Wingham Free Press
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Failing to stop at a stop sign resulted in impaired driving charges for a Rainy River resident. On August 25, 2024, at approximately 4:00 am an officer with the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle in the 400 block of Armit Avenue after it failed to stop at a […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – An erratic driver was charged with impaired offences after refusing to provide breath samples. On August 25, 2024, at approximately 8:30 pm, an officer with the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle in the 700 block of Scott Street when it was observed to be swerving. The vehicle was also […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – One person is dead following a fail to remain motor vehicle collision on Austin Road, Walpole Island First Nation. On August 25, 2024, at approximately 2:56 a.m., the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Walpole Island First Nation Police and emergency services responded to a report of a collision […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On August 23, 2024, at 5:30 p.m., a South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol stopped a vehicle in Kincardine. The driver was found to have been impaired by drug. Francois BELLEMARRE, 47-years-old, from St. Catherines was charged with: The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information to call 1-888-310-1122. Should […]
(LONGLAC, ON) – One person has been arrested and charged with a drug trafficking offence following a death investigation in Longlac. On April 3, 2023, at approximately 12:15 p.m., members of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency medical services responded to a death at a residence on Louisa Street. The deceased […]
(CALEDON, ON) – Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual reported as a suspicious person on Doctor Reynar Road in the Town of Caledon. On August 19, 2024, just after 9:00 p.m., Caledon OPP was dispatched to a report of a suspicious person on Doctor Reynar Road. The report […]
(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a fatal collision involving a pedestrian on the outskirts of Tillsonburg. At approximately 7:34 a.m. on Friday, August 23, 2024, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Oxford County Detachment, along with Oxford County Paramedic Services, responded to a collision involving a pedestrian on Potters Road […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual was charged following an investigation into a shoplifting incident in Simcoe. At approximately 2:49 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment investigated a theft on Queensway East in Simcoe, Norfolk County. It was determined that an individual entered a business, concealed an item, […]
(ORANGEVILLE, ON) – The Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with an impaired operation related offence. On August 23, 2024, just after 1:30 a.m., officers from Dufferin OPP were conducting a “Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere” (RIDE) spot check on Townline in the Town of Orangeville. A driver entered the program […]
(Inverary, ON) – A driver was arrested for impaired driving, as a result, of multiple traffic complaints from citizens and a minor single vehicle collision. On August 22, 2024, just after 6:00 pm, OPP officers from the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint from a citizen in South Frontenac Township. […]