded to a shoplifting complaint in the 800 block of 10th Street. Through investigation police determined that a 51-year-old female and an 18-year-old female from West Grey had stolen a small amount of merchandise....

On Tuesday, January 17th, 2023, members of the Hanover Police received a complaint of a breach of conditions, which occurred in the 1000 block of 10th Street. Through investigation police determined that a 65-year-old man had made contact with a person, he was on...

On Wednesday, January 4th, 2023, Hanover Police attended an address in the 400 block of 9th Street regarding a landlord tenant matter. On arrival, police observed a 66-year-old female who was on court conditions not to be inside the residence. The woman was also...

On Saturday, January 7th, 2023, Hanover Police responded to a report of a female refusing to exit a motor vehicle on 7th Avenue. The driver/owner of the vehicle had asked the female to leave the vehicle after having a verbal argument. The female refused. Police...

On Monday, January 2nd, 2023, members of the Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in 500 block of 10th Avenue. Through investigation police formed grounds to believe that, a 61-year-old Hanover man had threatened an associate. The man was arrested and proceeded...

On Friday, December 30th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to a motor vehicle collision in the 300 block of 10th Street. After speaking with both involved drivers police determined that a 60-year-old Brockton woman was impaired by alcohol. She had struck...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a fail to remain motor vehicle collision which occurred on Saturday, January 7th, 2023 between 2:45pm and 3:50pm. The vehicle damaged was a newer model black Ford pickup truck parked in the Food Basics Parking lot – 224 7th...

On Monday, January 2nd, 2023, Hanover Police were conducting a RIDE spot check on 7th Avenue, Hanover. A female drove into the RIDE check and was spoken to by police. Police determined that the female had been consuming alcohol and made a roadside request for a breath...

On Wednesday, December 28th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to a disturbance complaint in the 400 block of 5th Street. Through investigation police determined that a 31-year-old Barrie man had damaged property belonging to someone else after having a...

On Wednesday, December 14th, 2022, Hanover Police were made aware of a theft occurrence from a local business in the 800 block of 10th Street. The suspect had left the business prior to police arrival. On Wednesday, December 21st, 2022, police were called back to the...

Hanover Police continue to investigate an attempted break and enter to a storage shed behind a business in the 400 block of 10th Street. The attempt occurred at approximately 2:00am on Wednesday, December 28th, 2022. The suspect was scared off by a business owner who...

On Sunday, December 25th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of 7th Avenue. Through investigation police formed ground to believe that a 42-year-old West Grey man had recently assaulted another person on different...

On Wednesday, December 28th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to a report of an intoxicated man inside a vehicle in the 1000 block of 10th Street. On arrival police spoke with the man and determined that he had been consuming alcohol. The man was...

On Wednesday, December 14th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to the 400 block of 10th Street regarding a disturbance. On arrival police located a 36-year-old male who had caused damage inside a business in the area. The male was distraught and...

Hanover Police are currently investigating a motor vehicle theft which occurred on Tuesday, December 27th, 2022 from the 500 block of 10th Avenue. The stolen vehicle was an older model grey GMC Terrain. The vehicle was later located abandoned outside of Hanover on...

Hanover Police continue to investigate an attempted Break and Enter to a business in the 400 block of 18th Avenue. The attempt occurred on Sunday, December 18th, 2022 at approximately 10:30pm. The suspect in the occurrence was frightened away by an alert civilian...

On Sunday, December 18th, 2022, Hanover Police were dispatched to the 400 block of 10th Street regarding a person who had fallen down. On arrival police observed a 52-year-old Hanover man lying motionless. Police roused the man and determined that he had been out...

On Friday, November 11th, 2022 and Friday, December 9th, 2022, Hanover Police received theft reports from a business located in the 800 block of 10th Street. On December 9th, 2022, Hanover Police were alerted that the man responsible for the thefts had returned to the...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a distraction theft that occurred in the Walmart parking lot on Monday, December 12th, 2022 at approximately 12:20pm. The victim in this occurrence was sitting in her vehicle when she was approached by two males reporting that...

On Sunday, December 11th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service received a theft report from a business in the 800 block of 10th Street. Police attended and viewed surveillance video which showed the theft. Police recognized the 29-year-old female who had...

Between Thursday, December 1st and Wednesday, December 28th, 2022, Hanover Police executed 12 arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 37-year-old Owen Sound man while the second person arrested was a 41-year-old Mount Forest man. The third person arrested was...

On Friday, December 9th, 2022, Hanover Police received a theft of vehicle report. The vehicle had been stolen from the 200 block of 7th Street. That same day police located the stolen vehicle parked at the Hanover Wal-Mart. Police contained the area and arrested a...

Hanover Police are investigating reports of stolen vehicle license plates and other property from parked vehicles. The thefts have occurred at random locations throughout Hanover. Police are asking everyone to periodically confirm that license plates are attached to...

On Tuesday, December 7th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police were alerted to a threatening complaint. The victim told police that they had received a threat from a person known to them. The threat was to cause death to the victim. Hanover Police located the...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a report of Mischief and Theft of Services, which occurred in the 200 block of 7th Avenue. A business in the area has been the victim of graffiti being sprayed on the exterior walls. The garbage bins are also being used by...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a fail to remain collision, which occurred on Monday, November 28th, 2022 between 9:45am and 10:15am. The collision happened in the parking lot of Hanover and District Hospital. The vehicle struck was a 2017 Toyota, 4-Runner. If...

On Wednesday, November 30th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to a break and enter in the 700 block of 10th Street. On arrival police determined that the suspect had already left the area. On Thursday, December 1st, 2022, while investigating another...

On Friday, December 2nd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to the 800 block of 10th Street regarding a female passed out in a vehicle. After investigation, police arrested a 51-year-old West Grey woman operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol....

On Saturday, December 3rd, 2022, Hanover Police received a complaint of a commercial break and enter in the 100 block of 3rd Street. Hanover Police are asking any members of the public who observed suspicious person(s) in and around the 3rd Street area during that...

Hanover Police recently received a report of an attempted fraud. In this occurrence, the fraudsters contacted the victim claiming to be from Visa (credit card).  The victim was told that there appeared to be fraudulent activity on their credit card and asked for...

Between Tuesday, November 1st and Sunday, November 20th, 2022, Hanover Police executed 20 arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 24-year-old Flesherton woman while the second person arrested was a 32-year-old Kitchener woman. The third person arrested was a...

Hanover Police continue to investigate reported theft of bicycles occurring at various locations around Hanover. The thieves are not selective and generally take any bicycles that are operable. Police are reminding members of the public to secure your bicycles with a...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a fraud, which was reported to police on Monday, November 7th, 2022. In this fraud, the victim received an email from who they thought was a friend. The victim was requested to purchase several hundred dollars in Apple Gift...

On Saturday, November 12th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to an unwanted person call at a business in the 200 block of 5th Street. Through investigation police determined that a 17-year-old youth had fraudulent identification in his possession. The...

Hanover Police continues to investigate a dirt bike rider that failed to stop for police on the afternoon of Saturday, November 12th, 2022. The rider was first observed by police in the 26th Avenue/17th Street area. The dirt bike was described as dark green with...

On Tuesday, November 15th, 2022, Hanover Police while on general patrol observed a known 29-year-old man in the 400 block of 11th Street. Police were aware that the man was on court conditions prohibiting him from attending the address where he was. The man was...

Hanover Police are investigating reports of stolen vehicle license plates. The thefts have occurred at random locations throughout Hanover. Police are asking everyone to periodically confirm that license plates are attached to your vehicles and trailers. You should...

On Sunday, November 6th, 2022, members of Hanover Police Service while on patrol observed a known 29-year-old Hanover man exiting a property in the 400 block of 11th Street. Police were aware that the same man was on release conditions from a previous offence not to...

Hanover Police are requesting the public’s assistance in solving a break and enter which occurred between November 1st and November 3rd, 2022. A shed in the 700 block of 15th Street was entered and a Simoniz Pressure Washer was stolen. Hanover Police are requesting...

On Wednesday, November 9th, 2022, Hanover Police received a report of a possible breach of probation. Through investigation police determined that a 45-year-old Hanover man had been communicating with a person he was on conditions not to. The conditions stemmed from...

On Wednesday, September 14th, 2022, Hanover Police received information that a 52-year-old Orangeville man had been breaching the terms of his release. The male was facing numerous Criminal Code offences in the local area and was bound by strict bail conditions. One...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a commercial break and enter which occurred in the 700 block of 10th Street. The entry occurred during the overnight hours of Wednesday, September 14th, 2022. Hanover Police are asking members of the public contact them should...

On Wednesday, September 14th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police while on patrol observed a person known to have an active arrest warrant issued for them. Police informed the 39-year-old Hanover man that he was under arrest and he began actively resisting. The man...

On Friday, September 16th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a loud house party in the 300 block of 11th Street. On arrival several people left the area on foot. Police located one group of people in a vehicle parked in a nearby parking lot. The...

On September 28th 2022 at approximately 11:20 p.m., the Hanover Police Service attempted to stop a dark coloured racing style motorcycle on 10th Street in the Town of Hanover after it was observed by an officer driving aggressively and “popping wheelies”. Police...

On Sunday, September 11th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a 911 call in the 500 block of 12th Avenue. On arrival police observed a known 51-year-old Hanover man on the street. The man was attempting to pull a trailer full of miscellaneous...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a residential break and enter which occurred in the 500 block of 10th Street. The entry occurred during the overnight hours of Friday, September 9th, 2022. A small amount of personal property was taken. Hanover Police are asking...

On Monday, September 12th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to a report of an aggressive driver coming into Hanover on 7th Avenue. The vehicle in question was located and a traffic stop initiated. The driver when spoken to exhibited signs of impairment. He was...

On Monday, September 12th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a break and enter in the 400 block of 11th Street. Through investigation, a 29-year-old Hanover man was identified as the suspect. He was located and arrested without incident by...

