Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(BRANT TOWNSHIP, ON) – One individual is deceased following a collision in Brant Township. The highway has since reopened. On July 9, 2024, at 6:04 a.m. the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Bruce County Paramedic Services and the Walkerton Fire Department responded to a report of a serious collision involving a motorcycle and a deer. A 68-year-old […]
(BROCKTON, ON) – One person is facing charges after the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a serious assault in the Municipality of Brockton. On July 8, 2024, the South Bruce OPP were dispatched to a report of a serious assault that occurred on July 7, 2024, on a property on […]
(HORTON TWP, ON) – A Horton Township resident is deceased after a boating incident on the Bonnechere River. Officers with the Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Horton Township Firefighters and Renfrew County Paramedics were called to the scene along Thompson Road just before 9:00 p.m. on July 8, 2024. It was reported that […]
(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals have been arrested after a robbery in the Town of Tillsonburg. On July 8, 2024, at approximately 2:30 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Oxford detachment were called to an address in Tillsonburg for a reported robbery. Two individuals entered a residence and stole a vehicle by force. […]
(POINT EDWARD, ON) – Police arrested a driver for impaired driving at the Bluewater Bridge in the Village of Point Edward. On Monday July 8, 2024, just after 8:20 p.m., uniform members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were requested to attend Bluewater Bridge, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), regarding a possible impaired driver. […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Dryden OPP Detachment, has led to charges being laid against two local residents. On July 2,2024, just prior to 11:00 p.m., a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant was executed at a residence […]
(LAKESHORE TOWNSHIP) – One person is charged with impaired driving following a single-vehicle crash in Tecumseh. On July 8, 2024, at approximately 10:35 p.m., members of the Essex detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision involving a vehicle that struck the guardrail near a train crossing on Tecumseh Road and Bedell Street. […]