Wingham Free Press
(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – Police arrested and charged one person with break and enter offences after conducting a traffic stop. On December 19, 2024, at approximately 4:00 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on general patrol, and conducted a traffic stop with a parked vehicle on Highway 17, […]
(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 […]
(PEMBROKE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) 2024 Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign commenced on November 21, 2024, and will continue until January 1, 2025. During the fourth week of the campaign from December 12 to December 18, 2024, officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the OPP conducted 11 RIDE checks throughout […]
(SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal three vehicle collision in Springwater Township. On November 18, 2024, at approximately 6:30 a.m., members of the Huronia West OPP with assistance of Springwater Fire and Simcoe County EMS responded to a report of a serious collision involving […]
(OWEN SOUND, ON) – Further information about arrests is being provided in relation to a homicide investigation being conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Owen Sound Police Service (OSPS). The investigation started when Sharifur RAHMAN, a 44-year-old resident of Owen Sound, was assaulted on 2nd Avenue East in Owen Sound on August 17, 2023, […]
(BROCKTON, ON) – On December 13, 2024, at approximately 11:53 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a motor vehicle collision along Bruce Road 20, Municipality of Brockton. On arrival, officers located a single vehicle into a tree. Police approached the vehicle and spoke with the driver. As a result, Joel […]
(CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with impaired driving related charges. On December 17, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m., Huronia West OPP officers were conducting general patrols in Clearview Township, in the area of County Road 10 and Concession Road 12. The officer was […]
(MAPLETON TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charge a local resident with six criminal charges stemming from an assault investigation. On December 17, 2024, at approximately 4:45 p.m., the Wellington County OPP received a report of an assault at an address on Elora Street East within Mapleton Township. On police arrival, one […]
(HUNTSVILLE, ON) – On December 17, 2024, the Muskoka Crime Unit, with the assistance of the OPP’s Forensic Interview Team and Forensic Sketch Artist, made an arrest in this historic sexual assault investigation. Kelly MAHON (age 59) of Huntsville was arrested and charged with: · Sexual Assault with a weapon on a Person under 16 years · Sexual Interference […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – A routine traffic stop for a suspended driver ended with criminal charges for an impaired driver. On December 17, 2024, shortly after 10:30 am, a member of the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle after receiving an Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) […]