Wingham Free Press
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham-Kent Detachment arrested an impaired driver at a Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint. On November 23, 2024, members of the Elgin OPP were conducting a RIDE checkpoint on the eastbound off-ramp of Highway 401 at Bloomfield Road, Municipality of Chatham-Kent. At approximately 10:30 p.m., police […]
(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with Impaired Driving after finding it travelling well over the posted speed limit on Highway 11. On Saturday November 23, 2024, at 9:45 p.m. a Bracebridge OPP officer was conducting general patrol on Highway 11 North in the area of South Mary Lake Road […]
(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one driver after a traffic stop near the police detachment. On Monday November 25, 2024, at 11:00 p.m. a Bracebridge OPP officer was conducting general patrol on Cedar Lane in Bracebridge and stopped a vehicle after having concerns over driving behaviour. As a result of the […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – In June 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County Detachment Crime Unit began an investigation from a report of sexual assaults that occurred between 2003 and 2010. On July 9, 2024, one individual was taken into custody and charged without incident. On November 5, 2024, a second victim had come forward. As […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual has been charged following an impaired driving investigation in Simcoe. At approximately 9:40 p.m. on Monday, November 25, 2024, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment responded to and investigated a single-vehicle collision on Oakwood Avenue in Simcoe, Norfolk County. It was determined that a sedan was […]
(MONO, ON) -Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a resident of Shelburne and a resident of Melancthon Township with multiple theft-related offenses following a police investigation. On November 18, 2024, at approximately 9:00 a.m., Dufferin OPP officers were dispatched to a rural farm property on 30th Sideroad in the […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recently initiated the Festive R.I.D.E. Campaign aimed at combating alcohol and drug-impaired driving, and within the first week, the City of Kawartha Lakes has already undergone four separate arrests related to impaired driving offenses. November 20, 2024 – At approximately 3:30 p.m., police received a […]
(ESSA, ON) – The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver for driving while impaired in the Township of Essa. On November 25, 2024, just before 9:30 p.m., Nottawasaga OPP responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver, in the area of Willoughby Rd, between Greenwood Drive and 5th Line. […]
(SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with impaired driving after a single vehicle collision. On November 26, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., Huronia West OPP officers responded to a single vehicle collision in Springwater Township. Officers located the vehicle on Crossland Road north of […]
(KENORA, ON) – Two out-of-province individuals are facing numerous drug and firearm-related charges after a search warrant was executed in Kenora. In October 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) began an investigation into the trafficking of fentanyl, crystal methamphetamine, hydromorphone and cocaine in Kenora and the surrounding area. Following an arrest, […]