Wingham Free Press
(PETAWAWA, ON) – Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid multiple charges against a Petawawa resident after the vehicle was seen driving into the ditch. In the early morning of Saturday, March 21, 2026, police witnessed a vehicle leave the roadway in Petawawa. Officers conducted an investigation and […]
(PEMBROKE, ON) – Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Laurentian Valley Township resident with impaired driving after a vehicle struck a building. On Saturday, March 21, 2026, at approximately 1:00 p.m., police received a report of a vehicle that had collided with a building in downtown […]
(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged another driver with impaired after a collision on Highway 400. On Monday March 23, 2026 at 1:00 a.m., Bracebridge OPP officers responded to a single-vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 400 South near Twelve Mile Bay Road in Georgian Bay Township. The […]
(SOUTH-WEST OXFORD TOWNSHIP, ON) – A search warrant in South-West Oxford Township resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs, property of crime and the arrest of one individual. On March 24, 2026, at approximately 5:20 a.m., members of the Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), West Region Tactics and Rescue Unit, West Region Emergency […]
(MAPLETON TOWNSHIP, ON) – A Wingham driver is charged following a collision outside of Moorefield. On March 23, 2026, at approximately 9:45 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a single-vehicle collision on Wellington Road 9, outside of Moorefield, involving a tractor trailer. There were no reported injuries […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – Driver arrested at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check in Blind River. On Monday, March 23, 2026, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. initiative on Woodward Avenue when a red minivan entered the check area. During the stop, officers observed signs […]
(ELK LAKE, ON)– The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an arrest in Elk Lake. On Monday, March 23, 2026, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance at a business in Elk Lake. As a result of the investigation, […]
(PEMBROKE, ON) – A driver is facing impaired driving charges after a vehicle was stopped as a result of a RIDE program in the City of Pembroke. On March 17, 2026, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) encountered a vehicle at a RIDE program […]
(TOWN OF MIDLAND, TOWNSHIPS OF TAY AND TINY, ON) – Officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated six separate impaired driving occurrences over a four‑day period, a concerning volume of incidents that resulted in multiple Criminal Code charges. On the evening of March 20, 2026, just after 9:00 p.m., […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – Two people are facing charges after a traffic stop for speeding led to drug and impaired related charges. On Sunday, March 8, 2026, at approximately 3:00 a.m., members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle travelling 90 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on Highway 17 near […]