(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On December 25, 2016 at 1:15 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members received a call of an impaired driver operating a motor vehicle on Stanrock Road, in the City of Elliot Lake. OPP officers later located the vehicle on Stanrock Road and recognized the male driver to be […]
Month: January 2017
East Algoma OPP Press Releases
(SPANISH, ON)- On December 31, 2016, shortly after 12:30 p.m., members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program in the Town of Spanish. Police checked 188 vehicles at the junction of Front Street and Trunk Road. As a result, three persons were charged under the Highway Traffic […]
(Bancroft, ON) – In the late evening on December 31, 2016 officers of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were conducting an R.I.D.E check in Faraday Township when a motor vehicle approaching the officers attempted to evade them. The vehicle was stopped a short time later. As officers spoke with the driver […]
(MIDDLESEX COUNTY, ON) – Middlesex Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to investigate a single vehicle collision that occurred on the 401 Highway eastbound off-ramp to Wellington Road on January 4, 2017. A passenger in the vehicle was rushed to a London Hospital where she succumbed to injuries sustained in the crash. OPP have identified the […]
(KIRKLAND LAKE, ON) – Members of the Kirkland Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a man with several criminal offences. The charges stem from an investigation into a person forcibly entering a residence located on McCamus Avenue in Kirkland Lake. Once entry was gained the suspect stole a flat screen television and assaulted the […]
Theft From Mailboxes In Owen Sound
On Tuesday January 3 rd , 2017 the Owen Sound Police Service began receiving numerous complaints of mischief to mailboxes from several apartment buildings within the downtown area. To date police have located mischief to mailboxes in five apartment buildings. The mailboxes appear to have been forced open and the contents either rifled through or […]
The Halton Regional Police Service, Oakville Fire and Halton Paramedics worked together to rescue two youths stranded in Sixteen Mile Creek on Wednesday January 4th, 2017. At approximately 10:30 am the two teens ages 13 years and 16 years called 911 to report they had fallen into Sixteen Mile Creek in Lions Valley Park. The […]
A Country Club Drive homeowner came out on the morning on January 4th to find that his wife’s black Pontiac Torrent had been taken from the driveway sometime overnight. He also found his own pick-up truck in the driveway with its doors open and its contents strewn about. His wallet, ID and keys to the […]
26 Collisions In Perth County
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – Between 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday January 4, 2017 and 7:00 a.m. on Thursday January 5, 2017, the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to twenty-six motor vehicles collisions throughout the County. Perth County OPP reminds motorists to adjust their driving habits to the current winter road and weather conditions. This […]
6:45 AM EST Thursday 05 January 2017 Snow squall warning in effect for: Wingham – Blyth – Northern Huron County Snow squalls are occurring. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow, and snow will quickly accumulate. Snow squalls are expected to continue east […]