On Tuesday, September 6th, 2022, Hanover Police were alerted to a possible impaired driver on 10th Street. The driver was located in the 200 block of 10th Street. A conversation with the 65-year-old female driver determined that they had been consuming alcohol....

Hanover Police continues to investigate a Fraud which occurred on Friday, September 2nd, 2022. The victim had purchased a washing machine through Facebook Marketplace. The victim agreed to pay a sum of money as a deposit to hold the appliance. After transferring the...

On Friday, September 2nd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police while on patrol attempted to stop a motor vehicle in the area of Bruce Road 10 and County Road 22. The driver fled from police and crashed moments later in the area of Marl Lake. The driver fled on foot but...

On Thursday, September 9th, 2022 at 2:00am, Hanover Police stopped a suspicious vehicle in the Walmart parking lot. The driver when spoken to exhibited signs of impairment. The driver was arrested and refused to provide samples of their breath for analysis. Hanover...

On Saturday, August 27th, 2022, a local business in the 800 block of 10th Street reported a theft of property. Through investigation a suspect in the theft was identified. On Tuesday, August 30th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service while on patrol observed...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a driver who failed to stop on Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 at 12:40am. The driver was dressed in dark clothing and operating a dark coloured motorcycle Northbound on 24th Avenue from 10th Street. If anyone has dash camera video...

On Tuesday, August 30th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a shoplifting call from a business in the 800 block of 10th Street. The caller told police a woman had just left the area in a motor vehicle after stealing property. Police quickly...

On Friday, September 2nd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police while on general patrol attempted to stop a motor vehicle in the 600 block of 10th Street. The vehicle fled the area but not prior to police identifying the driver. The driver was located and arrested the...

On Friday, August 26th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a commercial break and enter which occurred in the 700 block of 10th Street. Through investigation police were able to identify a suspect who admitted to the crime when he was arrested....

Hanover Police continue to investigate a fraud which recently occurred in the Town of Hanover. In this fraud the victim provided payment for a rental unit advertised on Kijiji. The victim provided several hundred dollars and later found out the property advertised was...

On Thursday, August 25th, 2022, Hanover Police while on patrol observed a well-known man of no fixed address on 12th Street. Police were aware that the man had an active arrest warrant issued for him by the OPP. Police attempted to arrest the man who fled the area on...

On Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 at 2:50am, members of the Hanover Police while on patrol observed two suspicious persons in the Hanover Industrial Park. On seeing police one male fled on foot while the other fled on a bicycle while wearing a mask. Police apprehended the...

On Wednesday, August 17th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police observed a person known to have an active arrest warrant issued. On seeing police the 30-year-old Hanover man fled towards Heritage Park. While fleeing the man damaged a park vehicle.  Police apprehended...

On Sunday, August 21st, 2022, Hanover Police while on general patrol observed a known person in the downtown core. Police were aware that the 52-year-old Orangeville man was on court imposed conditions which included a curfew that he was violating. The man also had...

Hanover Police continue to investigate several thefts from residential properties. The thefts have been occurring during overnight hours at random locations. The items targeted have included bicycles, hand tools, yard accessories and other items of value that have...

On Saturday, August 20th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to an unwanted person call in the area of 9th Street. On arrival police spoke with a 21-year-old man of no fixed address. The man was confrontational with police and showed obvious signs...

Between Monday, August 1st and Wednesday, August 24th, 2022, Hanover Police executed twelve arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 30-year-old Hanover man while the second person arrested was a 37-year-old man of no fixed address. The third person arrested...

Hanover Police continues to investigate an attempted extortion which occurred on August 12th, 2022. The scammers contacted the victim using the stolen identity of a known friend. The scammer initiated an explicit discussion requesting pictures. The victim did provide...

On Saturday, August 13th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to a disturbance call in the 500 block of 12th Street. Through investigation police determined that a 25-year-old Hanover man and a 57-year-old Hanover man had assaulted each other after having a...

On Wednesday, August 10th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to an unwanted person call in the 200 block of 7th Avenue. The caller was a Town of Hanover employee. The unwanted person was sitting inside his vehicle refusing to vacate private property. It was further...

On Monday, August 1st, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service attended the 400 block of 11th Street regarding an unwanted person. Through investigation police determined that a 29-year-old Hanover man had attended a family member’s residence while on court...

Hanover Police continues to investigate a residential break and enter which occurred in the 500 block of 12th Street on July 26h, 2022. The suspect entered an unlocked door and was caught inside by the homeowner. The suspect then fled on foot. The suspect was...

On Wednesday, August 3rd, 2022, Hanover Police conducted a query on a motorcycle that was parked at a business in the 800 block of 10th Street. The check revealed the license plate was not to be attached to any vehicle. On seeing police the motorcycle driver fled on...

Hanover Police continues to investigate thefts and attempted thefts of property from residential properties. These thefts have included garden items such as solar lights and other related property. The suspects have also been checking locked and unlocked sheds and...

Hanover Police continues to receive reports of attempted theft of vehicle catalytic convertors. These thefts and attempted thefts have been occurring at business properties during the overnight hours. Hanover Police would ask business owners and citizens to remain...

On Sunday, July 24th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of 11th Avenue. Through investigation police determined that a 22-year-old Hanover man was with a person he was bound by court conditions to not associate with. When the man saw...

Hanover Police are requesting that the public notify them anytime they observe suspicious persons in and around motor vehicles. This is especially true after dark and during early morning hours. Hanover Police have been receiving several theft from vehicle reports....

On Saturday, July 30th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service observed a vehicle being driven erratically on 7th Avenue. The vehicle drove onto the sidewalk several times. A traffic stop was immediately conducted and the driver was determined to be impaired by...

On Friday, July 22nd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service while on general patrol observed a Hanover man on a property in the 400 block of 9th Street. Police were aware that the same man was bound by a court order not to be at the address. After a brief foot...

Hanover Police are investigating several reports of stolen vehicle and trailer license plates. The thefts have occurred at random locations throughout Hanover. Police are asking everyone to periodically confirm license plates are attached to your vehicles and...

On Tuesday, July 19th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of 11th Street. Through investigation, police determined that a 29-year-old Hanover man had assaulted another family member after having a verbal dispute....

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft of two bicycles, which occurred on Tuesday, July 19th, 2022 between 8:30pm and 10:00pm. The bicycles had been left in front of Walmart. The one bicycle was a black Divinci mountain style while the second was a black...

On Thursday, July 14th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service arrested a 52-year Hanover man after entering into a fraud investigation. The investigation revealed that the man was responsible for several cheque frauds, which occurred between June and July 2022....

Hanover Police continue to investigate a Mischief at Holy Family School located 334 10th Avenue. A window was broken on Saturday, July 9th and again on Sunday, July 10th, 2022. Police are requesting that citizen’s notify them anytime suspicious persons are observed on...

On Tuesday, July 5th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of 9th Street. Through investigation police, formed grounds to believe a 52-year-old Hanover man had assaulted another person. The victim did not require...

Hanover Police continues to investigate a mischief, which occurred during the overnight hours of Monday, July 11th, 2022. The damage was to a vehicle parked in the 600 block of 13th Avenue. The damage consisted of a vehicle being scratched. If anyone has information...

On Saturday, July 2nd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police were operating a patrol vehicle equipped with an Automatic License Plate Recognition (Reader). The device alerted an officer to a driver who was unlicensed and driving without insurance. A traffic stop was...

Hanover Police continues to investigate several occurrences involving possible counterfeit Toonies. They were all located at a business this month. Police are working with members of the RCMP regarding the Toonies to confirm their status. Until the status is...

Between Wednesday, June 29th, 2022 and Wednesday, July 20th, 2022, Hanover Police executed eleven arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 30-year-old Southgate woman while the second person arrested was a 48-year-old Brockton woman. The third person arrested...

On Friday, July 8th, 2022, Hanover Police arrested and charged a 32-year-old Durham man with Harassment and Uttering threats. The victim was someone known to the man. The harassment and threats were conveyed over text message. The man was held in custody for a bail...

On Saturday, June 25th, 2022, Hanover Police were conducting a RIDE check in the area of Grey Road #28. Police observed a motorcycle pull into a parking lot just short of the RIDE location. Police attended and spoke with the operator who was identified as a...

Hanover Police have been receiving an increased number of bicycle theft reports in recent weeks. Police are reminding everyone to ensure you keep bicycles secured via locking system or inside a residence or locked garage/shed. Hanover Police would also request members...

On Saturday, July 2nd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service and West Grey Police Service were conducting a RIDE check on Grey Road #28. A driver was observed by police acting suspiciously by attempting to avoid approaching the RIDE check. Police stopped the...

On Tuesday, July 5th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to a break and enter in progress in the 500 block of 12th Avenue. On arrival, police located damage to a residence but the suspect had already departed. Through investigation, police identified a 20-year-old female...

Hanover Police continue to investigate the theft of six catalytic converters, which occurred during the overnight hours of Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022. The thefts occurred in the 100 block of 3rd Street. Hanover Police are requesting members of the public report any...

On Friday, June 24th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to the area of 19th Avenue and 14th Street regarding a possible impaired driver. Police located a 21-year-old Harriston man who showed signs of impairment. A Drug Recognition Expert from West...

On Sunday, June 26th, 2022, an off-duty Hanover Police officer observed a suspicious person in and around the Industrial Park in Hanover. Police responded and located a 41-year-old Mount Forest man carrying a knapsack and wearing a facemask. He was on the property of...

On Sunday, June 26th, 2022, Hanover Police took a theft report from the 200 block of 7th Avenue. The item taken was a 2008 14 foot, Haul Mfg contractors trailer which was black in colour. If anyone has information about this theft, they are asked to contact the...

Hanover Police continues to investigate a fraud, which occurred on Monday, June 13th, 2022. The victim made deposits to an online wallet “hedge fund” promising high rates of return. After receiving the initial deposit the online person demanded more money to secure...

