Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been charged after a youth was injured by a weapon during a community event. On Tuesday, October 7, 2025, at approximately 7:15 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an injured youth at a community event north of the Town of Massey. […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing charges after police conducted a traffic stop on an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV). On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Centre Street in Espanola. Officers observed an ATV travel […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – Two people are facing charges after police conducted a traffic stop for a dirty licence plate. On Sunday, September 14, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a motor vehicle with a licence plate obstructed by dirt swerving on Highway 6 in Northeastern Manitoulin and […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been charged with refusal after police received a traffic complaint. On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint reporting a possible impaired driver on Highway 17 in the Sables Spanish Rivers Township. Police located the vehicle […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing impaired-related charges after police were called to a motor vehicle collision (MVC). On Sunday, August 17, 2025, at approximately 5:15 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 6 near Gravelle Road in the Curtin Township. […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing impaired-related charges after police received a traffic complaint. On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint reporting a possible impaired driver on Highway 17 in the Baldwin Township. Police located the vehicle and conducted a […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested following a call to police about an assault that took place at a campground. On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting an assault at a campground in Espanola. Police attended the campground and […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing charges after a traffic stop resulted in an impaired arrest. On Thursday, August 14, 2025, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop for a potential suspended driver in the Town of Webbwood. A Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) was […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual following a report of an indecent act. On Saturday, August 9, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Manitoulin OPP responded to a report of a person committing an indecent act at a park and beach area in the […]