Wingham Free Press
(ALFRED-PLANTAGENET TWP, ON) – The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking for the public’s assistance in connection with a fatal collision investigation. On November 18, 2020, shortly after 8:00 a.m., OPP officers, Alfred-Plantagenet Township Firefighters and Prescott-Russell Paramedics responded to a five vehicle collision on County Road 17 in Alfred-Plantagenet Township, just […]
(GATINEAU, QC) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has wrapped-up a six month investigation, resulting in two arrests in the Province of Quebec. The investigation, dubbed Project STOW, culminated with simultaneous search warrants being executed on December 2, 2020 at two locations in the Gatineau, Quebec area. Officers of the […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On December 3, 2020 at 4:23 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members were called to a possible impaired driver who had almost collided with another vehicle on Frobel Drive in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported a car had almost hit their vehicle and continued on without stopping. The suspect vehicle […]
(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – On December 1, 2020 at 12:45 p.m. Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police officers responded to a concern from a member of the public about a suspected impaired driver on Muskoka Road in Gravenhurst, ON. Officers located the vehicle nearby and as a result arrested and charged 61 year-old Thomas WILLIAMS of Gravenhurst, ON […]
While some still think Covid-19 is a hoax, those staffing our hospitals trying to keep 195 alive in our ICUs would disagree. 107 people are on ventilators. Please wear a mask properly as a sign of respect for those front line workers trying to keep the 666 currently in hospital alive. Stats as of 03Dec2020New […]
PERTH COUNTY, ON – In an election held on December 3, 2020, Perth County Council acclaimed James (Jim) Aitcheson, the Deputy Mayor for the Township of Perth South, as Warden of Perth County. The position of Warden is elected every year and the 2020-2021 term will be the second consecutive term for Jim as Warden. […]
(TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) – On November 26, 2020, at approximately 2:15 p.m., a Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was monitoring traffic and conducting radar on Highway 6 near Arthur. The officer observed a blue pick-up truck travelling southbound at a speed that appeared to be well above the posted 80 km/h speed limit. The […]
(TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) – On November 23, 2020, at approximately 1:00 a.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Eliza Street in the Town of Arthur. It was reported that a vehicle left the road and collided with a tree. Police spoke with the […]
(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – A recent criminal investigation conducted by Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) uniform members, with the assistance of the Crime Unit has resulted in a sex-related offence charge being laid. The charge is in relation to the incident that occurred on December 1, 2020 at an Oxford Street, Ingersoll address. As a […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – On Monday, November 30, 2020, at approximately 7:05 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Norfolk County Detachment investigated an assault at a Bonnie Drive, Simcoe, Norfolk County, address. It was determined that a 14-year-old youth was assaulted and threatened by other youths while at Wellington Park located in Simcoe, resulting in the […]