Wingham Free Press
(HEARST, ON) – A call from the public in Hearst led to an impaired driving arrest. On November 20, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a possible impaired driver in Hearst. The subject vehicle and driver were located, and officers determined that the driver […]
(HEARST, ON) – One person found in possession of stolen property arrested and charged with nine criminal offences. On October 16, 2024, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to report of a theft from a motel room on Front Street in Hearst. As officers were on scene investigating, they […]
(HEARST, ON) – A traffic stop for no licence plate led to an impaired driving arrest on Highway 11. On October 21, 2024, at approximately 11:30 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11 west of Hearst. Upon speaking with the driver, officers determined that the driver had […]
(HEARST, ON) – A traffic stop led to an impaired driving arrest in Hearst. On October 10, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop George Street in Hearst, for a highway traffic act infraction. Upon speaking with the driver, officers determined that the driver had been […]
(HEARST, ON) – A traffic stop in Hearst led to a criminal charge for refusing a demand for a sobriety test. On October 1, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 583 South in Hearst. Officers determined the driver had been […]
(HEARST, ON) – A report of a vehicle in the ditch of Highway 11 led to an impaired arrest. On August 30, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a near collision, where the subject vehicle had a close call, crossed the centre line, ending […]
(HEARST, ON) – Oxycodone and approximately $200,000 in cash was seized during the execution of two search warrants at two residences in Hearst. On August 6, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the James Bay Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of the North East Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the James Bay […]
(HEARST, ON) – A traffic stop in Hearst on an unlicensed driver, led to impaired driving charges. On August 2, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11 in Hearst. Upon speaking with the driver, police determined that they had been consuming an alcoholic […]
(HEARST, ON) – A traffic complaint led the arrest of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver for dangerous driving. On July 12, 2024, shortly after 3:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call reporting an aggressive CMV driver on Highway 11 in Gill Township, west of Hearst. The CMV was reported […]
(HEARST, ON) – A driver was charged with driving while impaired, and three days later was charged for driving suspended. On July 3, 2024, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a suspected impaired driver of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in Hearst. Police located […]