Wingham Free Press
(BRANT COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals are deceased and five others were transported to hospital following a collision in the County of Brant involving a pickup truck, Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) and mini-van. On Friday, March 20, 2026, at approximately 12:33 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) County of Brant detachment along with Fire […]
(ESSEX, ON) – A driver has been charged following a traffic stop in Essex. At approximately 10:57 p.m. on March 19, 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 3, in the Town of Essex. Batch Samba BAH, 21-year-old from Windsor was charged with the following Highway Traffic Act offences: […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested one individual following several incidents that spanned Essex, Lambton, Huron, and Perth counties on March 18, 2026. OPP officers from all four counties were engaged, along with OPP Aviation Services, West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), and West Region OPP K-9. On Wednesday, March […]
(SOUTH STORMONT TOWNSHIP/EDWARDSBURGH-CARDINAL, ON) – Two individuals have been charged in connection with home invasion robberies in South Stormont Township and Cardinal. On the evening of Friday, March 6, 2026, members of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) and Grenville Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to two home invasion robberies. In the first […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – A Thunder Bay resident is facing Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) charges following a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. In March 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG), including members from the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) and the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS), […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual following an impaired operation investigation. On March 18, 2026, at approximately 3:50 p.m., an officer was parked in a fully marked cruiser off Oak Ridges Drive in the Township of Hamilton. A second officer, travelling on the same road in […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid additional charges in connection with an ongoing sexual assault investigation. The investigation began on February 21, 2026, after a complainant reported an incident to police. The incident is believed to have occurred the previous day at a commercial premises on Front Street […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrest a suspect in connection with a series of repeated thefts at a local business. On March 18, 2026, at approximately 3:45 p.m., the Wellington County OPP respond to a report of a theft of alcoholic beverages at a local business within Centre Wellington […]
(NORTH MIDDLESEX, ON) – A resident of Exeter has been charged with fraud after an investigation in North Middlesex. On January 23, 2026, at 10:56 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a business on Parkhill King Street, in Parkhill, the Municipality of North Middlesex, for the report of a […]
(Wingham, North Huorn, ON)— Council didn’t cancel meetings—they moved them. Off the floor, off the record in any meaningful sense, and onto Zoom. Let’s call this what it is: a step away from real accountability. After the February 17 fallout, instead of restoring confidence with more openness and stronger public access, North Huron council chose […]