Wingham Free Press
(COLLINGWOOD, ON) – On December 22, 2024, at 11:00 pm, members of Collingwood Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a vehicle on the front yard of residence in Collingwood. Officers attended Kirby Avenue and found the vehicle in a snowbank between the roadway and sidewalk. The vehicle was facing the opposite direction to the […]
(MARATHON, ON) – The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal collision. On December 21, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., members of the Marathon OPP Detachment, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and passenger vehicle. The driver […]
(Wasaga Beach, ON) – On the 20th of December 2024 at 10:30 a.m., an officer with the Huronia West OPP was conducting routine patrols near Zoo Park and River Road West in the Town of Wasaga Beach. At that time, he had cause to stop a black 4-door sedan to confirm the drivers licence status. Immediately, the […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have seized approximately $50,000 worth of drugs and cash from a home in Bancroft, Ontario. On December 20, 2024, shortly after 9:00 a.m., officers attended a residence in the Town of Bancroft to retrieve medications for a party that was in police […]
(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 […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – The James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the public’s assistance have identified and arrested one person in a debit card fraud investigation in Cochrane. On November 3, 2024, the James Bay OPP responded to a report of a stolen debit card, that was subsequently used to make $1000 worth of purchases at […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND) – Two people are facing charges following an incident on Walpole Island First Nation. The investigation began on December 19, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., when members of Walpole Island First Nation Police (WIFNP) and the Lambton Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of gunfire during an altercation at […]
(PAPINEAU-CAMERON TOWNSHIP, ON) – The North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting the public’s assistance in locating Shawn MILLER, who is wanted for 19 criminal offences following an ongoing investigation in Papineau-Cameron Township. MILLER is described as a white male, 51-years-old, 5’5″ (165cm), 146 lbs (66kg), medium-length brown hair, brown eyes, and is wanted […]
(The BLUE MOUNTAINS, ON) – On December 19, 2024, just after 8:00 pm, members of Collingwood/Blue Mountains Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to a single motor in the ditch and stuck in a snowbank near Camperdown Road and Highway 26. As a result of that investigation, the driver failed an Alcohol Screening Device. 51-year-old Melissa Carway […]
(WEST ELGIN, ON) – On December 19, 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin-Middlesex Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Lambton CSCU executed a search warrant at a residence in the Municipality of West Elgin. As a result of the executed search warrant, police seized quantities of suspected narcotics including fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, hydromorphone, and psilocybin. […]