Wingham Free Press
(BURWASH TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a driver with impaired driving. On February 15, 2025, at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP conducted a traffic stop on Highway 69, Burwash Township. While speaking to the driver, it was determined the driver was impaired and was arrested […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to a motor vehicle versus snowmobile collision at the intersection of Highway 12 and Atherley Road in the City of Orillia. On February 22, 2025, at approximately 12:00 p.m., officers of Orillia OPP, along with Orillia Fire and Simcoe County Paramedics were dispatched […]
(LAMBTON COUNTY, ON) – A collision in Lambton County has resulted in the death of one individual. On Friday February 21, 2025, at approximately 9:05 p.m., members of the Lambton County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Lambton County Fire Services and Lambton County Paramedic Services were called to a single motorized snow […]
(SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) – Members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the OPP Emergency Response Team have arrested and charged an individual following a robbery in Sioux Lookout. The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has since invoked its mandate. On Friday, February 21, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Sioux Lookout […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Orillia Detachment are investigating a Trespass at Night occurrence on Clinton Street, in the City of Orillia. On February 22, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., police received a call of a suspicious person attempting to gain access into a residence through a rear door. Prior to police arrival, […]
(BROCKVILLE, ON) – An individual faces multiple charges after the driver fled the scene after they were involved in a collision on Highway 401 near Long Beach. On Thursday, February 20, 2025, shortly after 2:30 a.m., members of the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to reports of a single car […]
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – One person has been charged with drug trafficking after a search warrant was executed in the Town of Kingsville. On February 20, 2025, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Essex County Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Lambton CSCU executed a search warrant on Sunset Avenue in Kingsville. The […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Hawkesbury Detachment has charged a Hawkesbury resident following a child sexual exploitation investigation. The investigation, supported by the Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (CSEU), resulted in a search warrant executed at a residence, and electronic devices were seized. Kevin LESSARD, 33 years of age, was arrested and charged with […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – On February 19, 2025, at approximately 8:20 p.m., officers of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to investigate a theft in progress at a local Orillia business on Monarch Drive. Reports revealed that three suspects were concealing several electronic devices in their possession. These same suspects were observed […]
(PRESCOTT, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit has arrested two people and seized illegal drugs in Prescott. The investigation began several months ago, resulting in the execution of a search warrant on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at residence on Prince Street. Street Crime Unit officers, assisted by the OPP Canine […]