Wingham Free Press
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing impaired related charges after a report was made to police. On February 8, 2025, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting that a potentially intoxicated person had left a local bar in a vehicle. Police located the vehicle nearby, […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing impaired related charges after the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop. On February 8, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Manitoulin OPP were heading to assist the Anishinabek Police Service (APS) with a call for service in Sagamok First Nation. One person involved […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing charges after they were arrested for impaired operation. On February 7, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint for a vehicle driving at inconsistent speeds on Highway 6 near Lang Lake Road. Shortly after, police located the vehicle […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – Three people are facing charges after a traffic stop on Highway 6 in Espanola. On January 20, 2025, at approximately 5:45 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol on Highway 6 in the Town of Espanola, when they were alerted to a stolen license plate by […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested after police attempted to stop a vehicle on Highway 17 in the Baldwin Township. On January 17, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were alerted to a wanted person by the Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system. When police attempted […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been charged after they were arrested for impaired operation at a Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check. On January 11, 2025, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check at the intersection of Barber Street and Queensway Avenue in the […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing charges after they rear-ended another vehicle. On January 5, 2025, at approximately 11:00 am., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision, where a person was rear-ended by a Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) on Highway 17 in the town of Walden. During […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested and charged after a traffic stop in Espanola. On December 31, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a sobriety check. During the stop, police detected an odour of cannabis emanating from the vehicle. […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing impaired and drug charges after they went through a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check. On January 4, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on Highway 6 at Old Webbwood Road in the Baldwin Township. A […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested and is facing several charges following a traffic stop on Highway 17, Baldwin Township. On December 23, 2024, at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle observed driving on Highway 17 with no rear lights on. […]