Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin Detachment, has charged an individual at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) program in Central Elgin. On August 1, 2025, at approximately 3:16 a.m., police took driver into custody without incident. As a result, Brett DYCK, 31-years-old of London is charged with the following: A […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – Two people are charged following a traffic stop on Sunset Road in Central Elgin. On July 23, 2025, at approximately 2:53 p.m. the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), stopped a motor vehicle on Sunset Road because of a hit on the Automated Licence Plate Recognition system. Tanya TUCKEY, 44-years-old of London is charged […]