Wingham Free Press
(CAMBRIDGE, ON) – A fatal collision involving a detached wheel from a van, which struck a SUV, has closed Highway 401 eastbound in Cambridge for several hours this afternoon. On October 30, 2024, approximately 01:55 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Cambridge Detachment, received numerous calls reporting a serious collision involving a transport truck and a […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – Two individuals have been charged following a traffic stop on Highway 17 in Baldwin Township that led to the seizure of suspected methamphetamine tablets and an imitation firearm. On October 28, 2024, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a person known to them as being a suspended […]
(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – Police arrested and charged two people with drug related offences. On October 23, 2024, members from the Community Street Crime (CSC) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Nipissing West OPP conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Front Street, West Nipissing. A search of the vehicle led to the […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested an individual following a report of a disturbance in Brighton. On October 29, 2024, at approximately 8:50 p.m., police responded to a report of a dispute at a residence on Elizabeth Street. Officers arrived at the location where a window […]
(MONTAGUE TWP, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges in an historical sexual assault case. Two people contacted the OPP in September 2024 to report that they had been sexually assaulted at locations in Smiths Falls and Montague Township over a period of five years, beginning in the […]
(PEMBROKE, ON) – The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges following a complaint of an individual failing to pay for their meal at a downtown Pembroke restaurant. On the evening of October 25, 2024, UOV OPP officers responded to a restaurant on Pembroke Street West after a report […]
(BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION, ON) – Two individuals are facing criminal charges after their vehicle was stopped by police. On October 28, 2024, at approximately 1:01 p.m., the Batchewana First Nation Police were conducting general patrol when they observed a motor vehicle on August Street owned by a known suspended driver. A traffic stop was conducted and […]
(PLUMMER ADDITIONAL TOWNSHIP, ON) – East Algoma OPP lays 45th impaired charge in 2024. On October 29, 2024, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance at a residence on Plummer Road in Plummer Additional Township. Investigation determined a black pick-up truck attended the complainant’s field on […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – Two people are facing charges following impaired driving investigations in West Perth on Sunday night. On October 27, 2024 just before 6:00 p.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint on Perth Road 164, in the Municipality of West Perth. Tyler YOUNG, 45, of Powassan, has been […]
(TERRACE BAY, ON) – A 43-year-old from Terrace Bay is facing impaired charges resulting from a vehicle check. On October 20, 2024, at approximately 7:30 p.m., members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified by a Conservation Officer with the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) of a subject being detained, on Mill Road, near […]