Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON)- The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were busy over the weekend with seven drivers having their driving privileges revoked as a result of impaired driving investigations. On August 16, 2025, at approximately 12:04 a.m., members from the Leamington OPP Detachment responded to a report of a single vehicle collision on Seacliff Drive […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON)- On Wednesday August 12, 2025, the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit arrested two individuals in relation to multiple investigations throughout Essex County. Between May 15 and July 8, 2025, the accused were involved in a crime spree in Lakeshore, Tecumseh and Essex which affected 35 victims and caused […]
(ESSEX, ON)- Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex Detachment took another impaired driver off the road as the result of a R.I.D.E. check in the Town of Essex. On August 6, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., Essex OPP set up a Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check on Talbot Street South in Essex. As […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON)- The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged three drivers over the weekend with impaired driving. On July 19, 2023, at approximately 2:30 a.m., Members from the Kingsville OPP Detachment responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 3 in the Town of Kingsville. Police arrived on scene and spoke […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON)- The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have recently laid charges in relation to a sexual assault investigation. On July 9, 2025, Essex County OPP began an investigation into a report of a sexual assault. As a result of the investigation by the Essex County OPP Crime Unit, on July 10, 2025, Christopher […]
(ESSEX, ON)-On Sunday June 22, 2025, at approximately 8:43 p.m., members from the Essex Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment responded to the report of a single vehicle into a ditch on County Road 11 near 5th Concession Road in the Town of Essex. As officers arrived on scene and spoke to the driver it was determined […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON)- The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marine Unit is investigating a theft after the recovery of a stolen backhoe in the LaSalle Channel of the Detroit River. On Tuesday June 3, 2025, at approximately 9:00 a.m. Essex County OPP Marine Unit was on patrol in the LaSalle Channel on the Detroit River […]