Wingham Free Press
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – On December 5, 2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call of a possible impaired driver in the ditch on Highway 17 near Frammpet Drive. Police observed a badly damaged black pickup truck in the west bound ditch, facing east. Additionally, there were numerous beer […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – On November 24, 2025, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) on Causley Street (Highway 17) in Blind River. At approximately 5:15 p.m. police and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision involving an eastbound Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) and cyclist. The cyclist […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – Prohibited driver refuses to provide breath sample. On Wednesday, November 6, 2025, at approximately 1:40 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a black pickup truck travelling on North Street in the Town of Blind River. The vehicle then turned onto Causley Street, where the driver cut off another motorist. […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – A person was charged after police conducted a Reduce Impaired Drivers Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check on Queen Avenue. On October 9, 2025, at approximately 12:00 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed an oncoming small white car conduct a U-turn and proceed to travel away from the stop location. As a result, […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – A person was charged after police were called to a vehicle in the ditch on Astles Road and Highway 557. On September 4, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call of a blue pickup truck that crashed in the ditch. The complainant also reported […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON)- The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has made an arrest following an early-morning call. On August 27, 2025, at approximately 3:45 a.m., officers responded to a residence on Jacques Street in the Town of Blind River after the homeowners reported finding an unknown individual sleeping on their couch. Police […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – A driver was arrested and charged after vehicle stop on Highway 17, North Shore Township. On August 24, 2025, at approximately 5:00 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a possible impaired driver complaint. Information was that of a black Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) swerving between lanes and very inconsistent speeds. The […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON)- On Monday, August 11, 2025, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol on Highway 17 in the Town of Blind River. At approximately 6:45 p.m., police observed a white pickup truck in the southbound ditch on Highway 17 near Frammpet Drive and while speaking to […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON)- The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) lays 32nd impaired charge in 2025. On Thursday, August 7, 2025, at approximately 3:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma OPP responded to a traffic complaint of a vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 17 west of Blind River. The white car was all over the […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON)- The OPP’s Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E) Team on patrol in Blind River over the Civic Day Long Weekend. On Monday, August 4, 2025, the OPP’s T.I.M.E. Team was conducting traffic enforcement in the Town of Blind River. At approximately 2:00 p.m., members of the OPP T.I.M.E. team observed an eastbound commercial motor […]