Wingham Free Press
(ESPANOLA, ON) – On Friday, April 18, 2025, the Manitoulin OPP were conducting a Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Centre Street in Espanola, and made two impaired arrests. At approximately 12:30 a.m., a vehicle came through the RIDE check. Police initiated an investigation, and the driver was arrested for impaired operation. As a result, […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing impaired-related charges after police were called to a residential address. On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a suspicious person at a residence on Lee Valley Road in the Sables-Spanish Rivers Township. Police arrived […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing charges after a traffic stop for speeding in the Baldwin Township. On Sunday, April 6, 2025, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was travelling 101 km/hr in a posted 70 km/hr zone on Highway […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing impaired-related charges after police were called to a local establishment. On April 5, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting a possible impaired driver. Shortly after, police located the vehicle and requested a breath sample from the driver […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested after police responded to an alarm call. On March 26, 2025, at approximately 5:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received an alarm call at a local postal facility in the Sables-Spanish Rivers Township. Police arrived on scene and observed signs that the facility […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – An injured bobcat is now in the care of a wildlife rehabilitation centre after police received a call. On March 27, 2025, at approximately 5:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call from a member of the public stating that there was a bobcat in their garage, […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested for impaired operation at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check. On March 30, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check at the intersection of Lee Valley Road and Barber Street in Espanola. A vehicle came […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing impaired-related charges after a motor vehicle collision in Espanola. On March 28, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting a single vehicle collision on Highway 6 in Espanola. Police arrived on scene, and as a result of further […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check in Espanola. On March 25, 2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on Highway 6 in Espanola. A vehicle came through the RIDE, police determined that the driver […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing charges after police stopped a stolen motor vehicle on Highway 17. On March 21, 2025, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were alerted to a stolen vehicle by the Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system. Police safely brought the vehicle to a […]