Wingham Free Press
(SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) – On August 17, 2024, shortly after 3:00 p.m., members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report stating a motor vehicle collision had just occurred and the vehicle at fault fled the scene. Officers located the vehicle a short time later and identified the driver. Through […]
(SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) – On August 16, 2024, shortly before 8:00 a.m., members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint from a concerned citizen regarding an impaired driver. Officers located the vehicle and through investigation, it was determined that the driver was impaired by alcohol. The driver was […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham Detachment has charged an individual following a traffic stop. On August 15, 2024, at approximately 7:40 p.m., a member of the Elgin OPP (Chatham Detachment) stopped an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) on Kent Bridge Road near McKay’s Corners, Municipality of Chatham-Kent after observing the driver not wearing […]
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – A Quinte West resident faces numerous criminal and driving related offences after an overnight incident. On August 14, 2024, members of Quinte West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement on Dundas Street East in the City of Quinte West. Officers observed a vehicle traveling faster that the posted speed limit, […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals have been arrested and are facing multiple charges. On August 15, 2024, at approximately 5:20 p.m., members of the Haldimand and Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit, took two individuals into custody after they were observed inside a motor vehicle on Windham Road 13, Norfolk County. The […]
(ORANGEVILLE, ON) – As a result of an ongoing police investigation, officers from the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a male connected to multiple criminal investigations. On August 15, 2024, members of the Dufferin and Caledon Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), along with frontline officers, executed 2 search warrants at an […]
(ESSA TOWNSHIP, TOWN OF NEW TECUMSETH, ON) – The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two individuals with multiple drug and weapon related charges following the execution of three warrants in Alliston and Angus. In February 2024, Nottawasaga Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) began a drug trafficking investigation within Alliston and Angus. […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – On August 12, 2024, Wellington County OPP entered into an I.P.V. investigation in Harriston. As a result of the investigation, a 23-year-old male from Harriston, has been charged under the Criminal Code with the following: – Assault A 21-year-old female from Guelph was also charged with the following: – Assault Both accused are scheduled […]
(OTTAWA, ON) – Police have conducted a joint initiative in the Ottawa area, to help promote safer roads following several fatal collisions over the August long weekend. Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division (HSD), members of the Ottawa OPP Detachment, OPP Aviation Services and Ottawa Police Service had an increased presence along […]
(FERGUS, ON) – On August 12, 2024, Wellington County OPP entered into an I.P.V. investigation in the Town of Fergus. As a result of the investigation, a 34-year-old male from North Perth, has been charged under the Criminal Code with the following: – Assault The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario court of justice – Guelph, […]