Wingham Free Press
(NIPIGON, ON) – On February 12, 2026, at approximately 1:37 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle for speeding. Investigation revealed the driver was breaching release conditions. Police also formed grounds that the driver’s ability to operate the vehicle was impaired by a drug. The driver then refused to comply […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – On January 31, 2026, at approximately 2:00 a.m., members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received information that an individual may be breaching court‑ordered release conditions. During the investigation, officers located two short‑haired boxer‑breed dogs inside an unheated vehicle. At the time, the outside temperature was approximately -18°C, police determined […]
(Nipigon, ON) – On January 3, 2026, at approximately 11:00 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to multiple reports of a vehicle driving aggressively at high speed on Highway 17. The vehicle was located and confirmed by RADAR to be travelling at 157 km/h in a posted 90 km/h […]
(Nipigon, ON) – On November 15, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle that was speeding. The motor vehicle was observed to be moving back and forth between the lanes, the officer stopped the vehicle and spoke with the […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – Officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of an impaired driver in the town of Nipigon, ON On October 2, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., officers responded to a report of a vehicle swerving all over the road near the Nipigon river bridge, officers […]
(Nipigon, ON) Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a traffic stop after a complaint of a possible impaired driver in Nipigon, Ontario. On August 1, 2025 at approximately 2:00 a.m., officers were notified of a possible impaired driver near Nipigon, officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – On November 18, 2025, at approximately 6:15 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment responded to a report of gas theft from a business on Rock Bay First Nation. Officers quickly located the suspect vehicle and discovered it had been reported stolen from Thunder Bay. Further investigation revealed additional offences. […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – On November 17, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an individual sleeping in a running vehicle in the town of Nipigon. Officers spoke with the occupant and determined that their ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – In July 2025, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment launched an investigation into suspected drug trafficking in the Nipigon area. As a result of this investigation, on November 17, 2025, officers arrested and charged two individuals: Brady BORG, 24, of Nipigon, Ontario, is charged under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act with: […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – One individual is facing multiple charges following an incident that led to a social media post to advise the public not to pick up hitchhikers on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Following an alert to a stolen vehicle shortly after 11:00 a.m., officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located […]