Wingham Free Press
Police are investigating after shots fired Wednesday morning in Oshawa. On Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at approximately 2:05 a.m., members of Central East Division responded to the area of Mary Street North and Taunton Road East after receiving a call for the sound of gunshots. Officers arrived on scene and located a number of shell […]
On Monday, December 16, 2024, at approximately 3 a.m., members of North Division responded to the area of Peace Street and Davidson Street in Cannington for an armed person. Officers arrived on scene and were able to review video footage which captured the sound of gunshots. A series of six shots is heard, and then […]
A 21-year-old male has been arrested and charged for multiple break-and-enters in Bowmanville. On Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at approximately 1:00 a.m., members of East Division responded to the area of King Street East and Liberty Street South for an alarm call at a business. Officers arrived on scene and located a business that had […]
Three males and one female are facing charges after a violent assault at a residence in Oshawa. On Sunday, December 15, 2024, at approximately 5:10 p.m., members of Central East Division responded to an unknown trouble call at a residence in the area of Graburn Avenue and Drew Street. Police were called after three males […]
The third suspect in a Newtonville shooting from June 2022 has been located and taken into custody. On Sunday, June 19, 2022, at approximately 1:45 a.m., members from East Division were dispatched to an armed person call in the area of Newtonville Road and Concession Road 4. Two males were located suffering from gunshot wounds […]
Two employees have been charged following the death of a 79-year-old resident in their care at an assisted living facility in Oshawa. On April 1, 2023, members from East Division were called to an assisted living facility in relation to a death at Aspira Traditions of Durham Retirement located at 1255 Bloor Street East. A […]
A 34-year-old male has been arrested after making threats in Pickering. On Saturday, December 14, 2024, members of West Division responded to the area of Spruce Hill Road and Shadybrook Drive for an armed person. The suspect was making threats to shoot people and was believed to be in possession of a firearm. Officers arrived […]
DRPS completed its fourth week of the 2024 Festive RIDE program, stopping more than 3,500 vehicles and charging 16 drivers with impaired driving offences. The DRPS RIDE team conducted spot checks across the Region with the following totals (the numbers in brackets reflect 2023 fourth week totals for comparison): 3517 (1991) Vehicles stopped by RIDE244 […]
A male is facing charges after an investigation leads to firearms and drug possession in Ajax. In November, 2024, investigators from the Human Trafficking Unit (HTU) began an investigation into a male believed to be in possession of a firearm and involved in trafficking females. On Wednesday, December 11, 2024, members of the HTU, with […]
Durham Regional Police is alerting the public regarding a high-risk offender who was recently released into the community. The offender has prior criminal convictions for Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault with a Weapon, Assault with a Weapon, Assault, Robbery, Possession of Explosives, Uttering Threats, and Failing to Comply with Probation Orders. Keith Theodore CONSTANTIN, age 45, […]