Wingham Free Press
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Orillia detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged 7 individuals with numerous drug offences after the execution of a search warrant in Ramara townships. August 2024 Orillia OPP received information about a Cannabis Marijuana grow operation in the township of Ramara. Investigation revealed that the rural property […]
(Kingston, ON) – A driver was arrested for impaired driving, after a single vehicle collision on the 401 Highway in Kingston. On October 09, 2024, just after 10:00 pm, Frontenac Detachment members responded to a single vehicle collision that happened when a vehicle attempted to exit the 401 Highway at Montreal Street, going east and heading […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham Detachment, has charged two individuals following a traffic stop. On October 9, 2024, at approximately 6:55 p.m., members of the Elgin OPP (Chatham Detachment) stopped a passenger vehicle after receiving a notification from the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system on the eastbound Highway 401 near […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – As the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) prepares for busy highways and roads during the Thanksgiving long weekend, they note that 296 people will not have the option to join family and friends this year. This figure represents the number of people killed in collisions on OPP-patrolled roads so far this year. The vast majority of […]
(TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON, ON) – Officers from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with impaired operation and stunt driving. On October 9, 2024, at approximately 11:25 p.m., OPP were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 401 westbound in the Township of Hamilton. An officer observed a passenger vehicle travelling at […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Members from the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid Criminal charges after reports of a possible impaired driver from a community member near Peter St. N and Missisauga St E in the City of Orillia. Police received information that a male was trying to get on his motorcycle while […]
(CAMBRIDGE, ON) – Police have made another arrest linked to a group that targeted victims across Canada. On April 18, 2024, Project Sharp members, consisting of 11 Ontario and Quebec police services, announced the results of their 15-month-long investigation into individuals defrauding victims utilizing the ’emergency grandparent’ scam. The targets were seniors with a landline telephone, […]
(MATTAWA, ON) – A Mattawa resident is facing criminal charges related to stolen property. On October 2, 2024, the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), investigated an occurrence involving several stolen items located on a property associated to the accused. A search of a property on Highway 533 […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON) – Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into an impaired driving investigation on October 9, 2024, following a traffic complaint in Mariposa Township. On October 9, 2024, at approximately 2:03 p.m., officers responded to Grant Drive, Mariposa Township, for a traffic complaint […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – Multiple people are facing Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking charges, after a search warrant was conducted at a residence in Nipigon, for the second time this year. Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) of the OPP, […]