Wingham Free Press
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged an impaired motorist during a routine traffic stop. On Thursday, March 12, 2026, officers from the Fort Frances OPP stopped a vehicle travelling without licence plates. During the investigation, officers observed open alcohol in the vehicle within […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a motorist with impaired operation following a traffic stop on Highway 401. On March 14, 2026, shortly before 10:30 p.m., police received a report of a pickup truck travelling westbound on Highway 401 in the Township of Cramahe with no lights activated. […]
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – A resident of St. Thomas has been charged with fraud after an investigation in Middlesex Centre. On January 9, 2026, at 1:31 p.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a business on Jefferies Road, in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, for the report of a fraud. […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an Orangeville resident with multiple offences after a male fled from a traffic stop. On March 18, 2026, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Dufferin OPP officers initiated a traffic stop after observing a motorist proceed through a red light. While the […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged the operator of a motorized snow vehicle (MSV) with impaired driving after a traffic stop in Espanola. On Sunday, February 22, 2026, at approximately 12:30 a.m., an OPP officer on general patrol observed an MSV travelling on Centre Street near Secord Street […]
(POINT EDWARD, ON) – On March 15, 2026, at approximately 3:50 a.m., members of the Lambton County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were requested to attend Bluewater Bridge, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), regarding a possible impaired driver. As a result of the investigation, Arturas SALKAUSKA, a 51-year-old of Sarnia, has been arrested and […]
(PUSLINCH TOWNSHIP, ON) – A tractor trailer driver has been charged with impaired driving following a collision with a hydro pole. On March 17, 2026, at approximately 5:30 p.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a single-vehicle collision on Concession 2 in Puslinch Township, involving a tractor trailer […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – One person has been charged following a collision in Leamington. On March 17, 2026, at approximately 10:32 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a motor vehicle collision on Wakefield Avenue in the Municipality of Leamington. Michele GONCALVES, 44-years-old of Windsor was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences: […]
(MANITOUWADGE, ON) – The Manitouwadge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with multiple fraud related offences. On Friday, January 23, 2026, members of the Manitouwadge OPP responded to a report that a known female committed multiple fraudulent transactions between July 2024 and August 2024 totalling more than $50,000. As a result of […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual following an incident at Warkworth Institution. On January 30, 2026, it was reported that a visitor at the facility refused to leave and kicked a door causing injury to a Correctional Officer. The member of staff was later transported to […]