Wingham Free Press
(ESPANOLA, ON) – Officers from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested two drivers simultaneously at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check. On Saturday, August 9, 2025, at approximately 1:15 a.m., the Manitoulin OPP were conducting a RIDE check on Highway 6 near Old Webbwood Road in Espanola, when two separate vehicles […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – Five people are facing charges following the execution of a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant in the Town of Webbwood. On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, members of the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), executed a […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has confirmed that the body recovered from the Spanish River in Sables-Spanish Rivers Township is that of a previously reported missing person from June 16, 2025. On Monday, June 16, 2025, the Manitoulin OPP responded to a report of a missing person in the Town […]
(ESPANOLA , ON) – One person is facing impaired-related charges after a vehicle went into the ditch on Agnew Lake Road. On Sunday, August 3, 2025, at approximately 8:30 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Agnew Lake Road in the Sables-Spanish […]
(ESPANOLA , ON) – A driver is facing impaired-related charges after police received a traffic complaint. On Saturday, August 2, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint on Highway 6 in Espanola. Police later located the vehicle driving 114 km/hr in a 60 km/hr community […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing charges following a report of a suspicious individual at an industrial site. On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to an industrial property located off Highway 17 in the Baldwin Township. The report indicated that a […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing impaired and drug-related charges after a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check. On Saturday, July 19, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check at the intersection of Highway 6 and Old Webbwood Road in Espanola. A vehicle […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested following a traffic complaint involving a vehicle and a horseback rider. On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at approximately 10:00 p.m., officers from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle being driven dangerously around a horseback rider in the area […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has reopened Highway 6 between Fox Lake Road and Lang Lake Road near Espanola, following a fatal collision that occurred earlier today. On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Manitoulin OPP and Manitoulin-Sudbury Paramedic Services responded to a three-vehicle collision involving […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested after a single vehicle collision led to a stolen vehicle. On Friday, June 20, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a stolen vehicle. The complainant reported that they came across a single vehicle rollover collision […]