Wingham Free Press
(OAKVILLE, ON) – More than 11.5 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 123 kilograms of cannabis has been seized after a joint forces Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) investigation. The Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST), Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), Peel Regional Police (PRP), Toronto Police Service (TPS) and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Police continue to seek witnesses in a homicide investigation in Central Huron. Investigators have received information that two individuals may have been in the wooded area near the former Holmesville Public School on Cut Line Road between 12:00 p.m. and 4:15 p.m. on July 2, 2024. Police believe these individuals have information […]
(CALEDON, ON) – Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two drivers with impaired operation in a single day. On July 8, 2024, just before 9:00 a.m., Caledon OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Valley Grove Court, in the Town of Caledon. No injuries were reported. During the investigation, officers […]
(ESSA, ON)- The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual from Angus on multiple arrest warrants and failure to comply with release order charges. On July 3, 2024, members of the Nottawasaga OPP Crime Reduction Unit (CRU), with the assistance of the Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) team executed a warrant […]
(HEARST, ON) – A driver was charged with driving while impaired, and three days later was charged for driving suspended. On July 3, 2024, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a suspected impaired driver of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in Hearst. Police located […]
(SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) – On July 8, 2024, officers from the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged three people for drug trafficking offences in the Municipality. At approximately 1:45 pm, officers on general patrol conducted a traffic stop on Highway 72. Through investigation it was determined that the driver was suspended, the vehicle […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program in Kapuskasing led to an impaired driving charge. On July 1, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE program in Kapuskasing, when an officer stopped a vehicle on Ash Street. Upon speaking with the driver, police […]
(HEARST, ON) – A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program led to the arrest of one driver North of Hearst. On June 30, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE program on Hanlan Casgrain Concession Road 8 & 9, North of Hearst. Officers determined one driver […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A traffic complaint led to impaired driving charges in Kapuskasing. On June 28, 2024, at approximately 10:00 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a suspected impaired driver on Highway 11, east of Kapuskasing. Officers located and stopped the vehicle on Gurney Road in Kapuskasing and […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) seized a large quantity of drugs and weapons. On July 6, 2024, just before 7:00 p.m., officers of Orillia OPP were on general patrol on Barrie Road, in the City of Orillia. Officers observed a motor vehicle was travelling in a manner consistent with […]