Wingham Free Press
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently looking to confirm the safety of a person who was heard screaming “Help!” near the Harriston Greenway Trail. On April 14, 2024, at approximately 2:45 p.m., OPP responded to a report of an unidentified person who was possibly in distress on William Street […]
(RENFREW, ON) – A Renfrew resident faces a long list of charges in connection with a convenience store robbery that happened earlier this week. Officers from the Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the store on Raglan Street South on the evening of April 10, 2024. A male had flashed a firearm […]
(RED LAKE, ON) – A traffic stop in the Municipality of Red Lake has resulted in one individual being arrested and charged with impaired operation. On April 11, 2024, just before 4:30 p.m., members of the Red Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a traffic stop on a motor vehicle in the area […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On April 12, 2024, at 11:38 a.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report for a possible impaired driver along Queen Street in Kincardine. The vehicle was then located by officers along Highway 9. The driver was found to have been drinking alcohol. They were placed under arrest and taken […]
(OTTAWA, ON) – Police have arrested and charged another former member of the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS). In December 2021, the Ministry of the Attorney General requested that the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigate allegations of misconduct by members of the TBPS. The OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) began an investigation after a review of […]
(TAY TOWNSHIP, ON)- On April 10, 2024 near 8:45 p.m. an officer from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment was patrolling south bound on William Street, Victoria Harbour, Tay Township in a police vehicle equipped with a Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) at which time the ALPR made notification of a possible suspended driver operating a south bound silver Honda […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – On April 11, 2024, at approximately 4:27 a.m., members of the Lakeshore Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Lakeshore Fire & Rescue were responded to a report of a tractor trailer fire on Highway 401 East, east of Puce Road in the Municipality of Lakeshore. The driver of the truck was travelling […]
(BILLINGS TOWNSHIP, ON) – One person has been arrested and charged for harassing communication in Billings Township. On April 9, 2024, the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation regarding criminal harassment in Billings Township. Township staff reported ongoing unwanted communication from a member of the community. As a result of the investigation, William CONCANNON, […]
(ARRAN-ELDERSLIE, ON) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an impaired driver at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint. On April 11, 2024, members of the South Bruce OPP were conducting a RIDE checkpoint on 1st Avenue South in the Municipality of Arran-Elderslie. At approximately 11:07 p.m., police stopped a vehicle to check the […]
(HARLEY TOWNSHIP, ON) – A driver from Kirkland Lake has been charged after the report of a suspected impaired driver on Highway 11, Harley Township. On April 9, 2024, shortly before 7:20 p.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a suspected impaired driver on Highway […]