Wingham Free Press
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. On Monday, April 6th, 2026, members of the Fort Frances detachment of the OPP conducted a traffic stop on highway 11-71. Further investigation of the incident determined that the driver of the […]
(RAINY RIVER, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. On Friday, April 7, 2026, members of the Rainy River detachment of the OPP, conducted a traffic stop of a motor vehicle travelling 27 km/h over the posted speed limit. Upon further […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged three locals with drug trafficking and multiple other offences. On Friday, March 27, 2026 Rainy River District OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance from the Dryden OPP CSCU, Kenora OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a motorist during a routine traffic stop. On Saturday, March 7, 2026, officers from the Fort Frances OPP conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck in a local business parking lot after observing a vehicle infraction. […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged an impaired motorist during a routine traffic stop. On Thursday, March 12, 2026, officers from the Fort Frances OPP stopped a vehicle travelling without licence plates. During the investigation, officers observed open alcohol in the vehicle within […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged an individual following a traffic stop. On Sunday, March 8, 2026, at approximately 4:00 a.m. CDT, officers observed a vehicle fail to stop at an intersection on Armit Avenue in Fort Frances. A traffic stop was conducted […]
(Fort Frances, ON) – A pair of search warrants executed in Fort Frances led to the arrest of six people with a quantity of drugs and cash seized. On March 03, 2026, the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau […]
(Fort Frances, ON) – A drug trafficking investigation in Fort Frances has concluded with the arrest of two individuals and the seizure of over 622 grams of suspected cocaine, an estimated $21,500 in currency, and a quantity of other offence related property. On February 26, 2026, the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the OPP North West Region Crime Unit have charged a Fort Frances resident following an online child sexual exploitation investigation. On Tuesday, February 17, 2026, a search warrant was executed at a residence in Fort Frances and electronic devices […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Treaty Three Police Service have arrested and charged three individuals with drug related offences. On February 3rd, 2026, members of the Rainy River District OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with assistance from the Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement […]