Wingham Free Press
(BALDWIN TOWNSHIP, ON)- A team effort involving the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), assisted by the East Algoma OPP, the OPP’s Northeast Canine Unit, and the Mississauga First Nation Police Service, successfully led to the arrest of a wanted driver who had fled from police. On December 18, 2024, at around 8:45 a.m., officers from the […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF HURON SHORES, ON)- Police catch thieves in the act at Railway Business. On December 26, 2024, at around 8:30 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an abandoned dump trailer that had been parked overnight near metal railway ties and appeared to be stuck on […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON)- East Algoma OPP lays 53rd impaired charge in 2024. On December 27, 2024, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrol duties in the Town of Blind River. At approximately 12:30 a.m., while approaching Hanes Avenue from Youngfox Road, officers observed a vehicle on Hanes Avenue make a […]
(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged four individuals in relation to a series of break and enters in Muskoka. On December 27, 2024, at 4:45 a.m. Bracebridge OPP officers were dispatched to a break and enter at a building centre located on Muskoka Road 169 in Gravenhurst. Suspects broke in and with […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been charged with impaired operation as a result of a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Highway 6 in Espanola. On December 7, 2024, at approximately 12:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting a RIDE check on Highway 6 in Espanola. A vehicle […]
(MANITOWANING, ON) – One person has been arrested for impaired operation and several other charges following a traffic complaint on Highway 17 in the Sables-Spanish Rivers Township. On December 6, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint about a passenger attempting to jump out of […]
(MANITOWANING, ON) – One person has been arrested and is facing impaired related charges following a Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check in Manitowaning. On December 1, 2024, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting a RIDE check at the intersection of Queen Street and Michael’s Bay Road […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON) – Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision in Emily Township. On December 28,2024, at 8:06 p.m., officers were dispatched after a motor vehicle had lost control on Pigeon Lake Road. Officers along with Kawartha Lakes Paramedics […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been charged, and a stolen vehicle located following a single vehicle collision on Lee Valley Road in the Sables-Spanish Rivers Township. On November 30, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of a pickup truck in the ditch on Lee […]
(GORE BAY, ON) – One person has been arrested and charged for impaired operation following a traffic hazard complaint on Highway 540 in the Township of Billings. On November 24, 2024, at approximately 4:30 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic hazard call on Highway 540 in the Township of […]