Wingham Free Press
(LONG SAULT, ON) – An individual has been transported to hospital after becoming unconscious in the holding cells of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment in Long Sault and, as a result, the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate. On Monday, December 16, 2024, shortly after 12:00 a.m., officers with the Stormont, Dundas […]
(GODERICH, ON) – The Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the motoring public and pedestrians using crosswalks to pay attention and be safe! Goderich residents have most likely seen the new overhead lighting system on Bayfield Road at the intersection of Bennett Street East. This busy pedestrian crossing has been at this […]
(HANOVER, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is assisting the Hanover Police Service (HPS) with a homicide investigation in the Town of Hanover, where one person was taken into custody. On December 17, 2024, at approximately 8:50 a.m., members of the HPS responded to an incident at an address on 5th Street in Hanover. Upon […]
(MEAFORD, ON) – The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with the Intertownship Fire Department and Grey County Paramedic Services are on scene of a fatal motor vehicle collision. Highway 6 & 10 is closed between Story Book Park Road and Grey Road 18 in the Municipality of Meaford. Please avoid the area while the Grey […]
(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – One driver is facing charges after the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped them for speeding on Highway 6 in South Bruce Peninsula. On December 15, 2024, at 7:01 a.m., the Grey Bruce OPP was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 6 between Sherwood Camp Road and Birch Lane in South Bruce […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating after a suspicious fire was reported in Palmerston over the weekend. On December 14, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP, along with local fire services responded to a report of a small fire at the Lions Heritage […]
(LITTLE CURRENT, ON) – Three people have been arrested and charged following a traffic complaint of a damaged vehicle driving unsafely on Highway 6, Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands (NEMI) Township. On December 7, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint about a damaged vehicle […]
(HEARST, ON) – The James Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two individuals in connection with the death of a seven-year-old child in Hearst more than two years ago. On July 1, 2022, the James Bay OPP was called to assist Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services at an incident on Charbonneau […]
(MAGNETAWAN FIRST NATION, ON) – The West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one person with drug related offences after a traffic stop on Highway 69 near Magnetawan First Nation. On December 15, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m. officers stopped a vehicle to check the sobriety of the driver. Officers […]
(RENFREW, ON) – Two people are facing numerous drug trafficking charges in Arnprior. As part of an ongoing investigation, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and members of the Renfrew Detachment conducted a traffic stop in Arnprior on December 13, 2024. Two people were arrested without incident. A subsequent search of […]