Wingham Free Press
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) made a quick arrest after someone attempted to steal a vehicle from a dealership in Hawkesbury On Monday, July 7, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m. officers from the Hawkesbury Detachment responded to reports of a suspicious person at the dealership on Tupper Street. An individual had just left […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – One person has been charged with attempted murder after an incident in Hawkesbury. On Thursday, May 29, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m., an officer from the Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was flagged down outside a residence on Main Street East in Hawkesbury, It was learned that a 39-year-old male […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has made six arrests following the recovery of stolen vehicles in two separate incidents. On Thursday, March 6, 2025, shortly before 3:00 a.m., officers located and stopped a stolen vehicle on Highway 417 eastbound in Nation Township. 69-year-old Ronald HOULE of Saint-Come, Quebec, 25-year-old Leonard Paul […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Hawkesbury Detachment has charged a Hawkesbury resident following a child sexual exploitation investigation. The investigation, supported by the Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (CSEU), resulted in a search warrant executed at a residence, and electronic devices were seized. Kevin LESSARD, 33 years of age, was arrested and charged with […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one person as a result of a collision investigation. On December 4, 2024, just before 8:30 p.m., officers attended a collision between a pedestrian and vehicle on Front Road, just east of Hawkesbury. The pedestrian was wearing all black clothing and […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Professional Standards Unit (PSU) has charged an officer in connection with an incident at the Hawkesbury OPP Detachment. On July 1, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., a vehicle was observed driving through the staff parking lot of the Hawkesbury Detachment in what was described as a suspicious manner. […]
(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 […]