Wingham Free Press
(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) – An individual located deceased in the Ottawa River in Clarence-Rockland has been identified and his death deemed a homicide. On Saturday, May 17, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m., officers from the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a body discovered in the Ottawa River, near […]
(SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER, ON) – More than 25,000 kg (or 25 metric tonnes) of contraband tobacco and 15 firearms have been seized following an investigation into a criminal network producing and manufacturing contraband tobacco on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau’s (OCEB) began Project […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – One person has died as a result of a collision that occurred in the Township of Perth East. On May 15, 2025 around 10:00 p.m. the Perth County OPP were called to a collision involving an e-bike on Perth Line 42 that lost control. The lone occupant of the e-bike, a 30-year-old […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On May 21, 2025, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an intoxicated person walking on Mississauga Avenue in Elliot Lake. At approximately 5:00 p.m. police were called by numerous people on Mississauga Avenue, stating there was an intoxicated male causing a disturbance on the street and interfering with traffic. The […]
(BROCKTON, ON) – On May 23, 2025, at approximately 6:00 a.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Bruce County Paramedic Services, and Brockton Fire and Emergency Services attended an address along Concession 6 of Greenock for a workplace incident. Police attended the scene and discovered that an individual was trapped under a concrete wall. As […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – Six individuals are facing multiple charges following a three-week long investigation that led to the seizure of suspected cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, fentanyl, Percocet pills and illicit cannabis. Between April 21, 2025, and May 9, 2025 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Thunder Bay Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with support from […]
(PUSLINCH TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrest a Puslinch Township resident for impaired driving, after conducting a traffic stop. On May 21, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP conducted a traffic stop on Concession 11 in Puslinch Township. As a result, Samantha McCARTHY, a 32-year-old of […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – On May 21, 2025, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle that was observed on Tower Street South in Fergus. As a result of the investigation, Onkar SINGH, 50-years-old of Fergus, was charged with: ยท Operation While Impaired – alcohol and […]
(BELLEVILLE, ON) – The Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing to investigate a fatal collision that occurred on Highway 37 in the City of Belleville. Highway 37 was closed between Denyes Road and Hoskin Road following a collision between a pickup truck and a car just prior to 4:00 p.m. on […]
(ST. WILLIAMS, ON) – Police seized illegal cannabis plants and processed cannabis bud valued at more than $11.5 million following a Cannabis Act investigation. On Wednesday, April 24, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) responded to a location in St. Williams, following a referral from Health Canada regarding cannabis being grown […]