Wingham Free Press
(KENORA, ON) – One male is in custody following a string of residential break-ins in the city of Kenora. On Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at approximately 12:00a.m. CST., officers with the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of a suspicious person and two break and enters in the areas of Fifteenth Ave North and […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – Three individuals are facing drug trafficking related charges following a traffic stop in Dryden. On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, shortly after 3:00 p.m. CST, officers with the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Albert Street. Through an investigation with the support of the Dryden OPP Community […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – Multiple individuals have been charged in connection with an ongoing drug trafficking investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Treaty Three Police Service and members from the Dryden OPP Detachment. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, members of the Dryden OPP CSCU with […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Treaty Three Police Service and uniform members from the Dryden OPP Detachment have led to charges being laid against three individuals, including a male from Brampton, Ontario. On October 21, 2025, just after 10:00 […]
(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 […]