On Wednesday, June 15th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service while on general patrol observed a vehicle driving recklessly on 10th Street. The vehicle eventually pulled into a driveway on 17th Avenue. Police spoke with the driver who exhibited signs of alcohol...

On Tuesday, June 14th, 2022, Hanover Police were made aware of an attempted online extortion. In this occurrence, the male victim was chatting online with a “female” he had met through Instagram. During the conversation, the female was able to obtain “inappropriate”...

Hanover Police are investigating several reports of stolen vehicle and trailer license plates. The thefts have occurred at random locations throughout Hanover. Police are asking everyone to periodically confirm license plates are attached to your vehicles and...

On Friday, June 3rd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police observed a suspicious vehicle parked in the 600 block of 9th Avenue. Further investigation identified the vehicle owner as a 22-year-old Walkerton man. The man had an active arrest warrant issued for previous...

On Thursday, June 9th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of 11th Avenue. Through investigation police, formed grounds to believe a 23-year-old Elmira man had purposely damaged a cellular phone belonging to another person. Hanover Police...

Hanover Police continue to receive reports of stolen property from residential and commercial properties. The items taken vary from topsoil to bicycles and children’s wagons. Police are reminding people to secure any items of value if you are able to do so. Police...

Between Sunday, May 26th, 2022 and Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022, Hanover Police executed eight arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 22-year-old Walkerton man while the second person was a 28-year Hanover man. The third person taken into custody was a...

On Friday, June 3rd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service received a report of a break and enter which occurred during the previous evening. The entry was to a shed in the 300 block of 7th Avenue. The suspect cut a lock to gain access. It is not believed...

On Monday, May 30th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police attended a break and enter in progress in the 600 block of 10th Avenue. On arrival, police located a 36-year-old Hanover man exiting a business while carrying stolen property. The man was immediately taken into...

On Sunday, May 26th, 2022, Hanover Police took a report of Mischief from a resident in the 300 block of 10th Street. The complaint was regarding wires being cut. Through the use of surveillance, police identified a well-known 44-year-old Hanover woman as responsible....

Hanover Police continue to investigate a break and enter which occurred during the evening hours of Friday, May 27th, 2022. The “Totally Stacked” food building was entered at 580 24th Avenue. Nothing appeared touched as nothing of value is left in the building while...

On Sunday, June 5th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to Walmart located at 1100 10th Street. The response was regarding a theft in progress. On arrival, police located the woman in the area and arrested the 30-year-old Dundalk woman. She was...

Hanover Police are requesting that the public notify them anytime they observe suspicious persons in and around motor vehicles or residential/commercial properties. This is especially true after dark and during early morning hours. Hanover Police have been receiving...

On Saturday, May 28th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service attended a business in the 600 block of 10th Street regarding a male armed with a knife. The male left the business prior to police arrival but was located nearby. The male was arrested while actively...

Hanover Police are investigating a fail to stop for police, which occurred on Saturday, May 21st, 2022 at approximately 10:00pm. The vehicle failed to stop for police in the area of McDonalds Restaurant located 800 10th Street. The vehicle involved was a Blue Pontiac...

On Friday, May 27th, 2022, Hanover Police while on static patrol heard a vehicle revving loudly in the LCBO parking lot. Police attended the vehicle and observed the male passenger to be continuously pushing the gas peddle causing people in the area to be concerned....

On Monday, May 9th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service received information about a male breaching his Officer Release Conditions. Through investigation police learned that a 34-year-old West Grey man had departed a residence in Hanover while operating a...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a Mischief to property, which occurred on Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 at approximately 9:50pm. In this occurrence, an unknown person attended a business in the 400 block of 10th Street and proceeded to smash a window using a wooden...

Between Friday, May 13th, 2022 and Wednesday, June 1st, 2022, Hanover Police executed ten arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 30-year-old Hanover man while the second person arrested was a 48-year-old Hanover woman. The third person arrested was a...

On Wednesday, May 11th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to the 700 block of 10th Street regarding a male lying on the ground. On arrival, police located a highly intoxicated male. The male was arrested for his own safety and taken to the Hanover Police Station. Hanover...

On Saturday, May 7th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service located a 34-year-old Durham man sleeping on a bench on 10th Street. The man had an active arrest warrant issued for him out of North Bay. Hanover Police arrested the man and while searching him located...

On Sunday, May 8th, 2022, Hanover Police investigated a theft of alcohol from the LCBO. The theft involved a male and female. Two bottles of alcohol were stolen after the male and female did pay for other items. Through investigation, police identified the suspects....

Hanover Police continues to investigate damage to Dawnview School property, which occurred during the overnight hours of Wednesday, May 11th, 2022. In this mischief, the suspects damaged property in the playground area. Hanover Police are requesting citizens report...

On Saturday, May 7th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to a possible impaired driving complaint in the 800 block of 10th Street. Police immediately attended the driver’s residence and spoke to him. The driver provided a sample of his breath, which resulted in a Fail....

The Hanover Police Service in partnership with the Hanover Fire Department and the Office of the Fire Marshall are continuing the fire investigation over the course of the next several days. It is anticipated 10th Street in the Downtown Core, between 9th Ave., and...

At 2:20 a.m. on Thursday, May 19th, 2022, Hanover Police Officers on patrol located a structure fire at the former Forum Hotel Rooming House located at 315 10th Street in Hanover. Hanover officers summoned the Hanover Fire Department to respond and entered the...

Hanover Police continue to investigate an attempted telephone fraud, which occurred on Wednesday, May 4th, 2022. In this fraud, the victim was contacted by an unknown female claiming to be from “Ontario Assisted Company”. The female said the victim qualified for a...

On Friday, May 6th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service attended for a disturbance in the 500 block of 9th Avenue. Through investigation police determined that a 46-year-old Hanover man had pushed another person down a flight of stairs after having a verbal...

Hanover Police continues to investigate a theft of gasoline, which occurred on Saturday, May 7th, 2022. The incident was reported to police on May 9th, 2022. The suspect was driving a “newer” black riding lawnmower. The machine still had the price tag of 3399.00...

Between Thursday, May 5th, and Saturday, May 7th, 2022, Hanover Police investigated several offences committed by a 43-year-old man of No Fixed Address. The allegations included the man damaging property at a local motel, kicking the door in at a residence of a family...

On Monday, May 2nd, 2022, Hanover Police apprehended a 37-year-old West Grey man who had multiple arrest warrants issued for him. The man is facing twenty-four Criminal Code charges including, Assault, Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Assault Police Officer,...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a Mischief to School property, which occurred between Friday April 29th, and May 2nd. 2022. The damage consisted of exterior walls having been spray-painted. If anyone has information about this mischief to property, they are...

Between Wednesday, April 14th, and May 11th, 2022, Hanover Police executed nine arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 19-year-old Hanover man while the second person arrested was a 42-year-old Hanover man. The third person arrested was a 34-year-old West...

On Monday, May 2nd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service attended to a suspicious person call in the 600 block of 10th Street. On arrival, police observed a well-known 38-year-old man on private property. Police were aware that the man was on court ordered...

Hanover Police continue to investigate an attempted cyber extortion, which occurred on Friday, April 15th, 2022. In this extortion, the victim befriended someone he met online. The victim was requested to share intimate pictures, which he did. The person being...

On Monday, April 18th, 2022, Hanover Police observed a well-known female in the area of 7th Avenue. She was observed to be grabbing at telecommunication wires located on a roadside pole. Through investigation police determined that the female had damaged the wires...

Hanover Police are requesting that the public notify them anytime they observe suspicious persons in and around motor vehicles or residential/commercial properties. This is especially true after dark and during early morning hours. Hanover Police have been receiving...

On Friday, April 22nd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police were dispatched to a local business regarding a man attempting to use a stolen debit card. On arrival, police arrested a 23-year-old Hanover man. The man was searched and several items located on his person...

On Monday, April 11th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of 12th Avenue. Police investigation determined that a 20-year-old Hanover woman was an unwanted person at the residence. This resulted in a verbal dispute with the other...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft from trailer, which occurred during the overnight hours of Wednesday, April 13th, 2022. The trailer had been parked in the 700 block of 26th Avenue. The suspect made off with various hand tools. If anyone has information...

On Tuesday, April 12th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service received a report of a breach of bail conditions. Through investigation police determined that a 19-year-old Hanover man had violated the terms of an earlier court order by making repeated contact...

On Wednesday, April 13th, 2022, Hanover Police received a theft report from a resident in the 500 block of 10th Avenue. The victim reported that someone had stolen an Amazon package, which had been recently delivered. Hanover Police are asking that all residents...

On Sunday, April 3rd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police received a report of a driver doing “burnouts” in the Independent Grocery store parking lot. Police quickly responded locating the vehicle turning onto 10th Street. The vehicle was stopped and the driver found...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft which occurred between Saturday, April 9th and Monday, April 11th, 2022. The residence targeted was in the 300 block of 8th Street. The suspect removed chairs from the porch area. If anyone has information about this...

On Wednesday, April 6th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the area of 10th Street and 9th Avenue. Police investigation determined that a 30-year-old Hanover man had assaulted another person. The victim did not require medical attention. Hanover...

On Monday, April 11th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of 18th Avenue. Police investigation determined that a West Grey youth had assaulted another person. The victim did not require medical attention. The same youth also damaged...

Between Thursday, March 24th, 2022 and Wednesday, April 13th, 2022, Hanover Police executed nine arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 35-year-old Wingham woman while the second person arrested was a 56-year-old Hanover man. The third person arrested was a...

Hanover Police have been receiving multiple attempted fraud reports. These frauds have involved persons contacting victims pretending to be from Canada Border Services, and Readers Digest. There have also been increased reports of the classic “grandparent” scheme....

Hanover Police continue to investigate a fail to remain motor vehicle collision, which occurred during the overnight hours of Wednesday, March 30th, 2022. A black GMC SUV was struck while parked in the 300 block of 11th Avenue. If anyone has information about this...

