Wingham Free Press
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin County (Moravian Town First Nation) has arrested one individual after an investigation involving a stolen motor vehicle. On June 2, 2025, at approximately 3:35 p.m., members of the Moravian Town First Nations Police received a report of a possible stolen camper trailer located on a property on […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham-Kent Detachment, are appealing to the public for further information about a collision investigation occurring on Communication Road near Fairview Line, Municipality of Chatham-Kent. On May 12, 2025, at approximately 3:30 p.m., a collision occurred involving a motorcycle and passenger vehicle. The motorcyclist was pronounced deceased as […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – An individual is deceased following a motorcycle collision in Chatham-Kent. On May 12, 2025, at approximately 3:30 p.m., members of the Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), (Chatham-Kent and Elgin Detachments) Emergency Services, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision on Communication Road and Fairview Line, in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. A […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham Detachment has charged an individual following a traffic stop. On March 26, 2025, at approximately 9:15 p.m., members of the Elgin OPP stopped a passenger vehicle on Highway 401, in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent after observing the vehicle driving at a high rate of speed. While […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – Individual facing charges after traffic complaints on Highway 401. On February 26, 2025, at 2:21 p.m., members of the Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were dispatched to the Westbound lanes of Highway 401 in Chatham-Kent, after receiving traffic complaints of a motorcycle travelling erratically. Officers located the motorcycle disabled on the shoulder […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham Detachment, are investigating a report of a robbery involving individuals impersonating police officers in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. On December 25, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., members of the Elgin OPP were dispatched to the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 near the 65-KM marker for a […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located and investigated a vehicle after a Good Samaritan reported a traffic complaint in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. On December 2, 2024, at approximately 3:25 p.m., members of the Elgin OPP, Chatham-Kent Detachment, located the subject vehicle westbound on Highway 401 near Howard Road, Municipality of Chatham-Kent. […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham-Kent Detachment arrested an impaired driver at a Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint. On November 23, 2024, members of the Elgin OPP were conducting a RIDE checkpoint on the eastbound off-ramp of Highway 401 at Bloomfield Road, Municipality of Chatham-Kent. At approximately 10:30 p.m., police […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham Detachment, has charged an individual following a traffic stop. On November 5, 2024, at approximately 10:25 p.m., a member of the Elgin OPP stopped a passenger vehicle on the westbound Highway 401 near Duart Road, Municipality of Chatham-Kent. The driver was taken into custody without incident […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham Detachment, has charged two individuals following a traffic stop. On October 9, 2024, at approximately 6:55 p.m., members of the Elgin OPP (Chatham Detachment) stopped a passenger vehicle after receiving a notification from the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system on the eastbound Highway 401 near […]