Wingham Free Press
(COCHRANE, ON) – Several calls to police regarding an erratic driver hitting hydro pole, led to charges for impaired driving, dangerous driving, and fail to remain. On April 26, 2024, shortly after 8:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 call reporting a suspected impaired driver on Third Street East […]
(BRANT AND HALDIMAND COUNTIES, ON) – April 25, 2024 – In a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Finance (MOF), Haldimand OPP, and HSD/TIME, a two-day initiative conducted on April 22 and 25, 2024, resulted in the seizure of a substantial quantity of unstamped contraband cigarettes in Brant and Haldimand Counties. A total of 8,422,800 unstamped […]
(WARE TOWNSHIP, ON) – A single motor vehicle collision has led to one individual being arrested and charged with impaired operation. On April 30, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Auto Road West in Ware Township. Through […]
(SABLES-SPANISH TOWNSHIP, ON) – Police arrested and charged two people with weapons and drug related offences after a replica firearm was discharged. On April 29, 2024, shortly after 10:00 a.m., members from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a firearm being discharged from a motor vehicle towards a residence on Montreal […]
(MILDMAY, ON) – The South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an impaired driver at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint. On May 1, 2024, members of the South Bruce OPP were conducting a RIDE checkpoint in Mildmay. At approximately 12:03 a.m., police stopped a vehicle to check the sobriety of the driver. They were displaying […]
(South Dundas, ON) – Officers with the Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid numerous charges after conducting a traffic stop on Highway 401. A speeding vehicle was stopped in the early morning hours of April 22, 2024, and upon observing cannabis readily available to the driver, a search was […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has consolidated and streamlined notable traffic offences with a single release. On March 2, 2024, at approximately 3:15 a.m., Wellington County OPP responded to a suspicious vehicle complaint on George St., Arthur. It was reported that a white Sport Utility Vehicle (S.U.V.) had been parked […]
(PEMBROKE, ON) – A local individual is facing drug possession charges after an unwanted person was reported at a business in Pembroke. On the evening of April 23, 2024, at approximately 9:30 p.m., officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended a restaurant on Pembroke Street West in Pembroke […]
(ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, ON) – Alert OPP officer performs traffic stop and charges driver with impaired operation. On April 26, 2024, at 11:16 p.m., a member of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol on Murray Street in Corunna, St. Clair Township, performed a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle. It was […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – The Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two drivers with impaired operation related offences over the past couple of days. On April 28, 2024, just after 5:00 p.m., officers from the Dufferin OPP were dispatched to a traffic complaint in the area of CTY RD 109 in the Township […]