On Thursday, March 31st, 2022 at 1:15pm, Hanover Police responded to a driving complaint on 10th Street. Police fielded complaints that the driver was forcing others off the road and driving otherwise dangerously. The vehicle was quickly located and stopped by...

On Friday, March 25th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of 11th Street. Thorough investigation, police determined that a 65-year-old Hanover man had assaulted another person during a verbal dispute. The victim did not...

Hanover Police continues to investigate a break and enter to a building in the 600 block of 9th Avenue. The entry occurred over the weekend of March 25th. The culprit damaged multiple items inside. If anyone has information, about this break and enter/mischief, they...

On Tuesday, March 29th, 2022, Hanover Police investigated a disturbance in the 200 block of 7th Avenue. The investigation resulted in police determining that a 41-year-old man and 28-year-old woman had assaulted each other after having a verbal dispute. Hanover Police...

Hanover Police are requesting that the public notify them anytime they observe suspicious persons in and around motor vehicles or residential/commercial properties. This is especially true after dark and during early morning hours. Hanover Police have been receiving...

On Tuesday, March 29th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to a motor vehicle collision on 16th Avenue. Through investigation, police determined that a 19-year-old Hanover man had intentionally drove into another vehicle being operated by an associate of...

On Saturday, March 19th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 700 block of 7th Avenue. Police determined that a 23-year-old Hanover man had slapped another person across the face after having a verbal dispute. The victim did not...

Between Thursday, March 10th, 2022 and Wednesday, March 30th, 2022, Hanover Police executed nine arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 42-year-old Hanover woman while the second person arrested was a 33-year-old woman of no fixed address. The third person...

On Saturday, March 19th, 2022, Hanover Police attended the 700 block of 7th Avenue regarding a driving complaint. Through investigation, police determined that a man operating a car almost struck several pedestrians in the parking lot. The man did strike a parked...

On Tuesday, March 23rd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service attended a suspicious vehicle occurrence in the 100 block of 10th Street. On arrival police spoke with the owner of the vehicle who had an active arrest warrant issued. Police arrested the 34-year-old...

On Thursday, March 10th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police attended a theft occurrence at a business in the 1000 block of 10th Street. Police attended and located a 28-year-old Hanover woman still on scene. A search recovered the stolen items. Hanover Police have...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft of ATV, which occurred between February 23rd and March 16th, 2022. The ATV was taken from a residential property on Grey Road 28. The ATV is a grey 2017 Honda 500 Foreman. If anyone has information about this theft, they...

On Friday, March 11th, 2022, Hanover Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 500 block of 11th Street. After speaking with the driver police determined that he was unlicensed and in violation of his driving conditions. Hanover Police charged the...

Hanover Police are investigating damage to a motor vehicle, which occurred while it was parked in the KFC parking lot. The damage occurred on Wednesday, March 16th, 2022. A black GMC Canyon pickup truck had one of its tires damaged. If anyone has information about...

On Friday, March 18th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police while on patrol conducted a traffic stop on 10th Street. Through investigation police determined that the vehicle’s driver had a suspended license for previous offences. The driver was also bound by Criminal...

On Tuesday, March 2nd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police attended a theft occurrence in the 400 block of 10th Street. The suspect fled the area prior to police arrival but was located later that day and arrested. While in police custody, the same 31-year-old Hanover...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a break and enter to the Hanover water tower facility located on 14th Street. The entry occurred on Saturday, March 5th, 2022. On police arrival, the suspects had fled the area. If anyone has information about this break and...

Between Saturday, February 5th, 2022 and Wednesday, March 9th, 2022, Hanover Police executed twenty arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 37-year-old West Grey man while the second person arrested was a 35-year-old Owen Sound man. The third person arrested...

On Monday, March 7th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to an unwanted person call in the 200 block of 5th Street. Through investigation police determined that a well-known 30-year-old Hanover man had used another person’s identification to gain...

On Thursday, February 21st, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to a suspicious motor vehicle occurrence in the 600 block of 10th Street. The vehicle was unoccupied on police arrival. Through investigation, police linked a 48-year-old male and 35-year-old...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a break and enter which occurred between February 25th and February 26th, 2022. The entry was to a residence in the 200 block of 9th Street. If anyone has information about this entry, they are asked to contact the Hanover Police...

On Thursday, February 24th, 2022, Hanover Police attended a traffic complaint in the 800 block of 10th Street. On arrival, police located a 77-year-old Durham man consuming alcohol in his vehicle. A roadside screening test was completed which resulted in a Fail. The...

On Saturday, February 20th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of 4th Street. Police investigation determined that a 29-year-old Hanover man had damaged property attempting to gain access to the residence. The same man was also bound by...

On Tuesday, February 15th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to an Assault complaint in the 600 block of 10th Street. Through investigation, police formed grounds to believe that a 48-year-old Hanover man had assaulted his roommate. The assault...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a mischief/theft occurrence, which occurred between February 15th and February 16th, 2022. The suspect entered a laundry room at a building located in the 600 block of 8th Street. The suspect damaged the laundry room and stole...

On Tuesday, February 16th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service attended a business in the 800 block of 10th Street regarding a theft in progress. On arrival, police located a 34-year-old Hanover man pushing a shopping cart full of stolen items down the street....

On Tuesday, February 15th, 2022, Hanover Police attended for a disturbance in the 300 block of 2nd Street. Police investigation determined that a 19-year-old Hanover man had damaged property belonging to people on scene. The same man also threatened to harm the...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft from trailer, which occurred between February 8th, and February 9th, 2022. The trailer was an enclosed work trailer parked on 25th Avenue. The suspect made off with various tools. If anyone has information about this...

On Friday, February 11th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service attended a theft occurrence in the 400 block of 10th Street. Police located a female who provided police several false names. Further investigation identified the female as a 46-year-old from...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a fail to remain motor vehicle collision, which occurred the morning of Monday, February 14th, 2022. The vehicle struck was a grey Dodge van parked in the parking lot of Walmart. If anyone has information about this collision,...

On Monday, February 14th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service investigated a suspicious person’s call in the 200 block of 7th Avenue. As a result, police identified a 35-year-old female who had an active arrest warrant issued. It was further determined that...

On Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police received information of a 21-year-old Hanover man breaching his bail conditions. The man was located in a residence in the 500 block of 10th Street, which was against his bail conditions. Hanover Police...

On Friday, February 4th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to a reported assault in the 600 block of 10th Street. Police conducted an investigation determining that the alleged victim made up the allegations and no assault had actually occurred. Hanover...

On Monday, January 24th, 2022, Hanover Police took a theft report from a business located in the 300 block of 10th Street. Through investigation, police identified a 35-year-old Owen Sound man and 31-year-old Chesley woman as the suspects. On Saturday, February 5th,...

On Monday, February 7th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to an unwanted persons call in the 600 block of 10th Street. Through investigation police determined that a 47-year-old Hanover woman and 51-year-old Hanover man had been associating at an address...

On Friday, January 28th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a theft complaint at a business in the 800 block of 10th Street. Police located the suspect nearby and took him into custody without incident. Further investigation revealed the same...

On Thursday, February 3rd, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 600 block of 10th Street. Through investigation, police determined that a 47-year-old Hanover woman had assaulted another person. This occurred after a verbal dispute. The...

On Wednesday, January 19th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police received a report of an attempted fraud. In this occurrence the victim was contacted by a person claiming to have price money of over $2.000.000. The victim was told to purchase gift cards totalling...

Hanover Police continues to investigate a motor vehicle collision which occurred on Sunday, January 16th, 2022 at approximately 7:00pm. A grey Ford Escape was struck in the Circle K parking lot located at 464 10th Street. The owner of the Ford Edge witnessed the...

Between Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 and Wednesday, January 26th, 2022, Hanover Police executed three arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 33-year-old woman of no fixed address while the second was a 23-year-old Mildmay man. The final person arrested was a...

Hanover Police receives reports from time to time of delivered packages being stolen from residential properties. The latest reported theft occurred on Friday, December 21st, 2022 on 12th Avenue. If at all possible you should try and retrieve parcels as soon as...

On Monday, January 10th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service attended an address in the 600 block of 21st Avenue regarding a disturbance. Through investigation police formed grounds to believe that a 38-year-old Hanover man had purposely damaged property...

Hanover Police would like to remind citizens that there is no street parking between the hours of 1:00am and 6:00am within the Town of Hanover between the months of December and March each year. This is to allow for snow removal and is covered under By-Law...

On Monday, January 10th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to a neighbour dispute in the 200 block of 9th Street. After speaking with those involved including a witness police determined that a 56-year-old Hanover man had threatened to kill another person. On January...

On Wednesday, January 12th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to an assault in progress on 5th Avenue. Through investigation police formed grounds to believe a female youth had assaulted another person. The same female was also bound by previous court...

On Thursday, January 6th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a theft complaint at the Shoppers Drug Mart located at 895 10th Street. On arrival, police met with an off-duty OPP officer who had witnessed a theft take place inside the store....

Between Wednesday, January 5th, 2022 and Wednesday, January 12th, 2022, Hanover Police executed six arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 41-year-old Hanover man while the second person arrested was a 37-year-old man of no fixed address. The third person...

Hanover Police continue to investigate an attempted theft of snowmobile which occurred between Saturday, January 8th and Sunday, January 9th, 2022. The attempted theft occurred in the 200 block of 9th Street. The culprit(s) left the snowmobile on a neighbouring...

On Saturday, January 8th, 2022, members of the Hanover Police responded to the Rona store located at 506 22nd Avenue regarding a theft which had just occurred. On arrival police located a well-known 48-year-old Hanover man. Hanover Police arrested the man who was...

Hanover Police have been receiving complaints regarding attempted phone scams in Hanover. In some cases fraudsters are claiming to be from Amazon, Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). The suspects attempt to glean personal information...

On Sunday, December 26th, 2021, Hanover Police after a lengthy investigation arrested and charged a 29-year-old Brockton man under the Criminal Code with two counts of Break and Enter. These charges were in relation to break and enters committed to the Sunrise...

