Wingham Free Press
(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 4, 2024, following a single motor vehicle collision in Mariposa Township. On October 4, 2024, at approximately 3:57 p.m., officers responded to Port Hoover Road, Mariposa Township, for […]
(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – The Nipissing West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a suspect in connection with a fraud case involving the double presentment of cheques, where the same cheque was deposited twice. In November 2023, the OPP launched an investigation after a business reported several instances of cheques being deposited twice. Through a […]
(HEARST, ON) – A traffic stop in Hearst led to a criminal charge for refusing a demand for a sobriety test. On October 1, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 583 South in Hearst. Officers determined the driver had been […]
(ESSEX, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex Detachment with the assistance of the West Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) Team is investigating a fatal collision involving a pedestrian. On Sunday, October 6, just before 7:00 a.m., members of the Essex Detachment OPP and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to a collision on […]
(Orillia, ON) – The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a male with impaired operation. On October 5, 2024, at about 21:00 p.m., an officer from the Orillia OPP Detachment was proactively patrolling Highway 11 North Bound at Menoke Beach Rd and conducted a traffic stop. While speaking with the […]
(LEEDS and the THOUSAND ISLAND TWP., ON) – The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal water craft collision on the St. Lawrence River. OPP officers and Leeds and Grenville Paramedics responded to the report of a crash involving a personal watercraft on Sunday, October 6, 2024, just before 6:00 […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a male after he threatened staff members at a local downtown business. On October 4, 2024, shortly after 2:00 pm, a male entered into a downtown establishment on Mississaga St E. and threatened physical harm towards three staff members. The male would flee the business […]
(MIDLAND,ON) – Officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were tasked to investigate a number of impaired driving complaints over the past week, either reported by community members to the OPP Communication Centre or simply by officers uncovering incidents during their patrol of our communities. The following are those investigated incidents. An officer patrolling on Overhead Bridge […]
(PICTON, ON) – A traffic complaint for a possible impaired driver has led to impaired driving charges in Prince Edward County. On October 3, 2024, at approximately 7:30 p.m., members of the Prince Edward County OPP Detachment responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver on Paul Street in Prince Edward County. Officers located […]
(KINGSTON, ON) -The investigations into two separate home invasions, one in Kingston and the other on Wolfe Island, are now a joint operation involving the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Kingston Police. On August 22, 2024, shortly after 4:00 a.m., Leeds County OPP officers responded to a home on Road 96 on Wolfe Island, where the […]