Wingham Free Press
(BROOKE-ALVINSTON, ON) – A traffic complaint led to an individual being arrested and charged with impaired driving. On August 20, 2024, at approximately 7:22 p.m., the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of a possible impaired driver on Sexton Road in Brooke-Alvinston. Police attended the area and subsequently located the vehicle and driver. As […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – One individual has been charged following a fraud investigation in Lakeshore. In February 2024, a fraud was reported to the Lakeshore Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment in the Municipality of Lakeshore. The investigation began after police received a complaint from an individual who had been defrauded of approximately $18,500. The victim informed police […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – Members of the Ignace Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. On August 21, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m. members of the Ignace OPP Detachment conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 in the Township of Ignace. As a result of the investigation, it was […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charge two more impaired drivers in unrelated incidents. On August 20, 2024, at approximately 12:15 p.m., an officer from the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) was on patrol on Bridge Street South in the Municipality of Trent Hills when they conducted a traffic […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed several search warrants in Simcoe County, seizing a quantity of drugs, weapons, including a firearm and Canadian currency. In June 2024, the Orillia Detachment Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) commenced an investigation into a group drug traffickers who were operating throughout Simcoe County. […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON) – A traffic stop conducted on August 21, 2024, in South Huron resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs, cash, and offence-related property. On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, just after 9:30 p.m., Huron OPP officers were patrolling on London Road in the Municipality of South Huron when they observed a vehicle fail to […]
(MCDOUGALL, ON) – Police have determined the identity of the human remains discovered in McDougall Township. On August 12, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the West Parry Sound detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of found human remains on a property on Avro Arrow Road. The human remains have been identified […]
(MARATHON, ON) – Three individuals are facing drug charges following a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant in the Town of Marathon. On August 21, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m., members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit, with assistance from the Emergency Response Team and Marathon OPP Detachment executed a CDSA […]
(WOLFE ISLAND, ON) – The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a home invasion that occurred at a residence on Road 96 on Wolfe Island. On August 22, 2024, minutes after 4:00 a.m., Leeds County OPP officers received reports from homeowners that they had been assaulted by an unknown individual. […]
(OTTAWA, ON) – The investigation into a motorcycle collision in Ottawa, which claimed the lives of two riders, has been competed. Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Collision Reconstructionists and Technical Collision Investigators have been looking into the cause of the crash. It happened on Highway 416 late in the evening […]