Wingham Free Press
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A missing person has been located deceased, and one person has been arrested and charged with second degree murder in Fort Frances. On Thursday, April 3, 2025, members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a missing person, identified as Curtis MEDICINE, […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – A motorist stopped for a moving violation was arrested for impaired driving. On March 28, 2025, at approximately 9:00 pm, an officer with the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle in the Scott Street area of town for disobeying a stop sign. The officer detected that the driver had […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) drug trafficking investigation concluded with several arrests and the seizure of drugs, currency and offence related property. On March 26, 2025, the Fort Frances OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) working with the OPP North West Region Intelligence Unit (NWRIU), Kenora OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – An impaired driver was charged with several offences after a proactive traffic stop. On March 22, 2025, at approximately 10:00 pm, an officer with the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle in the Minnie Avenue area of town. Roadside investigation determined that the driver was […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – An impaired driver was charged with several offences after a proactive traffic stop to check sobriety. On March 7, 2025, at approximately 7:30 pm, an officer with the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a suspicious vehicle in the 5th Street East area of town. Investigation determined that […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – An impaired driver was taken off the road thanks to a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen. On March 7, 2025, at approximately 3:00 pm, the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen who reported seeing an obviously impaired driver in […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Treaty Three Police assist Fort Frances OPP to recover a stolen vehicle with an impaired driver. On March 2, 2025, at approximately 2:00 pm, the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a stolen vehicle from a residence in Fort Frances. Treaty Three Police located […]
(FORT FRANCES , ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged multiple individuals for drug related offences after conducting a traffic stop in the Town of Fort Frances. On February 11, 2025, shortly after 10:30 p.m., officers from Rainy River District OPP (Fort Frances) conducted […]
(FORT FRANCES , ON) – Rainy River District Detachment (Fort Frances) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested three individuals following an investigation of a Break and Enter into a residence. On January 26, 2025, just after 01:00 a.m. members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were dispatched to reports […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – On Saturday January 4, 2025, members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in collaboration with the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) conducted a search warrant on Birch Road in the Town of Fort Frances as part of an on-going ciminal investigation. Police seized a quantity of […]