Wingham Free Press
(DRYDEN, ON) – The province’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an incident at the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On Monday, October 6, 2025, an individual went into medical distress while in police custody. Officers responded and initiated life-saving measures until Emergency Medical Services arrived. The individual was transported […]
On October 3, 2025, at approximately 7:30 pm, members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 East near Dinorwic, in Southworth Township. As a result of the investigation, the driver was arrested for impaired operation by drug. Pamela Wetelainen, 61, of Wabigoon […]
(OXDRIFT, ON) – Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a two-vehicle collision that has resulted in a fatality. On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Dryden OPP, Dryden Fire Services, and Emergency Medical Services responded to reports of a head-on collision involving a transport truck and a […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – A local resident is facing drug trafficking charges following an investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU). On September 30, 2025, just after 1:30 pm, a traffic stop was conducted on Government Street in the City of Dryden. The investigation resulted in the arrest of a […]
(Dryden, ON) – Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a drowning incident on Wabigoon Lake that claimed two lives. On Saturday September 27, at approximately 4:05 p.m. Dryden OPP responded to a call for service that two people had gone missing after entering the water and failed to surface. Dryden […]
On September 15, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m. members of the Dryden OPP Detachment conducted a traffic stop on Thiel Road, in the Wainright Township. As a result of the investigation, it was determined that the driver of the motor vehicle had been impaired by alcohol/drug. The driver was subsequently placed under arrest and transported […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from members of the Dryden OPP detachment has led to charges being laid against two individuals. On September 9, 2025, just after 2:30 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on Van Horne Avenue, in the City […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from members of the Dryden OPP detachment has led to charges being laid against two individuals. On September 9, 2025, just after 2:30 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on Van Horne Avenue, in the City […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – On August 17th, 2025 at approximately 08:45 p.m., the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a vehicle that spun out and hit the ditch on Highway 601 near Morton Road. The officers attended and demanded a breath sample from the driver into an approved screening device (ASD). […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – On August 14th, 2025 at approximately 09:45 a.m., the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a male that was sleeping in a parked and running vehicle on Highway 594, for over 6 hours. The officers attended and it was determined that the driver was impaired. The […]