Wingham Free Press
(ESPANOLA, ON) – A person is facing drug-related charges after police seized a quantity of suspected drugs during a traffic stop. On Saturday, February 7, 2026, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 17 near Michon Road in the Baldwin Township. Officers conducted a […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing charges after a traffic stop for stunt driving. On Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 17 in the Baldwin Township. A vehicle was observed travelling 104 km/hr in a 60 km/hr zone, […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing several charges following a series of incidents in Massey. On Saturday, October 18, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of multiple assaults involving youth that had occurred during a seasonal event in the Town of Massey. An […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – A driver is facing impaired charges after a traffic stop in the Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands (NEMI) Township. On Sunday, October 12, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 6 in the NEMI Township. A vehicle was observed to […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing charges after a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check in Espanola. On Sunday, October 12, 2025, at approximately 12:30 a.m., officers from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on Highway 6 at the intersection of Old Webbwood Road in Espanola. A […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – A person is facing charges after police received a call reporting a possible impaired driver. On Thursday, October 9, 2025, at approximately 3:15 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting a possible impaired driver whose vehicle was found in the ditch along Highway 17 in the […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – Two people are facing charges after police were called to a report of a suspicious vehicle. On Saturday, October 4, 2025, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting a suspicious vehicle parked on the shoulder of Highway 17 in the Nairn-Hyman Township. Police […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – A person is facing impaired-related charges after a two vehicle collision. On Monday, September 29, 2025, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting a two-vehicle collision on Annette Street in the Town of Espanola. Police attended the collision scene, confirmed there was no […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – A driver is facing charges after police received a traffic complaint. On Sunday, September 28, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint reporting a truck swerving within its lane on Highway 17 in McKerrow. Police located the vehicle and conducted a traffic […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located a person deceased following a missing person investigation. On Thursday, October 9, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., members of the Manitoulin OPP responded to a report of a missing 41-year-old person in the Sables-Spanish Rivers Township area. Extensive search efforts were conducted […]