Wingham Free Press
(BRIGHTON, ON) – An investigation in Brighton has resulted in the arrest of five individuals and the seizure of 580 illicit cannabis plants and more than 1,100 pounds of dried illicit cannabis bud. On Monday, October 27, 2025, members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET), along with the OPP […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a break and enter in Brighton. On September 21, 2025, at approximately 8:40 p.m., officers responded to a report of a break and enter in progress at a multi-unit residence on Meade Street. The caller advised that two persons were attempting to break […]
(BRIGHTON, ON) – Officers from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal collision between a train and a pickup truck. On Monday, July 14, 2025, at about 8:15 a.m., officers and emergency crews responded to a collision between a train and a pickup truck on Hunt Road in the Municipality […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges following a road rage incident involving mischief. On June 17, 2025, at approximately 10:25 a.m., officers responded to a report of a dispute between two drivers on County Road 30. Both vehicles had pulled off the roadway, and one individual […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested a wanted person following a traffic stop. On June 17, 2025, shortly after 2:40 a.m., officers were on patrol in the area of Elizabeth Street when they observed a vehicle associated with a suspended driver. The vehicle was stopped by police, […]
(MUNCIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, ON) – On June 9, 2025 members from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the village of Codrington. At approximately 4:45 pm a concerned citizen called police to report that a grey Honda sedan was parked on County Road 30 with […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid weapons charges following a call for service. On May 8, 2025, at approximately 8:20 a.m., officers responded a report of a person needing medical attention near a residence on Meade Street in the Municipality of Brighton. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, ON) -On Sunday April 20, 2025, a member from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a prohibited driver while conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 401. At approximately 10:45 am, while observing eastbound traffic, an officer was alerted by the Automatic Licence Plate Reader (ALPR) that the plate attached to […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON) On Thursday April 17, 2025, just after 9:00 pm, police attended to a report of a collision involving two vehicles on Telephone Road just west of County Road 30. Officers arrived on scene and observed a red Toyota SUV positioned behind a white Chevy SUV. Upon speaking with the uninjured drivers, police […]
(BRIGHTON, ON) – Officers from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal collision between a train and a pedestrian. On April 22, 2025, shortly before 2:00 p.m., officers and emergency crews responded to a collision between a train and a pedestrian on Ontario Street, near Monck Street, in the Municipality […]