Wingham Free Press
(ORILLIA, ON) – Members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid multiple drug and weapon related charges after a call for a disturbance was reported late in the evening of January 2nd, 2025. On January 2, 2025, Orillia OPP were called to a residence within the city for a disturbance. Officers […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – A traffic complaint by a member of the public has led to an impaired arrest by the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On December 24, 2024, just after 11:30 pm, officers were dispatched to a traffic complaint on Highway 11 Southbound near Memorial Avenue in the City of Orillia. The witness […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged three drivers over the course of one day during separate traffic investigations. On December 20, 2024, just after 2:30 pm, officers were dispatched to a report of a single vehicle collision on Highway 400 in the Township of […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two individuals after an attempted traffic stop led to a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed through Orillia. On December 18, 2024, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Orillia OPP, were conducting general patrols when a traffic stop was […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Over the course of the past year, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch – Health Fraud Investigation Unit (HFIU) has charged three former employees of Ontario hospitals following investigations into allegations of inappropriate access of electronic medical records related to the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). In three unrelated incidents, the OPP became […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Police have arrested an individual for human trafficking and child sexual abuse material offences. The investigation, named Project Shrewsbury, began in August 2024, when members from Greater Sudbury Police and Kingston Police received information of a male recruiting and transporting two young females from their jurisdictions for the purpose of sex trafficking. Due […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – A traffic complaint by a member of the public has led to an impaired arrest by the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. On December 7, 2024, just after 7:00 pm, officers were dispatched to a traffic complaint on Highway 12 near Horseshoe Valley Road in Oro-Medonte Township. Upon arriving, officers located the […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Members of the Orillia Detachment of the OPP have arrested and charged three drivers in the span of one night for separate impaired operation investigations. On December 6, 2024, just after 6:30 pm, officers were dispatched to a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Memorial Avenue in the City of Orillia. Upon […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one female for impaired driving related offences following a tip from the public. On November 29, 2024, at 1:00 a.m., officers were advised by a passerby of a female operating a motor vehicle in the area of Highway 12 and […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on high alert over the weekend as the holiday season is rapidly approaching and the OPP Festive RIDE campaign kicks off across the region. Officers from the Orillia detachment of the OPP was on high alert all weekend as the […]