Wingham Free Press
A male is in custody after he made threats with a shotgun outside a residence in Oshawa. On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at approximately 12:50 p.m., members of Central West Division responded to an armed person call in the area of Thornton Road North and Winchester Road West. A male made threats with a shotgun […]
A suspect is being sought after shots were fired into a residence in Whitby. On Sunday December 22, 2024, at approximately 10:35 p.m., members of Central West Division responded for gun shots reported in the area of Rivers Edge Place and Taunton Road East. A male wearing dark clothing was seen fleeing the area in […]
A 29-year-old male remains in life-threatening condition after a single-vehicle collision in Clarington. On Saturday, December 21, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., members from East Division were called to Station Street in Orono for a single-vehicle collision. A 29-year-old male from Orono had been operating an off-road vehicle (ATV) when he lost control and was […]
DRPS completed its fifth week of the 2024 Festive RIDE program, stopping more than 2,300 vehicles and charging 21 drivers with impaired driving offences. More than 200 drivers were given roadside breath tests. Durham Regional officers conducted RIDE checks throughout the Region with the following totals (the numbers in brackets reflect 2023 week five totals […]
Arrest in store threatening incidents A Guelph man has been arrested in connection with two recent incidents in which store employees were threatened and assaulted. Approximately 6 p.m. Saturday, police were called to a business near Speedvale Avenue East and Stevenson Street North. A male had left the business without paying for merchandise and was […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a South Huron resident with an Impaired driving offence following a traffic stop in Exeter, Municipality of South Huron on December 19, 2024. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 19, 2024, Huron County OPP stopped a vehicle on Main Street South in Exeter. […]
(ASHFIELD-COLBORNE-WAWANOSH TOWNSHIP, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW) Township young driver following a rollover collision on December 15th, 2024, in ACW Twp. Just after 4:40 a.m. on Sunday, December 15th, 2024, Huron County OPP officers received a report of a rollover collision into a hydro pole on Lanesville Line. […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – Members of the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment have been participating in the Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere R.I.D.E. program on OPP patrolled roadways and trails here in North Simcoe. With the combination of recent significant snow fall and cold weather, some local snowmobile trails are reporting limited conditions and as such, officers have also been […]
(BLUEWATER, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Huron East resident with criminal driving offences following a collision on December 14th, 2024, in the Municipality of Bluewater. Just after 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, Huron County OPP officers received a complaint on Lidderdale Street in Bayfield about a vehicle that […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – One individual has been taken to hospital after a collision between a passenger vehicle and a pedestrian in Norfolk County. On Monday December 23, 2024, at approximately 5:45 p.m., members from the Norfolk County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with assistance from Oxford OPP, Norfolk County Paramedic Services and Norfolk […]