Wingham Free Press
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person with drug trafficking after a routine traffic stop. On Friday, August 29, 2025, just after 9:00 p.m., Bancroft OPP officers were conducting traffic patrol on Highway 62 in the municipality of Hastings Highlands. Officers stopped a vehicle for […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – A search warrant in Bancroft has resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs and the arrest of three people. Earlier this summer, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit began an investigation into drug trafficking in the area. On Thursday, August 28, 2025, officers with the Community Street Crime […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested one person after a driver initially refused to pull over for a traffic stop. On Tuesday, August 19, 2025, shortly before 10:30 p.m., officers were on patrol on Quarry Road. They attempted to stop a side by side that had committed a […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – The Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has charged one person following a complaint at the Quinte Health North Hastings Hospital. On Sunday August 17, 2025, shortly after 3:30 a.m., officers responded to a report of an intoxicated person being belligerent at the hospital in Bancroft. When officers arrived, they observed damage […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two individuals following a shoplifting investigation at a local business. On August 13, 2025, shortly after 1:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of a theft in progress at a retail store on Hastings Street North in Bancroft. It was […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – The Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a third individual in relation to an ongoing shoplifting investigation. On August 14, 2025, officers arrested and charged Paul Christopher WARD, 46 years old, of Essex, Ontario, with: The charges relate to incidents at two separate businesses on Hastings Street North in […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two individuals following a shoplifting investigation at a local business. On August 13, 2025, shortly after 1:30 p.m., officers responded to a report of a theft in progress at a retail store on Hastings Street North in Bancroft. It was […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person following an incident at a meeting facility in the Town of Bancroft. On August 11, 2025, shortly after 8:00 p.m., officers responded to a report of an unwanted person at a business on Bridge Street West. It was […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person following a disturbance involving multiple downtown businesses in the Town of Bancroft. On August 9, 2025, shortly after 3:20 p.m., officers responded to reports of a male causing a disturbance at several locations on Hastings Street North and […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – The Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two people after a traffic stop in the Town of Bancroft. On August 10, 2025, just after 1:20 a.m., officers stopped a vehicle on Bridge Street East. During the stop, suspected crack cocaine was observed in plain view. Both occupants were arrested […]