Wingham Free Press
A Pickering female is in custody for firearm possession following an investigation by the DRPS Gun and Gang Unit. On Thursday, April 4, 2024, members of the DRPS Gun and Gang Unit (GGU) completed an investigation into a female believed to be in possession of a firearm. Officers attended a school in the area of […]
A male has been arrested after fraudulently claiming the deceased exotic animals for his taxidermist business were no longer viable due to a faulty refrigeration system. On Monday, September 11, 2023, investigators with the DRPS Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) were contacted by an insurance company regarding multiple claims filed by Artistry in Motion Taxidermy, that […]
Two males are in custody for kidnapping after they forced a female into a vehicle and drove to a hotel in Mississauga. On Sunday, March 31, 2024, at approximately 10:40 p.m., members of West Division responded to a check on well being call in the area of Kings Crescent and Burcher Road, in Ajax. Police […]
A male is in custody and a second male is recovering in hospital after being stabbed in Oshawa. On Thursday, March 28, 2024, at approximately 11:20 p.m., members from Central East Division responded to an armed person call in the area of Simcoe Street South and Bagot Street in Oshawa. Officers arrived on the scene […]
A loaded firearm was located in a vehicle after a male was arrested for impaired driving in Scugog. On Monday, April 1, 2024, at approximately 2:55 a.m., members of North Division were on proactive patrol in the area of Simcoe Street and Whitfield Road, in Scugog, when they initiated a traffic stop on a suspected […]
A male is in custody following an investigation into numerous thefts from construction sites between February and March of 2024. Between February and March of 2024, the suspect was observed entering construction and new development sites, stealing various construction tools. The suspect listed the stolen items on Facebook Marketplace in an attempt to sell them. […]
The suspect in a stabbing investigation is in custody following a simultaneous drug investigation that resulted in the seizure of numerous drugs and an automatic firearm. On Friday, October 13, 2023, at approximately 1:20 p.m., members of Central West Division responded to an unknown trouble call in the area of Garden Street and Taunton Road […]
Two males were transported to Toronto-area trauma centres after a single vehicle collision in Pickering on Monday evening. On Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at approximately 7:30 a.m., members of Central WestDivision responded to a single vehicle collision on Lake Ridge Road, north ofMyrtle Road West, in Pickering. The vehicle was travelling southbound on Lake Ridge […]
An adult male and three youth have been arrested after robbing and threatening a male with weapons in Oshawa. On Saturday, March 23, 2024, at approximately 5:25 p.m., members of Central East Division responded to a robbery-in-progress at an apartment complex near Grenfell Street and Gibb Street. The victim made arrangements to meet with a […]
A male is in custody after secretly taking intimate images and sexually assaulting a female in Whitby. Between Monday, October 2, and Tuesday, October 3, 2023, the suspect secretly recorded intimate images and sexually assaulted the victim while she was asleep. These images, including historic intimate images of the victim, were shared without her consent. […]