On Friday, December 24th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police received information that a 16-year-old Hanover youth was in violation of her court ordered conditions. Police located and spoke with the youth and observed that she was with another person she was ordered...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft of bicycle which occurred at approximately 1:00pm on Monday, December 27th, 2021. The bicycle was left unattended at the North Wellington Co-op located at 691 10th Street, Hanover. The bicycle was described as an...

On Wednesday, January 5th, 2022, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in progress in the 1000 block of 10th Street. On arrival police located a well-known 38-year-old Chesley man. Through investigation police determined that the male while armed with a stick was...

Hanover Police Service have been receiving complaints of attempted gift card scams occurring within the Town of Hanover. In most cases, unknown persons are making contact with victims through the internet or by telephone. The scammers use various methods in trying to...

Between Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 and Wednesday, December 29th, 2021, Hanover Police executed thirteen arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 33-year-old woman of no fixed address while the second person arrested was a 55-year-old Hanover man. The third...

On Saturday, December 11th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service took a complaint of a breach of conditions. Through investigation police determined that a 37-year-old West Grey man had made contact with someone he was on officer ordered conditions to not...

On Wednesday, December 15th, 2021, Hanover Police were dispatched to a property damage occurrence in progress. The caller reported that the male was using a large rock to damage properties along 10th Avenue. Police immediately attended and located a well known...

On Saturday, December 3rd, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service arrested a 47-year-old woman of no fixed address. She was arrested for communicating with another person she was on court ordered conditions to have no contact with. A separate investigation also...

Hanover Police continue to investigate damage to the Carwash located at 683 11th Street, Hanover. The damage occurred between Sunday, December 5th, 2021 and Monday, December 6th, 2021. The culprit would have used loud tools in gaining access the building. Once inside...

On Thursday, December 1st, 2021, Hanover Police received a report of on-going harassment. Through investigation police determined that a 29-year-old Chesley man had been harassing another person who was known to him. The same male was already on court ordered...

On Sunday, December 5th, 2021, Hanover Police took a report of an alleged assault and on-going harassment.     Through investigation police determined that a 37-year-old West Grey man had assaulted another person after a verbal dispute. It was further alleged that the...

Hanover Police continue to investigate damage to a parked vehicle in the 500 block of 16th Avenue. The damage occurred during the overnight hours of Tuesday, December 14th, 2021. The suspect scratched the vehicle’s paint and flattened the tires. If anyone has...

On Tuesday, November 30th, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of 11th Avenue.   Through investigation, police determined that a 36-year-old Cambridge woman had assaulted another person with a metal object after a verbal dispute. The...

Hanover Police continue to investigate several suspicious person occurrences in and around residential and commercial properties within the Town of Hanover. These incidents are usually occurring during overnight hours at various locations in town. Hanover Police are...

On Saturday, December 3rd, 2021, members of the Hanover Police responded to a suspicious person call in the 600 block of 10th Street. On arrival police located a known 37-year-old Hanover man inside a running vehicle that did not belong to him. The man was arrested...

Hanover Police continue to investigate damage to a parked vehicle which occurred on Friday, December 2nd, 2021. A 2018 red Honda had been parked at Grants Your Independent Grocer at 832 10th Street when it sustained damage to the rear door. If anyone has information...

On Sunday, December 4th, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a theft in progress in the 300 block of 10th Street. On arrival police spoke with the caller who had apprehended a 24-year-old Hanover woman inside his vehicle. The man had caught the woman attempting to steal...

On Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of 9th Avenue.   Through investigation police determined that a 24-year-old Hanover woman had assaulted another person after a verbal dispute. The victim did not require...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft of motor vehicle which occurred in the 400 block of 15th Avenue on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021. It is believed the theft occurred at approximately 6:30am. The vehicle taken was a Silver, 4door, Chevrolet Cobalt. Hanover...

On Saturday, November 27th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a disturbance in the 400 block of 5th Avenue. Police determined after speaking with the involved parties that a 16-year-old female had assaulted another person. The same female was...

Hanover Police continue to investigate damage to the Sunrise Laundromat located at 717 10th Street, Hanover. The damage occurred on Thursday, November 25th, 2021. The culprit would have used loud tools in damaging a coin machine. If anyone has information about this...

On November 4th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service received information about an attempted vehicle theft in the 300 block of 11th Avenue. Through investigation, police determined that a 36-year-old Cambridge woman entered a running vehicle and attempted to...

On Sunday, November 7th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service received a report of a possible breach of officer release conditions. Through investigation police determined that a 57-year-old Hanover man had made contact with a person, he was on conditions not...

On Thursday, November 11th, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 600 block of 10th Street. On arrival police located a male and female involved in a verbal dispute. A check revealed that the involved male had an arrest warrant issued for him. The...

On Saturday, November 6th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service were dispatched to the 300 block of 10th Street regarding a shopping cart that had been lit on fire. On arrival, police observed a shopping cart full of material fully engulfed. Police attempted to...

On Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a break and enter in progress in the 700 block of 10th Avenue. On arrival, police located a 29-year-old Hanover man inside a commercial property. The man fled from police but was apprehended nearby. During...

On Thursday, November 4th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to the 400 block of 5th Street regarding a theft in progress. The suspect fled the area on a bicycle prior to police arrival. Hanover Police located the male nearby. The stolen property...

This year, Ontario Crime Prevention Week was between November 7th and November 13th, 2021. Hanover Police participated in a “Lock it or Lose it” initiative during that week. Hanover officers attended numerous public and private parking lots around Hanover checking to...

On Friday, October 22nd, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a break and enter in the 600 block of 21st Avenue. On arrival, police observed the suspect still outside the residence. Hanover Police took a 24-year-old Hanover woman into custody...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft incident, which occurred on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. The theft involved clothes being removed from a local laundromat.  The items were taken while left unattended in the dryer. If anyone has information about this...

On Monday, October 25th, 2021, a distraught 43-year-old Hanover man attended the Hanover Police Station armed with a knife. The man threatened to kill people and was brandishing the knife in the police station lobby. The man was alone in the lobby and police were able...

On Sunday, October 10th, 2021, a business in the 800 block of 10th Street had a shoplifter in the store. The culprit was observed on video surveillance removing electronic items from the store without paying for them. Hanover Police with the assistance of West Grey...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a commercial break and enter which occurred during the overnight hours of October 16th-17th, 2021. The culprits removed various items from the business, which was located in the 400 block of 10th Street. If anyone has information...

On Wednesday, October 13th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service received an early morning call from a citizen reporting a break and enter. The victim reported several items had been taken from his residence including a bicycle. The bicycle was later located in...

On Wednesday, October 13th, 2021, Hanover Police arrested and charged a 16-year-old female with Uttering Threats under the Criminal Code. On October 8th, 2021, the female had threatened another person with bodily harm.  After arrest, the female was held in custody...

Hanover Police continues to investigate a commercial break and enter and theft from vehicle which occurred during the overnight hours of October 19th-20th, 2021. These offences were committed in the 600 block of 10th Street. If anyone has information about these...

Hanover Police are thanking a citizen for putting himself in harm’s way and helping out an officer in a recent arrest on October 24th, 2021. A 32-year-old wanted man was spotted by a patrolling officer in the downtown core of Hanover on Sunday afternoon at about 2:00...

On Friday, October 8th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service took a report of assault, which had just occurred at the Hanover Kinsman Ball Diamonds. Through investigation it was determined that a female pushed another female into a metal pole causing injuries...

Hanover Police are requesting that the public notify them anytime they observe suspicious persons in and around motor vehicles or residential/commercial properties. This is especially true after dark and during early morning hours. Hanover Police have been receiving...

Between Sunday, October 10th, and Wednesday, October 20th, 2021, Hanover Police executed nine arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 33-year-old woman of no fixed address while the second person arrested was a 38-year-old Hanover man. The third person...

On Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to business in the 700 block of 7th Avenue regarding a suspicious person. On arrival, police recognized the individual as a 31-year-old Hanover man. A check revealed that the man was bound...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a property damage incident, which occurred on Wednesday, October 6th, 2021 between 11:00am and 2:00pm. The damage was to the Hanover Lawn bowling fence, which had been struck by a motor vehicle. The address of the property is 268...

On Friday, October 8th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a disturbance in the 100 block of 8th Street. Through investigation police determined that a 25-year-old Hanover man had assaulted another person after a verbal dispute. The same man also...

On Saturday, October 2nd, 2021, Hanover Police Service responded to a driving complaint in the 600 block of 10th Street. It was reported that a driver struck another vehicle and fled the area. The vehicle was located and stopped by police. It was determined after...

On Saturday, September 25th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service received a theft of bicycle report. Hanover Police with the assistance of the public were able to identify a 37-year-old male suspect seen with the bicycle. Hanover Police located the male and...

On Tuesday, September 7th, 2021, Hanover Police Service received a complaint regarding a breach of officer release conditions. The allegations stemmed from a man communicating with another person he was not supposed to have contact with. Through investigation, a...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a residential break and enter which occurred in the 300 block of 7th Street during the overnight hours of Tuesday, October 5th, 2021. The culprit broke a window to gain access to a garage area. If anyone has information regarding...

On Tuesday, September 28th, 2021 members of the Hanover Police Service received information about a person known to be in possession of stolen golf clubs. Hanover Police located the 40-year-old Hanover man with the stolen property in the 200 block of 7th Avenue. The...

On Tuesday, September 21st, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service while on foot patrol located a 32-year-old Hanover man in violation of several court issued orders. Specifically, the man was at an address in the 300 block of 10th Street when prohibited from...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a residential break and enter which occurred during the overnight hours of Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021. The commercial break and enter occurred in the 500 block of 11th Street.  The culprit gained access by entering an...

On Tuesday, September 21st, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service received a complaint about a suspicious male in the 200 block of 10th Street. Police attended the area and identified the 51-year-old Hanover man. A check revealed that the man was bound by a...

