Wingham Free Press
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A driver from Sarnia is facing impaired driving charges after police responded to a 911 call reporting a suspected impaired driver. On Monday, June 30, 2025, at approximately 3:45 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 call reporting a suspected impaired driver, who was refused the sale […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – Four individuals have been arrested and multiple charges laid following the execution of two Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrants in Kapuskasing, resulting in the seizure of cocaine, crystal methamphetamine, and methamphetamine. On Thursday July 24, 2025, members of the North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from […]
(KAPUSKASING, HEARST, COCHRANE, ON) – Officers from the James Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Hearst, Kapuskasing and Cochrane, have charged 11 individuals with impaired driving offences in separate incidents throughout May and June 2025. 1. On Sunday May 4, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m. the James Bay OPP conducted a traffic […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) A Kapuskasing resident has been arrested and charged in connection with a sexual assault involving a person under the age of 16. On April 27, 2025, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting a sexual assault. Following an investigation, one person was arrested the same day. As a result, […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A Kapuskasing resident has been charged with impaired driving offences following a traffic stop in Kapuskasing. On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a pick-up truck after observing the vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign and signal incorrectly for a […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A Kapuskasing resident is facing impaired driving and multiple off-road vehicle-related charges after being stopped while riding an ATV without a helmet. On Saturday, April 19, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on Riverside Drive in Kapuskasing […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A local resident is facing multiple charges, including drug-impaired driving, following a traffic stop in Kapuskasing. On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act violation on Government Road. During the stop, officers […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A traffic stop for a traffic light violation in Kapuskasing led to impaired driving charges. On Sunday, April 6, 2025, at approximately 12:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle on Government Road for failing to stop at an amber light. During the investigation, officers observed signs of […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – The James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two individuals in connection with an armed robbery in Kapuskasing. On March 6, 2025, at approximately 10:00 p.m., the James Bay OPP responded to a report of an armed robbery at a gas station on Government Road East. The caller reported that a male […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program in Kapuskasing led to the arrest of a driver for impaired operation. On March 1, 2025, at approximately 10:45 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle on Dallyn Avenue as part of a RIDE program. Upon speaking with the driver, officers […]