Wingham Free Press
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – One person is charged with multiple offences after being caught trespassing at an address on Wellington Road in the Municipality of Central Elgin. On Saturday, March 21, 2026, at approximately 10:13 p.m., Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to an address on Wellington Road in Central Elgin for a trespasser. As […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – A recent sudden death in the Municipality of Central Elgin is not being treated as suspicious. On Sunday February 22, 2026, at approximately 12:42 a.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Elgin County Detachment were dispatched to a person laying on the side of the roadway on Sunset Drive in the […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – One person is charged with impaired driving following a single vehicle collision in the Municipality of Central Elgin. On Thursday, January 29, 2026, at approximately 10:25 p.m., police responded to a collision on Fruitridge Line in Central Elgin. Oleksandr STEPANENKO, a 41 -year-old from Vaughan was charged under the Criminal Code with: ยท Operation while […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – One person is charged with multiple offences after a traffic collision on Highbury Avenue at Ferguson Line. On Monday, January 19, 2026, at approximately 1:38 p.m., Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision on Highbury Avenue at Ferguson Line in the Municipality of Central Elgin. The collision was between a […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – One person was charged following a drug investigation and the execution of a search warrant at a business in the Municipality of Central Elgin. On Thursday, November 20, 2025, at approximately 12:40 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin-Middlesex Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant for a business in […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) Two people were injured after a serious collision on Quaker Road in the Municipality of Central Elgin. On Friday, November 14, 2025, at approximately 12:57 p.m., Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Central Elgin Fire and Elgin Emergency Medical Services responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a tractor trailer and sedan […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – Members of the Elgin County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two individuals following an investigation. On Friday, September 12, 2025, at approximately 7:47 a.m., Elgin County OPP were dispatched to an address on Centennial Avenue in Central Elgin to investigate a neighbour dispute. As a result of the […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual with impaired operation. On Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at approximately 11:50 p.m., police responded to a two-vehicle collision in the Municipality of Central Elgin. No one was injured. As a result of the investigation, Gary SUTHERLAND, a 73-year-old from St. Thomas was charged with […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – An 80-year-old was discovered unresponsive in the waters of Lake Erie at Port Stanley beach. On Friday, August 22, 2025, at approximately 1:32 p.m., Central Elgin Fire, Elgin County Emergency Services (EMS) with Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to the beach in Port Stanley for a medical emergency. It was determined that […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), St. Thomas Detachment has charged an individual following an assault investigation. On Saturday, August 16, 2025, at approximately 8:41 p.m., members of the Elgin OPP were dispatched to an assault investigation on the beach in Port Stanley. As a result, Goran BRATIC, 30-years-old from Kitchener was […]