Between Thursday, September 23rd and Wednesday, September 29th, 2021, Hanover Police executed six arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 24-year-old man of no fixed address while the second person arrested was a 41-year-old Chesley man. The third person...

Hanover Police are requesting the public’s assistance in solving an occurrence where a Hanover Police Service vehicle was struck by a fleeing stolen vehicle. This occurred on Saturday, September 18th, 2021 at approximately 9:30pm in the 300 block of 10th Street....

On Sunday, September 19th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a break and enter in progress at the old John Diefenbaker Secondary School located 181 7th Street. On arrival, police checked the building locating four unauthorized persons inside....

Hanover Police continue to investigate a commercial break and enter which occurred during the overnight hours of Sunday, September 20th, 2021. The commercial break and enter occurred in the first block of 16th Avenue (Industrial Park). The culprit gained access by...

On Saturday, September 18th, 2021, Hanover Police conducted a traffic stop on 10th Street after witnessing a traffic violation. Police spoke with the driver who showed signs of alcohol consumption. The 22-year-old driver was subsequently arrested and charged with...

On Friday, September 17th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a Mischief occurrence at a business in the 600 block of 10th Street. It was reported that a female was angry with staff inside the business and proceeded to break a plexi-glass barrier...

On Monday, September 13th, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a commercial Robbery in the 800 block of 10th Street. Police were in the area within a very short period locating the 31-year-old male suspect. He was taken into custody without incident. Police located a...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a residential break and enter which occurred during the overnight hours of Wednesday, September 8th, 2021. The residence entered was located in the 500 block of 12th Street. The culprits gained access by forcing entry to a...

On Saturday, September 11th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service while on general patrol observed a female known to have an active arrest warrant issued for her. The female was walking in the area of 10th Avenue and 7th Street. It was further determined that...

Hanover Police have been receiving increased reports of completed and attempted frauds targeting Hanover’s elderly population. The most common scheme is when fraudsters contact an elderly person claiming to be a grandchild or some other legal professional. The scammer...

On Monday, September 13th, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 300 block of 15th Avenue. Through investigation, it was determined that a 61-year-old Hanover man had threatened to kill another person inside the residence. A responding officer...

Hanover Police are asking for the public’s assistance in solving a break and enter to the old John Diefenbaker Secondary School located at 181 7th Street. Between Friday, September 10th and Saturday, September 11th, 2021, unknown persons entered the property and...

On Saturday, September 4th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of 10th Street. Through investigation police determined that a 39-year-old Hanover man had assaulted another person. The assault stemmed from a verbal...

Hanover Police are investigating multiple mischiefs to parked vehicles in the 500 block of 7th Avenue. These vehicles were damaged during the overnight hours of Wednesday, September 8th, 2021. The culprit(s) stole various pieces of property from vehicles after...

On Tuesday, September 7th, 2021, Hanover Police located a motorcycle with improper license plates attached in the 400 block of 10th Avenue. As a result a 33-year-old West Grey man was arrested for having improper license plates. A search after arrest revealed the man...

On Monday, September 6th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police investigated an assault allegation which occurred in the 300 block of 6th Avenue. As a result of this investigation police arrested and charged a 28-year-old Hanover man under the Criminal Code with...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a residential break and enter which occurred during daylight hours on Friday, September 3rd, 2021. The residence entered was located in the 600 block of 13th Avenue. Police are reminding residents to lock your doors day and night...

On Thursday, August 26th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service received a report of stolen marijuana plants from a resident of Hanover. Through the use of video surveillance a 51-year-old Hanover man was identified as the culprit. Hanover Police located and...

On Friday, August 27th, 2021, Hanover Police attempted to stop a motor vehicle in the 200 block of 12th Street. The vehicle fled but was later stopped in the 300 block of 7th Avenue. Hanover Police have charged a 20-year-old Scarborough man under the Criminal Code...

Hanover Police are investigating a mischief to property occurrence involving the Hanover Trail bridges. The damage which consisted of spray paint was reported to police on Saturday, August 28th, 2021. This remains an active investigation and anyone with information is...

On Friday, August 27th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a theft in progress from a business in the 800 block of 10th Street. The caller also told police that the female had punched an employee. On arrival police arrested a 28-year-old Hanover...

On Sunday, August 29th, 2021, just before midnight, Hanover Police while on pro-active patrol located a suspicious person in the Hanover Industrial Park. A check of the male revealed that he was on charge for numerous property offences. He was also bound by court...

During the evening hours of Friday, August 20th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service observed a male known to be on a court ordered curfew walking on 9th Street. The 21-year-old Hanover man was taken into custody. The man was found to be in possession of a...

Hanover Police are investigating a break and enter to Bell World located at 425 10th Street. This entry occurred during the overnight hours of Sunday, August 22nd and Monday, August 23rd, 2021. This remains an active investigation and anyone with information is asked...

Between Thursday, August 19th and Sunday, August 22nd, Hanover Police executed ten arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 40-year-old Hanover man while the second person arrested was a 28-year-old Hanover man. The third person arrested was a 41-year-old...

On Saturday, August 21st, 2021, Hanover Police received information about a possible breach of an Officer in Charge Undertaking. Through investigation police determined that a 44-year-old Hanover man had contacted a person he was on release conditions to have no...

Hanover Police are requesting that the public notify them anytime they observe suspicious persons in and around motor vehicles or residential/commercial properties. This is especially true after dark and during early morning hours. Hanover Police have been receiving...

Hanover Police are investigating a break and enter to Norms Restaurant located at 198 10th Street. This entry occurred at approximately 3:15am on Wednesday, August 18th, 2021. This remains an active investigation and anyone with information is asked to contact Hanover...

Between August 6th and August 9th, 2021, Hanover Police investigated two theft occurrences from local businesses. Through investigation police were able to identify a 28-year-old Owen Sound woman as the culprit. On Friday, August 13th, 2021, Hanover Police located and...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft from vehicle incident which occurred around 1230pm on Friday, August 13th, 2021.  The vehicle entered was parked at the Hanover Flea Market located 711 10th Avenue. The suspect is believed to be a female wrapped in a...

Between Friday, August 13th and Tuesday, August 17th, Hanover Police executed four arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 27-year-old Port Elgin man while the second person arrested was a 28-year-old Owen Sound woman. The third person arrested was a...

Hanover Police are looking for the public’s assistance in solving a break and enter occurrence at Hard Core Camper located at 16 16th Avenue, Hanover. During the overnight hours of Sunday, August 15th, 2021, several trailers were pried open by unknown person(s). If...

On Monday, July 30th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service took a theft report from a local business. Through investigation the suspect was identified as a 41-year-old Hanover woman. It was determined that the woman had removed a shopping cart full of product...

On Thursday, August 5th, 2021, Hanover Police received a report of a stolen motor vehicle from the 700 block of 7th Avenue. Through investigation police were able to immediately identify a suspect and recovered the stolen vehicle in the 300 block of 10th Street....

Hanover Police are requesting that the public notify them anytime they observe suspicious persons in and around motor vehicles or residential/commercial properties. This is especially true after dark and during early morning hours. Hanover Police have been receiving...

Between August 6th, and August 12th, 2021, Hanover Police executed six arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 45-year-old Hanover woman while the second person arrested was a 44-year-old Hanover man. The third person arrested was a 33-year-old Clifford man...

On Wednesday, August 11th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a break and enter in progress in the 500 block of 10th Street. The victim contacted police with updates on the suspect’s location. Hanover Police located a 34-year-old female of no...

On Tuesday, July 27th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service attended an unwanted person’s call in the 600 block of 14th Street. Through investigation police learned that a 40-year-old Chesley man had attended a residence he was on court ordered conditions not...

Hanover Police are requesting the public’s assistance in solving a residential theft. It occurred between July 23rd, 2021 and July 27th, 2021 when unknown person(s) attended a residential yard in the 500 block of 10th Avenue. The suspect(s) disconnected and removed an...

On Friday, July 30th, 2021, Hanover Police arrested and charged a 21-year-old Hanover man with numerous acts of Mischief committed within the Town of Hanover. The damage consisted of vehicles being scratched, vehicle tires flattened and town signs being damaged over...

Between July 29th, 2021 and August 5th, 2021, Hanover Police executed seven arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 46-year-old Hanover man while the second person arrested was a 53-year-old West Grey man. The third person arrested was a 47-year-old Hanover...

On Friday, July 9th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service were notified of a mischief occurrence in the Walmart parking lot. The mischief consisted of a parked motor vehicle being scratched. Through investigation a suspect was identified and later arrested on...

On Tuesday, August 3rd, 2021, members of the Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 600 block of 12th Avenue. Through investigation police learned that a 19-year-old Hanover woman had been involved in a verbal dispute with another person. The dispute turned...

On Saturday, July 24th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of 11th Avenue. Through investigation, police determined that a 47-year-old Hanover male had threatened to harm another person inside the residence. Hanover...

Between, Sunday, July 25th, and Tuesday, July 27th, 2021, Hanover Police executed three arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 28-year-old Hanover woman while the second person arrested was a 31-year-old Hanover woman. The third person arrested was a...

On Sunday, July 25th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service attended a local business in the 800 block of 10th Street regarding a mischief to property occurrence. On arrival police established that a 56-year-old Dundalk Woman had damaged a bathroom and was...

Hanover Police are requesting the public’s assistance in solving a commercial theft. Sometime between July 17th and July 26th, 2021 unknown person(s) removed industrial metal shelving from a business in the 400 block of 10th Street. If anyone has information about...

On Thursday, July 22nd, 2021, Hanover Police while on general patrol observed a motorized scooter that had crashed in the Wal-Mart parking lot. In assisting the 62-year-old male driver it was determined that his ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by...

On Tuesday, July 27th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service while on patrol observed a suspicious person in the 200 block of 9th Street. The male provided police a fictitious name but was known by responding officers as a 39-year-old Hanover man. He was bound...

