Wingham Free Press
(LAKESHORE, ON) – One person has been charged following a traffic complaint in Lakeshore. On January 24, 2026, at approximately 1:20 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a traffic complaint on Lakeshore Road 113 near County Road 42 in the Municipality of Lakeshore. Michael HARRON, 28-years-old of Essex was arrested and charged with […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – Fourteen drivers were arrested for impaired related offences in Essex County from December 23, 2005 to January 4, 2026. On December 23, 2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint to examine the sobriety of drivers on Main Street in Comber […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) -Police have arrested and charged a Kingsville resident following a child sexual exploitation investigation. On Friday, November 28, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (CSEU) executed a search warrant at a residence in Kingsville, with assistance from assistance from the OPP Essex County Detachment, members of the OPP Digital […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON)- On November 17, 2025, at 8:30 p.m., a member of the Lakeshore Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment was on patrol and observed a vehicle driving erratically on County Road 22 at Wallace Line Road in the Municipality of Lakeshore. The officer conducted a traffic stop and upon speaking to the driver, determined that […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – An Essex man has been charged as a result of several fraud investigations on Pelee Island. It was reported by two victims to the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) that between April 4, 2025, and August 11, 2025, the victims were defrauded after hiring a local plumber to complete work. As […]
(ESSEX, ON) – On September 13, 2025, at approximately 11:12 p.m., members of the Essex Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment received a report of a single motorcycle collision with two occupants on Fairview Avenue West in the Town of Essex. Officers arrived on scene with Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Upon speaking to the driver, officers […]
(ESSEX, ON) – On September 13, 2025, at approximately 11:12 p.m., members of the Essex Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment received a report of a single motorcycle collision with two occupants on Fairview Avenue West in the Town of Essex. Officers arrived on scene with Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Upon speaking to the driver, officers […]
(ESSEX, ON) – On September 3, 2025, at 11:34 p.m., a member of the Essex Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment, was on patrol along Highway 3 near County Road 8 in the Town of Essex, when a vehicle was observed driving in an unsafe manner. The officer conducted a traffic stop. Upon speaking to the driver, it […]
(ESSEX, ON) – On September 2, 2025, at approximately 2:45 p.m., members of the Essex Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment received a report of a single motor vehicle into the ditch on 12th Concession Road Town of Essex Officers arrived on scene and upon speaking to the driver, officers observed signs of impairment. The driver was arrested and […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON)- Police have charged an individual following the execution of a warrant in Essex. On Thursday August 14, 2025, members of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit, OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), and Essex OPP uniform members, executed a search warrant at an […]