Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. On October 2, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m. members of the Nipigon OPP were dispatched to a traffic complaint in the Township of Nipigon. Officers located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Through investigation […]
(HURON EAST, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Nipigon, Ontario resident with an impaired driving offence following a suspicious vehicle complaint in the Municipality of Huron East on September 22nd, 2025. At 9:30 p.m., on Monday, September 22, 2025, Huron County OPP officers were contacted by a concerned citizen regarding a […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – A Nipigon couple sustained non-life-threatening injuries after a bear entered their home late on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. The incident occurred when the residents opened their back door to let their dog outside. A bear entered the home and attacked both individuals. The couple was able to retreat to a bedroom, where they […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – An officer on patrol arrested a driver for impaired operation after witnessing a vehicle driving aggressively. On July 28, 2025, at approximately 10:30 pm, an officer with the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was patrolling Highway 11&17, near the Town of Nipigon. The officer witnessed a vehicle leaving a local […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation following two separate traffic complaints. On the 21st day of May 2025, just before 6:30 p.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to reports of a suspected impaired driver on Highway 11&17, […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – Two search warrants were executed by the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) this week, resulting in the seizure of drugs, and arrest of three individuals. On March 24th, 2025, members of the Nipigon, Greenstone, Thunder Bay and Marathon Community Street Crime Units (CSCU), assisted by members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment arrested an […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – On March 3rd, 2025, at approximately 6:20 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Fire & Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a collision involving two motor vehicles along Highway 17, just east of Terrace Bay. One individual has been pronounced deceased as a result of […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment is investigating an airplane crash that took place this weekend. On Friday, January 31st, 2025, shortly after 5:00 p.m., Members of the Nipigon OPP were dispatched to a report of a plane crash approximately 20 km up highway 11 from the junction of 11-17. Officers arrived […]
(NIPIGON, ON) Mandatory Alcohol Screening (MAS) has lead to one driver being charged for Impaired Operation. On January 18, 2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m., members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. program which included MAS on Railway Street in the Township of Nipigon. Jarrett WOJICK, 45-years old, from […]