Wingham Free Press
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – A Niagara Falls resident faces multiple criminal and traffic charges after an incident on Highway 401 in Quinte West. An officer with the Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting traffic enforcement on the highway on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, when a motorcycle was observed travelling at more […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – One arrested for driving on a disqualified licence, vehicle impounded for 45 days. On July 12, 2024, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Railway Street in Cochrane. An investigation revealed the driver’s licence was disqualified under the criminal code, and the driver […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – Members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual following an incident where police cruisers were damaged by a stolen vehicle. On July 10, 2024, at approximately 4:20 p.m., officers were on Front Street in Hastings and were alerted to a stolen pick-up truck by the Automated […]
(TAY VALLEY TWP, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Kitchener resident with impaired driving. Lanark officers responded to a traffic complaint on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, shortly after 12:30 a.m., on Highway-7 in Tay Valley Township, just west of Perth. Officers located the vehicle as it entered […]
(NORTHEASTERN MANITOULIN AND THE ISLANDS, ON) – One person has been arrested and charged following a single vehicle collision. On July 13, 2024, shortly before 2:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision on Highway 540 in Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands. Police arrived on scene and determined there were […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Members of theHuron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a financial institution in the Township of North Huron, Wingham for a report of possible fraudulent documents and suspicious person on Tuesday, July 16th, 2024. Just after 3:30 p.m. on July 16th, police were contacted by bank staff advising of a […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – Members of the Ignace Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have arrested and charged one individual with numerous offences. On July 16, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m., members of the Ignace OPP Detachment responded to an incident at a residence on Spruce Street, in the Township of Ignace. As a result of the investigation, […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested and charged after being stopped at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program. On July 13, 2024, shortly after 1:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. program on Highway 6 near Clear Lake Road in Espanola. A vehicle entered the R.I.D.E. program and […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – Two people charged with weapons offences, after police responded to a disturbance in Cochrane. On July 15, 2024, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance on a trail near Lake Commando in Cochrane. The caller reported that a person had brandished a handgun during a […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON) – Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a two-vehicle collision that took place yesterday, July 16th, 2024, at approximately 3:30 p.m. Police along with fire and EMS were dispatched to a two-vehicle collision involving two SUVs on Highway 7 near […]