Wingham Free Press
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a resident of Melancthon Township with impaired operation-related offences following a traffic stop. On December 20, 2025, shortly before 3:30 p.m., Dufferin OPP officers observed a vehicle having difficulty maintaining its lane while travelling on Highway 10 in the Town […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Melancthon resident with impaired operation-related offences after failing to stop at a stop sign. On December 6, 2025, just after 1:00 a.m., Dufferin OPP officers were conducting traffic enforcement in the area of 2nd Line SW and 250 Sideroad […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Officers from the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed search warrants at four locations, including two rural farm properties and a scrap yard located in the northwest part of Dufferin County. During the operation, police seized a quantity of stolen bell copper wire, stolen tools, stolen vehicles, drugs including cocaine […]
(MELANCTHON, ON) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) work extremely hard to keep the roads safe in Dufferin County. Officers have removed and charged a driver with impaired operation related offences as the result of a traffic complaint. On July 27, 2024, just before 7:00 p.m., Dufferin OPP officers responded […]
(MELANCTHON, ON) – Officers from the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) seized a quantity of drugs and charged two individuals as a result of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation in the Town of Shelburne. On March 1, 2024, members of the Dufferin Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), along with Dufferin uniform members and […]
(MELANCTHON, ON) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Dufferin County EMS, and Fire Services attended a serious two vehicle collision in the Township of Melancthon. On Sunday, February 25, 2024, just after 11:30 a.m., officers attended Highway 10 and County Road 17 in Melancthon Township for the report […]