Wingham Free Press
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to thank two bystanders who assisted an officer with the arrest of a party in the City of Orillia. On January 30, 2025, just after 11:30 am, officers of the Orillia OPP were dispatched to a Mischief call at a local restaurant. An […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals have been charged as a result of a drug trafficking investigation conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand/Norfolk Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU). At approximately 10:15 a.m. on Thursday, January 30, 2025, the Haldimand/Norfolk OPP CSCU, with assistance from the West Region OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, executed a […]
(SARNIA, ON) – On January 28, 2025, at approximately 11:17 p.m., the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Front Street, Sarnia. As a result, Dylan WARDELL, a 28-year-old from Brights Grove, was arrested and charged under the Criminal Code with the following offence: A 90-day Administrative Driver’s License Suspension (ADLS) and […]
(MARMORA AND LAKE TWP., ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit has arrested three people and seized illegal drugs in Marmora. The investigation began in December 2024. Street Crime Unit officers, assisted by members of the Central Hastings Detachment, executed a search warrant today (Friday, January 31, 2025), at an apartment […]
(MOOSONEE, ON) – Three individuals were arrested, and a significant quantity of suspected fentanyl was seized following an unwanted person call in Moosonee. On Jan 28, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of three unwanted persons inside a residence on Moose Drive. Officers located and […]
(TEMAGAMI, ON) – A motor vehicle stopped for a traffic violation resulted in a driver charged with an impaired driving related offence. On January 22, 2025, at approximately 7:15 p.m., members of the Temagami Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a motor vehicle for a traffic violation on Highway 11, in Temagami. While speaking […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – Police recover stolen Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) after a traffic complaint. On January 30, 2025, at approximately 6:30 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of a speeding black SUV that was crossing the center line on Highway 17, North Shore Township. Police stopped the SUV and after further […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Stratford resident following an attempted break-in at a Central Huron residence on January 29, 2025. Just after 7:00 p.m., on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, Huron County OPP officers were contacted by a homeowner who reported a break-in attempt. The suspect description was provided […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual with extortion following an investigation into a 2019 incident involving financial coercion. On July 17, 2024, the James Bay OPP received a report from a complainant in the Cochrane detachment area alleging that they had been coerced into co-signing a $45,000 loan under […]
(GRAVENHURST, ON) – Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with impaired at a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program. On Thursday January 30, 2025, just before 11:00 p.m., Bracebridge OPP officers were conducting a RIDE program on Muskoka Road South in Gravenhurst when their attention was drawn to a vehicle that appeared to […]