Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a person after responding to a call for service at a local motel. On Saturday March 21, 2026, at approximately 5:40 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP, responded to a disturbance on Highway 17, West Nipissing. The individual who was […]
(LITTLE CURRENT, ON) – The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual following a family dispute involving weapons. On Saturday, March 7, 2026, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the Manitoulin OPP responded to a family dispute involving weapons at a residence on Howland Street in Little Current. Information received indicated that the involved […]
(ROCKLAND, ON) – One person has been charged in connection with an impaired driving investigation in Rockland, in which the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) invoked its mandate. On Friday, March 20, 2026, shortly before 9:45 a.m., officers from the Russell County OPP responded to reports of a vehicle travelling at high speeds in an unsafe […]
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested two individuals in relation to a break and enter in Trenton. On Monday, March 23, 2026, Quinte West OPP, were dispatched to a break and enter in progress, on Crown Street in the City of Quinte West. Individuals had entered […]
(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a driver who failed to have an ignition interlock device. On Friday March 20, 2026, at approximately 2:40 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP, conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Front Street, West Nipissing. The driver was on […]