Wingham Free Press
(COCHRANE, ON) – A routine traffic stop by the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) resulted in impaired driving and weapons-related charges early Sunday morning. On December 8, 2024, at approximately 1:30 a.m., officers conducted a traffic stop on Ninth Avenue in Cochrane. During the interaction, officers determined the driver had consumed alcohol. The driver […]
(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – As many residents in Muskoka were coping with the challenges related to the ongoing winter storm, Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged three drivers in separate incidents in one day with impaired driving. On December 8, 2024 just before 1:00 a.m., Bracebridge OPP officers were conducting general patrol in the area of Steamship […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON) – Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call for service involving a suspected impaired driver in Fenelon Falls. On Saturday December 07, 2024 at approximately 3:54 am officers were notified of a possible impaired driver. Responding officers located the motor […]
(SPANISH)- OPP follow ATV tracks on foot and locate ATV in a swamp area. On December 8, 2024, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Brennan Harbour Road in the Town of Spanish. At approximately 1:30 a.m., police observed an ATV evading the […]
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – Driver charged with Impaired after vehicle leaves Highway 402 and enters ditch. On December 7, 2024, at 9:40 p.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were dispatched to Highway 402 Westbound in Middlesex Centre, for the report of a vehicle that left the highway and entered the ditch. The […]
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – Driver charged with Impaired after vehicle leaves road and enters ditch. On December 7, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were dispatched to Glendon Drive, East of Komoka Road in Middlesex Centre, for the report of a vehicle that left the roadway and entered the […]
(ESSA, ON) – The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver for driving while impaired in the Township of Essa. On December 8, 2024, just before 4:00 a.m., a Nottawasaga OPP officer was conducting general patrols South Bound on County Road 27, when a passenger vehicle travelling North Bound suddenly crossed […]
(MINTO, ON) – On December 7, 2024, at approximately 3:15 p.m. members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment attended the scene of a single motor vehicle collision on 12th Line, Minto Township. As a result of the investigation, Shawn D. WHITTEN, 50 years-old of Mount Forest, was charged with: The accused is scheduled to […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – On December 8, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m. members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment attended the scene of a single motor vehicle collision on Wellington Road 7, Nichol Township. As a result of the investigation, Sahil CHADHA, 27 years-old of Brampton, was charged with: The accused is scheduled […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON) – A tow operator was injured on December 4th after being struck by a vehicle that failed to remain at the scene in the Municipality of South Huron. On December 4th, 2024, just before 5:30 p.m., the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Huron County Paramedic Services responded to a report of […]