Between Thursday, July 15th and Saturday, July 17th, 2021, Hanover Police executed four arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 47-year-old Hanover woman while the second person arrested was a 38-year-old Hanover man. The third person arrested was a...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a break and enter which occurred between July 15th and July 16th, 2021 in the first block of 14th Avenue (Industrial Park). The culprits cut a hole in a perimeter fence to gain access to the business property. Hanover Police are...

On Sunday, July 18th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service investigated a theft from Wal-Mart. The suspect was observed taking $1400.00 in merchandise and leaving the store without paying. Through investigation police identified the 34-year-old female suspect...

Hanover Police are investigating a fraud which occurred over the previous couple months. The victim in this scam was contacted by unknown persons claiming to be from Readers Digest. They told the victim they had won millions of dollars. The fraudsters told the victim...

On Tuesday, July 20th, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 600 block of 17th Avenue. Through investigation police determined that a 40-year-old Hanover man had attended an address he was on conditions not to be at. He also made contact with the...

On Wednesday, July 14th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of 10th Street. Through investigation police formed grounds that a 21-year-old Hanover man had broken into the residence of an associate. Once inside the...

On Friday, July 9th, 2021, Hanover Police received information about a Marketplace fraud which had just occurred. In this fraud the seller posted an ad claiming to have a dog for sale in Brockton. The victim provided the seller with a deposit but never heard anything...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft which occurred at the Missionary Church located at 628 11th Street, Hanover. Unknown person(s) attended a shed on the property between July 5th, 2021 and July 10th, 2021. The culprit(s) removed a Cub Cadet lawnmower. If...

On Tuesday, July 13th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service attended for a disturbance in the 600 block of 17th Avenue. Through investigation police determined that a 40-year-old Hanover man had assaulted and threatened other people inside the residence. The...

Hanover Police are requesting the public’s assistance in solving a residential theft. It occurred between July 10th, 2021 and July 11th, 2021 when unknown person(s) attended a residential yard in the 500 block of 12th Street. The suspect(s) disconnected and removed a...

On Monday, July 5th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service received a theft complaint from a business in the 800 block of 10th Street. Through investigation, the suspect was identified as a 41-year-old Hanover woman. She was located by police leaving the area...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a mischief, which occurred between Tuesday, July 6th, 2021 at 11:00pm and Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 at 7:00am. During that time, unknown person(s) caused damage to several mailboxes at housing complex located at 544 10th Street. ...

On Sunday, July 4th, 2021, Hanover Police conducted a traffic stop on a speeding vehicle on 24th Avenue. On speaking with the driver police observed alcohol inside the vehicle readily available to the driver. Hanover Police have charged a 21-year-old Elmwood woman...

Hanover Police are looking for assistance from the public in solving a theft of a mobility scooter. The theft occurred between Sunday, July 4th, 2021 and Monday, July 5th, 2021. The scooter was taken from an address in the 500 block of 7th Avenue. It was black and...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a mischief, which occurred between Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 at 9:00pm and Wednesday, June 30th, 2021 at 7:00am. During that time, unknown person(s) caused several thousand dollars in damage to toilets and urinals. If anyone has...

On Thursday, June 24th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service received a theft complaint from a business in the 800 block of 10th Street. Through investigation, the suspect was identified as a 28-year-old Walkerton man. This same man also already had arrest...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft of bicycles from an address in the 400 block of 12th Street. The suspect(s) removed two bicycles between June 26th – June 27th, 2021. They had been left on a residential front porch. Police are reminding citizens to...

Between Thursday, June 24th and Friday, June 25th, 2021, Hanover Police executed two arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 28-year-old Walkerton man while the second person arrested was a 31-year-old Hanover man. Both were wanted for offences committed in...

On Saturday, June 26th, 2021, Hanover Police Service were dispatched to the 400 block of 10th Avenue regarding a residential break and enter. Through investigation, a 16-year-old suspect was identified. Hanover Police later recovered all of the property taken in the...

Hanover Police have charged a 28-year-old Hanover man with Causing a Common Nuisance under the Criminal Code. This charge resulted from the man refusing to comply with public health orders to isolate in his residence. Hanover Police dealt with the male more then ten...

Between Tuesday, June 8th and Sunday, June 13th, 2021, Hanover Police executed five arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 67-year-old Hanover man while the second person arrested was a 22-year-old Sarnia man. The third person was arrested with the...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a fraud attempt from Friday, June 19th, 2021. In this occurrence, the fraudster(s) made contact with the victim claiming he had won a substantial amount of money from Readers Digest. The fraudster requested that the victim...

On Wednesday, June 16th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service attended a call for service in the 500 block of 10th Avenue. While investigating this call, police determined that, a 47-year-old Hanover man had violated the terms of a previous court order by...

On Saturday, June 19th, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 600 block of 10th Street. Through investigation, it was determined that a 40-year-old man of no fixed address had damaged a business door using a wooden stick. This was because of a verbal...

On Sunday, June 6th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service attended a call for service in the 500 block of 10th Avenue. While investigating this call, police determined that, a 47-year-old Hanover man had violated the terms of a previous court order by making...

Hanover Police continue to receive increased reports of bicycle thefts. Police would like to remind everyone that purchasing a good quality bicycle lock for use when around town goes a long way to prevent daytime thefts. After hours if possible, ensure bicycles are...

Hanover Police are investigating a rash of attempted thefts and actual thefts of Catalytic Convertors within the Town of Hanover. These expensive automobile parts form part of every vehicle’s exhaust system. Thieves have been targeting vehicles within the Town of...

On Monday, June 7th, 2021 at 2:00am, Hanover Police attended 510 10th Avenue regarding a structure fire.  On arrival, police located a detached garage fully engulfed. This fire is considered suspicious. If anyone has information about this fire, they are asked to...

Between Saturday, May 29th and Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021, Hanover Police executed five arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 39-year-old Hanover man while the second person arrested was a 16-year-old Saugeen Shores female. The third person arrested was a...

On Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service attended an address in the 500 block of 9th Avenue regarding a disturbance. On arrival police spoke with a male who had been consuming alcohol. Through investigation, it was revealed that the man had...

On Sunday, May 16th, 2021, Hanover Police investigated a break and enter which occurred at the St Matthews Church in Hanover. Through investigation, a 39-year-old Hanover man was identified as a suspect. On Saturday, May 29th, 2021, Hanover Police arrested the man...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a fraud complaint from Monday, May 31st, 2021. The victim in this fraud purchased Bitcoin from an online “offshore” broker. After purchase, the victim discovered that he was defrauded all of his money. Hanover Police are strongly...

On Sunday, May 30th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service attended a call for service in the 600 block of 10th Street. While at the call, police observed a female youth who was on Criminal Code conditions not to be with another person who was also present....

Between Friday, May 21st and Thursday, May 27th, 2021, Hanover Police executed four arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 25-year-old Hanover woman while the second person arrested was a 33-year-old West Grey man. The third person arrested was a 69-year-old...

On Thursday, May 20th, 2021, off-duty members of the Hanover Police Service observed two known persons in the area of Grey Road 10. One of the males was on Criminal Code conditions not to be with the second male. That same male also had active arrest warrants issued...

On Monday, May 24th, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance at an address within the Town of Hanover. Through investigation, it was determined that a 66-year-old Hanover man had assaulted another person. The assault stemmed from a verbal argument. Hanover...

Hanover Police are requesting that the public notify them anytime they observe suspicious persons in and around motor vehicles or residential/commercial properties. This is especially true after dark and during early morning hours. Hanover Police have been receiving...

On Monday, May 24th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service while on general patrol observed a suspicious motor vehicle parked in the 200 block of 9th Street. Investigation revealed that the vehicle had been reported as stolen earlier in the day from an address...

On Wednesday, May 19th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service attended the LCBO regarding a theft of alcohol. The suspect left prior to police arrival. Through investigation, police were able to identify the suspect as a 23-year-old Durham man. He was located a...

A reminder with the warmer weather approaching that bicycles have again become an attractive target for thieve(s). Hanover Police continue to receive increased reports of bicycle thefts. Police would like to remind everyone that purchasing a good quality bicycle lock...

Between Thursday, May 13th and Monday, May 17th, 2021, Hanover Police executed seven arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 47-year-old Hanover man while the second person arrested was a 46-year-old Hanover man. The third person arrested was a 47-year-old...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a break and enter which occurred at the St Matthews Church located 356 9th Street, Hanover. It is believed the suspect(s) entered the building on Saturday, May 15th, 2021 between 11:30am-7:30pm. If anyone has information about...

Hanover Police continue to investigate reports of person(s) throwing eggs at vehicles and residential properties within the Town of Hanover. There have been a couple recent cases. No damage has been caused however; this creates an aggravation for the person tasked...

On Tuesday, May 12th, 2021, Hanover Police executed two arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 20-year-old Walkerton female while the second person arrested was a 34-year-old Brockton man. Both were wanted for offences committed in the local area and were...

Hanover Police are requesting that the public notify them anytime they observe suspicious persons in and around residential/commercial properties. This is especially true after dark and during early morning hours. Hanover Police have been receiving numerous reports of...

On Friday, May 7th, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance at an address within the Town of Hanover. Through investigation, it was determined that a 67-year-old Hanover man had assaulted another person. The assault stemmed from a verbal argument. Hanover...

On Wednesday, May 5th, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance within the Town of Hanover. Through investigation, it was revealed that a 47-year-old male had assaulted another person. The victim did not require medical attention. The male also broke property...

Hanover Police are requesting the public’s assistance with a disturbance that occurred at Canadian Tire on Sunday, May 2nd, 2021 at approximately 12:30pm. Two customers over the age of 60-years became confrontational with staff after being told that no returns were...

Between Wednesday, April 29th and Saturday, May 1st, 2021, Hanover Police executed two arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 28-year-old Kitchener man while the second person arrested was a 27-year-old Hanover man. Both were wanted for offences committed in...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft of motorcycle, which occurred in the 200 block of 10th Street between Wednesday, April 28th and Thursday, April 29th, 2021. The motorcycle was a mini type suitable for children. It has a black frame with a red and black...

