Wingham Free Press
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person with impaired operation. On Wednesday, July 2, 2025, just after 4:00 p.m., Bancroft OPP officers received a traffic complaint from a member of the public. A short time later officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a wanted party, which resulted in additional drug related charges. On Monday, June 30, 2025, shortly after 4:00p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop when an officer recognized a wanted party while on general patrol. During the investigation one person was […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person with impaired operation. On Sunday, June 29, 2025, just after 6:30 p.m., Bancroft OPP officers were conducting traffic patrol on Highway 28 South in Faraday Township. Officers conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act offense. An […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person with refusal to comply with demand. On Monday, June 16, 2025, just after 11:30 p.m., Bancroft OPP officers were conducting traffic patrol on Highway 62 North in Hastings Highlands. Officers observed a vehicle with safety concerns and subsequently […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged the driver of an ATV with impaired in the Town of Bancroft. On Sunday, June 15, 2025, just after 6:00 p.m., Bancroft OPP officers were responding to a disturbance in the area of Woodview Lane. While officers were investigating the […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested one person for failing to comply with a release order. On Monday, June 9, 2025, shortly before 5:00 p.m., officers were investigating a suspicious person in the Town of Bancroft. When officers spoke with the party, it was determined that […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with impaired operation during RIDE program in the Town of Bancroft. On Saturday, June 7, 2025, just before 11:00 p.m., Bancroft OPP officers were conducting a RIDE program on Mill Street. One driver was transported to the detachment for testing. […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – The Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has charged one person following an altercation. On June 4, 2025, shortly after 9:00 p.m., officers responded to a disturbance at a residence in Hastings Highlands. One person was arrested a short time later at a traffic stop. Mike HOWARTH, a 33-year-old from Bancroft, has […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Three people face trafficking charges after a drug seizure in Faraday Township. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit began an investigation earlier this spring. On Thursday, May 22, 2025, Community Street Crime Unit and Bancroft OPP members, assisted by the OPP Emergency Response Team, executed a search warrant […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged the driver of an ATV with impaired in Highlands East. On Tuesday, May 20, 2025, just after 7:00 a.m., Bancroft OPP officers were responding to a disturbance in the Municipality of Highlands East. While officers were investigating the disturbance a person driving […]