Wingham Free Press
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – A Thunder Bay resident is facing 14 charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), including charges relating to possession of a loaded firearm with an altered serial number. In January 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) began an investigation into drug trafficking […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – A drug-related search warrant executed in Cochrane has resulted in the arrest of one individual and the seizure of approximately $5,000 worth of drugs, and approximately $570 in cash. On February 20, 2025, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the James Bay Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with assistance from the Northeast Emergency Response Team (ERT), […]
(GOULAIS RIVER, ON) – A vehicle driver who failed to properly stop for police is now facing multiple criminal and provincial charges. On February 24, 2025, at approximately 10:57 a.m., an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police was patrolling Highway 17 in Goulais River, when they observed a motor vehicle travelling on a […]
(GREATER NAPANEE, ON) – Lennox and Addington County Detachment members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person with impaired driving following a vehicle stop in Napanee. On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, shortly before 11:00 p.m., L&A County OPP members stopped a vehicle travelling west on Bridge Street. Following an investigation, Tanya HENDRICK, a 38-year-old […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – The Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), with the assistance of the public was able to locate Henry safe. On February 26, 2025, within the evening hours, the Huron County OPP received a report that Henry, a 9-year-old of Howick Township was missing. Due to the teamwork between police, local emergency services […]
(PIKANGIKUM FIRST NATION, ON) – Charges have been laid in connection with a sudden death that occurred in Pikangikum First Nation in April 2024. On April 3, 2024, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Pikangikum Police attended a residence in Pikangikum First Nation for a report of a sudden death. Upon arrival, police located […]
(BROOKE-ALVINSTON, ON) – Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system assists officer in stopping and charging a driver from Highgate. On February 25, 2025, just before 12:00 p.m., a member of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), while on general patrol on Inwood Road, was alerted by the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system, of a […]
(CARLETON PLACE, ON) – A Carleton Place resident has been charged in connection with a series of threats. On Sunday, February 23, 2025, the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a coffee shop in Carleton Place, where employees had received numerous threatening phone calls. On Monday, February 24, 2025, Lanark County OPP […]
(CALEDON, ON) – Members of the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged three drivers with impaired-related offences within one night shift. On February 21, 2025, just before midnight, officers were conducting a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) initiative in the area of Mclaughin Road and Tim Manley Avenue. At that time, a vehicle […]
(ASPHODEL-NORWOOD TOWNSHIP, ON) – Officers from the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with impaired driving after investigating a vehicle in the ditch call. On February 24, 2025, shortly after 6:00pm, Peterborough County OPP Officers were contacted about a vehicle that had gone off the road on Asphodel 3rd Line. […]