On Friday, April 23rd, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a disturbance in the 300 block of 15th Avenue. Through investigation, it was determined that an 18-year-old Hanover woman had assaulted another person. The assault was because of a verbal argument. On Friday,...

A reminder with the warmer weather approaching that bicycles have again become an attractive target for thieve(s). Hanover Police have received increased reports of bicycle thefts. Police would like to remind everyone that purchasing a good quality bicycle lock for...

Between Saturday, April 24th and Wednesday, April 28th, 2021, Hanover Police executed four arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 31-year-old Hanover woman while the second person arrested was a 50-year-old Hanover man. The third person arrested was a...

Hanover Police are requesting that the public notify them anytime they observe suspicious persons in and around motor vehicles or residential/commercial properties. This is especially true after dark and during early morning hours. Hanover Police have been receiving...

On Sunday, April 25th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service completed a theft investigation from Giant Tiger located at 880 10th Street, Hanover. It was determined that a 69-year-old Hanover woman had attended the store numerous times over a two-month period....

On Wednesday, April 21st, 2021, members of the Hanover Police attended a disturbance in the 200 block of 11th Avenue. Through investigation, it was determined that a Hanover woman had assaulted another person during a verbal argument. The same woman damaged property...

On Friday, April 16th, 2021, Hanover Police entered into a Theft investigation from the LCBO located at 893 10th Street. It was reported that a female left the store not attempting to pay for two bottles of alcohol. Staff were able to identify the female. Hanover...

Between Thursday, April 15th and Wednesday, April 22nd, 2021, Hanover Police executed four arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 31-year-old man of NFA while the second person arrested was a 46-year-old Walkerton man. The third person arrested was a...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a Mischief/Theft occurrence, which occurred between Friday, April 16th, 2021 and Saturday, April 17th, 2021. It happened in the 600 block of 12th Avenue. The suspect(s) broke a padlock from a shed to gain entry. The victim is...

On Sunday, April 18th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a Break and Enter in the 300 block of 10th Street. The victim of the break and enter while driving in the area spotted the accused with his stolen property. Police attended and arrested a...

On Saturday, April 17th, 2021, at about 4:00 p.m., a group of about 40 people gathered near Hanover Park on 7th Avenue in protest of the COVID-related provincial stay-at-home order and other health unit guidelines. The group was peaceful and marched, many with signs,...

On Wednesday, April 14th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police responded to a daytime residential break and enter. On arrival, the suspect fled but was apprehended by police. He had attempted to steal items from the residence. The same suspect also damaged a police...

On Saturday, April 10th, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a possible fraud in 800 block of 10th Street. Through investigation, it was determined that scammer(s) had disabled the victim’s computer (likely by the victim clicking on a fraudulent link). Once in control...

On Friday, April 9th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service took a harassment report in the 500 block of 14th Street. Through investigation police determined that a 46-year-old female from South Bruce had been harassing another person via text messaging, and...

On Wednesday, April 7th, 2021, Hanover Police received a theft report from Canadian Tire located at 896 10th Street. Police obtained video footage of the suspect wearing a hat and facemask. The suspect took various hand tools and left the store not attempting to pay....

Between Thursday, April 8th and Tuesday, April 13th, 2021, Hanover Police executed three arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 66-year-old Grand Valley man while the second person arrested was a 24-year-old Lindsay man. The third person arrested was a...

Hanover Police are requesting that the public notify them anytime they observe suspicious persons in and around motor vehicles or residential/commercial properties. This is especially true after dark and during early morning hours. Hanover Police have been receiving...

On Tuesday, March 30th, 2021, Hanover Police Service located and arrested a 49-year-old Hanover man on an outstanding warrant. Hanover Police were also investigating the same male for an industrial break and enter which occurred in the 400 block of 6th Avenue in mid...

On Saturday, March 27th, 2021, at about 2:00 a.m., members of the Hanover Police Service responded to the report of a single motor vehicle crash on 14th Street west of 13th Avenue, in the Town of Hanover. Police, fire and ambulance arrived on scene within minutes to...

On Tuesday, March 29th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service were requested to attend the 500 block of 11th Avenue regarding a disturbance. Police arrived and determined that a 25-year-old Hanover man was intoxicated and damaging property. The man was taken...

Hanover Police have arrested and charged a 50-year-old Hanover man with Theft under the Criminal Code. The charges stem from an occurrence reported to police by the LCBO on March 3rd, 2021. Through the use of investigative techniques, officers identified the male. The...

Hanover Police are requesting the assistance of the public in solving a Mischief to parked vehicle occurrence. The vehicle was damaged on Sunday, March 28th, 2021. The vehicle had been parked in the Rexall Parking lot at 342 10th Street. The vehicle was spray-painted...

On Sunday, March 28th, 2021, Hanover Police were dispatched to the 200 block of 15th Avenue regarding an Assault and Mischief occurrence. Through investigation police determined that a 22-year-old Hanover man had assaulted another person during a verbal dispute. The...

On Saturday, March 27th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police while on patrol were flagged down regarding a fight occurring in the 400 block of 10th Street. Police arrived and observed two males fighting on the sidewalk. Both were arrested under the Criminal Code for...

On Thursday, March 25th, 2021, Hanover Police received information about an attempted fraud. The victim was contacted by someone claiming to be from the VISA Fraud Department. The scammer attempted to glean personal information including VISA card numbers from the...

Between Monday, March 22nd, and Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021, Hanover Police executed four arrest warrants. The first person arrested was a 27-year-old Hanover man while the second person arrested was a 28-year-old Hanover man. The third person arrested was a 29-year-old...

On Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service attended Canadian Tire regarding a theft occurrence. Through investigation, the suspect was identified and later located by our policing partners in West Grey. The 34-year-old South Bruce man was...

Hanover Police have seen an increase in reported bicycle thefts in the Town of Hanover. The locations of the thefts have been random however, they have occurred during overnight hours. Police are reminding citizens to secure their bicycles byway of bicycle lock or by...

Hanover Police continue to receive reports of theft from parked motor vehicles. These thefts have been occurring during overnight hours at random locations around Hanover and the suspect(s) usually take smaller/portable items of value. Hanover Police are reminding all...

Between Sunday, March 14th, 2021 and Wednesday, March 17th, 2021, Hanover Police executed three Arrest Warrants. The first person arrested was a 34-year-old male of no fixed address, while the second person arrested was a 69-year-old Hanover man. The final person...

On Friday, March 12th, 2021, Hanover Police responded to a theft complaint at a business in the 800 block of 10th Street. On arrival, police arrested a 22-year-old female from Walkerton. She had filled a shopping cart with various items and left with no attempt to...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a theft of an electric bicycle, which occurred on Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 in the 100 block of 7th Street. The stolen e-bicycle was green in colour. Police later located the e-bicycle in the area of the Kinsman Ball Diamond....

On Wednesday, March 10th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service took a report of harassment and assault. The victim complained that the accused had been making continual unwanted contact. A minor assault was also alleged. Hanover Police have arrested and charged...

Between Thursday, March 4th, 2021 and Wednesday, March 11th, 2021, Hanover Police executed six Arrest Warrants. The first person arrested was a 46-year-old Hanover man, while the second was a 28-year-old Walkerton man. The third person arrested was a 23-year-old...

On Saturday, March 6th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service took a report of a mischief to vehicle on 19th Avenue. The victim in this matter had 4 vehicle tires flattened. This occurred between Friday, March 5th, 2021 and Saturday, March 6th, 2021. If anyone...

On Thursday, March 4th, 2021, Hanover Police recovered an abandoned stolen vehicle in the 500 block of 10th Street. Through investigation 2 suspects were identified. The first suspect was a 33-year-old female from Exeter while the second was a 32-year-old Stratford...

On Thursday, March 4th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service while investigating another matter spoke with a 26-year-old Hanover man. The man provided police a false name. Through investigation the male was identified as someone else who had an active arrest...

Hanover Police have been actively investigating several theft of packages from front porches in Hanover. A lone male had been seen on multiple occasions grabbing recently delivered packages and fleeing the area. Through investigation and local area knowledge Hanover...

On Thursday, February 25th, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service received a traffic complaint in the  1000 block of 10th Street. Police patrolled the area and located the vehicle in the 400 block of 12th Street. On speaking with the 62-year-old driver it was...

Between Thursday, February 25th, 2021 and Thursday, March 4th, 2021, Hanover Police executed five Arrest Warrants. The first person arrested was a 51-year-old Brockton man, while the second was a 26-year-old Teeswater man. The third person arrested was a 45-year-old...

On Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service received a report of Threats and Mischief which occurred in the Town of Hanover. It was alleged that a 35-year-old Hanover man had threatened to harm another person. The man also broke the victim’s...

On Monday, February 22nd, 2021, Hanover Police Service while on general patrol observed a 27-year-old Hanover man known to have an active arrest warrant. The man was taken into custody without incident. The warrant was for several offences committed in the Town of...

Hanover Police continue to investigate a fail to remain motor vehicle collision, which occurred in the Walmart parking lot in Hanover on Sunday, February 21st, 2021. The vehicle struck was an older model blue Dodge Ram pickup truck. If anyone has information about...

On Sunday, February 21st, 2021, Hanover Police took a report of a “dine and dash” from a local restaurant. A description of the suspect was provided allowing police to locate the 30-year-old Owen Sound man walking on 7th Avenue in Hanover. The man was taken into...

Hanover Police are requesting that the public notify them anytime they observe suspicious persons in and around motor vehicles or residential/commercial properties. This is especially true after dark and during early morning hours. Hanover Police have been receiving...

On Sunday, February 21st, 2021, members of the Hanover Police Service responded to a disturbance in the 500 block of 10th Street. Through investigation it was determined that a 20-year-old Hanover man had assaulted another person. In one of the assaults the accused...