Wingham Free Press(ASSIGINACK TOWNSHIP, ON) – At 7:40 p.m., on March 28, 2016, members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) check on King’s Highway 6, at Assiginack Township, Ontario. A pickup truck was checked, and a vehicle passenger was found to have a controlled substance. […]
(THESSALON, ON) – On April 4, 2016, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on regular patrol duties in the Municipality of Huron Shores. At 4:24 p.m., police observed an eastbound vehicle on Highway 17 travelling at a high rate of speed. A traffic stop was initiated. An open container of alcohol was found […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Over the weekend, the Orillia Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received 104 calls for service. Police responded to calls received from Severn Township, Ramara Township, and the City of Orillia. The time frame is from Friday night at 6:00 p.m. until Monday morning at 6:00 a.m. There were various calls for service consisting […]
(NORTHEASTERN MANITOULIN AND THE ISLANDS TOWNSHIP, ON) – At 7:35 p.m., on March 26, 2016, members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) check on Bidwell Road, at Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands (NEMI) Township, Ontario. An automobile was checked, and the vehicle passenger […]
(SPANISH, ON) – On April 4, 2016, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on regular patrol duties in the Town of Spanish. At 12:50 p.m., police observed a northbound vehicle on Colonization Road. A traffic stop was initiated. As a result of the investigation, the driver was found to be a suspended driver. […]
(TILLSONBURG, ON) – The Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called to investigate a break and enter a property on Maple Lane in Tillsonburg, which is the former Maple Lane Public School. Police were notified at 6:25 p.m. on Monday, April 4, 2016 by the alarm company and arrived in the area shortly after […]
(PEMBROKE, ON) – On March 31, 2016 members of the Upper Ottawa Valley Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP’s Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence in the City of Pembroke. Several people were arrested in the residence […]
3:59 PM EDT Tuesday 05 April 2016 Special weather statement in effect for: Wingham – Blyth – Northern Huron County A low pressure system from the west is expected to bring a significant April snowfall to the area beginning overnight tonight then continuing into Wednesday. Snow is expected to be heavy at times in some […]
(BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – On April 4, 2016 at 4:02 p.m., the Bruce Peninsula Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received call from a concerned citizen regarding an attempted fraud. Police learned the citizen received a text on their cell phone from the Canadian Revenue Agency (CRA). Along with the text was a website link to a […]
(GREENOCK TWP, ON) – On April 3, 2016 at 12:46 a.m., a South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol along Highway 9 in Greenock Township stopped a Silver Honda Civic. The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Forty-eight-year old Christopher FREIBURGER of Brockton has been charged with operate over 80 […]