Wingham Free Press
(MIDLAND, ON) The Southern Georgian Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver following a report from a concerned member of the public who observed a vehicle stopped at an intersection with the driver slumped over the steering wheel. On January 14, 2026 at 6:15 p.m., responding officers attended the intersection of King Street and […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – The Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an OPP officer with impaired operation while on duty. On Thursday, January 15, 2026, Southern Georgian Bay OPP officers initiated an impaired operation investigation involving one of their members. As a result of the investigation, Christopher PROUT, a 39-year-old Southern […]
(MIDLAND, ON) On January 14, 2026, at approximately 12:46 a.m., members of the Southern Georgian Bay OPP responded to a call for service on Lescaut Road in the Town of Midland after a citizen reported detaining an individual involved in criminal activity to their property. The citizen observed the suspect entering their truck through a home […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested an individual in connection with an assault with a weapon that occurred in Midland in November. On Monday, November 24, 2025, at approximately 3:00 a.m., officers responded to a report of an injured male requiring medical assistance after […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision early Saturday morning that resulted in an impaired driving arrest. On December 27, 2025 at approximately 4:48 a.m., officers were dispatched to Ontario Street near Sixth Street in Midland after a passerby reported a vehicle stuck […]
(TINY TOWNSHIP, GEORGIAN BAY TOWNSHIP, MIDLAND, ON) – Officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were kept busy last Saturday with impaired driving investigations, which led to three drivers facing several charges. On December 6, 2025, at about 6:00 a.m., officers along with the Tiny Township Fire Department responded to a crash […]
(MIDLAND, ON) Impaired Driving Collision On December 1, 2025, at about 7:00 p.m., a single-vehicle collision was reported to police on Manly Avenue in the Town of Midland. Officers attended the scene and located a minivan that had left the roadway and was stuck in a snowbank. Officers spoke with the driver, who showed signs of […]
(MIDLAND, ON) Members of the Southern Georgian Detachment of the OPP were kept busy this week enforcing Impaired Driving laws. The Ontario Provincial Police remains committed to keeping our roads safe and is appreciative when concerned citizens call 911 to report drivers that they feel are under the influence. On November 8, 2025 at around 8 […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – A driver is facing impaired driving charges after failing to stop at a stop sign in Midland earlier today, marking the second such incident in the area in just three days. At approximately noon on October 29, 2025, a member of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – A driver is facing impaired driving charges following a fender-bender at a roundabout in Midland this afternoon. On October 27, 2025, at approximately 2:30 p.m., members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision at the traffic circle on Simcoe Road 93 in […]