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Stolen Vehicle Recovered – Shawn NEWMAN Charged

(NIPIGON, ON.) On August 31, 2013 at approximately 9:10 a.m. members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call of theft of fuel from a business in Nipigon, Ontario. Schreiber members initiated a traffic stop with the suspect vehicle west of Schreiber on Hwy 17, Township of Killraine, at 9:55 […]

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Update: Head-on Collision

(NIPIGON, ON.) On August 21, 2013 at approximately 10:04 p.m. a head on collision on Hwy 17, Township of Syine was reported to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Schreiber Detachment. An east bound Honda civic and a west bound Mercedes sport utility vehicle collided head on in a construction zone. The vehicle occupants, two drivers […]

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Jordan SMITH – Trafficking

(NIPIGON, ON.) On August 30, 2013 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment executed a Controlled Drug and Substance Act search warrant at a residence on New Street, Lake Helen First Nation. The search of a male suspect apprehended at a traffic stop on Hwy 628, Township of Red Rock and the search […]

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Jamie BOLLAND – Drunk Driving Golf Cart

(COUNTY OF BRANT, ON) – The County of Brant Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), officers were called to the Paris Fair for a report of a male who stole a security golf cart at the front gate. At approximately 8:56 p.m. Friday August 30, 2013, officers attended the Paris Fair and talked to a male who […]

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Council Meeting Tuesday Night: Town Workers Want $45,000 New Toy – Bell Tower Structure Repair To Cost $70,000

<a target=_blank”href=”http://www.thewinghamfreepress.com/images/Agenda%20Pkg%2009-03-13.pdf”>Fromthe agenda package for Tuesday

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SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING EUGENIA MAN

(MUNICIPALITY OF GREY HIGHLANDS, ON) – Member’s of the Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), West Region Canine Unit and OPP Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) continue the search for George HANDZIK. Police are requesting that members of the public living near Eugenia Lake, in […]

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Update: Male Injured In Fall Dies In Hospital

Update: MALE SERIOUSLY INJURIED IN FALL – Male Dies in Hospital (SOUTHWEST MIDDLESEX, ON)- On Friday August 30, 2013 at 4:18 p.m. members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Wardsville Fire Department and Middlesex-London Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to an incident on Longwood’s Road located in Southwest Middlesex. Police learned that an […]

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$670,000 Drug Bust

The London Police Service seized a firearm, ammunition and over $670,000 worth of drugs. On Thursday, August 29, 2013, members of the London Police Guns and Drugs Section, consisting of members of the London Police Service and RCMP, executed a search warrant at a residence on Sportsfield Court and a residence on Baseline Road East. […]

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Back to School Safety Message

Members of the London Police Service issued 156 Provincial Offence Notices in relation to stop sign violations, during the month of August. The vast majority of these offence notices were issued in densely populated residential areas, where both Primary and Secondary Schools are prevalent. The intention of this specific enforcement was to ensure that motorists […]

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Compliance Notice Program

The London Police Compliance Notice Program will commence on September 1, 2013. As a result, this date will also mark the end of the current process involving the issuance of time to produce Provincial Offence Notices. The new program will utilize a London Police Compliance Notice and will have an associated administration fee of $20 […]