Wingham Free Press
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit has charged a Hawkesbury resident with drug trafficking. Street Crime Unit members, assisted by members of the Hawkesbury Detachment, executed a search warrant on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at a residence on James Street in Hawkesbury. They seized more than 450 suspected methamphetamine […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has made four arrests following the recovery of a stolen vehicle. On November 5, 2024, at approximately 4:25 am, officers located and stopped a stolen vehicle headed eastbound on Highway 417 in Champlain Township. As a result, 23-year-old Kane ABDOULAYE of Montreal, 20-year-old Marc Tony CADET […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – Drug trafficking and other charges have been laid after the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) seized dangerous drugs in Hawkesbury. CSCU and Hawkesbury OPP Detachment members executed a search warrant on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at a residence on Abbott Street. Officers seized nearly 30-grams of suspected psilocybin, […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The marine unit of the Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued 14 tickets, and laid two criminal charges this Canada Day long weekend. The most common offences were issued for improper or missing equipment, and open alcohol on board. On June 30, 2024, the marine unit conducted a traffic stop […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two people, and seized more than $30,000 worth of drugs and $2,235 in Canadian currency following a traffic stop. On April 16, 2024, at approximately 1:20 a.m., OPP officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle headed eastbound on Highway 417 at […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to warn local business owners of heavy machinery theft in The Nation Municipality. On March 30, 2024, a male suspect was observed trespassing on private property at a business near St Isidore, and acting suspiciously around heavy machinery. On April 2, 2024, […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two individuals after a vehicle failed to stop for police. On February 27, 2024, at approximately 03:35 a.m. on Highway 417, an OPP officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle at mile marker 62 in The Nation municipality. The […]