Wingham Free Press
(PEMBROKE, ON) – A local individual is facing a charge of uttering threats after an unwanted person was reported at a Pembroke residence. On the morning of May 2, 2024, at approximately 7:15 a.m., officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended a residence on Renfrew Street in response […]
(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – Police arrested and charged two people with weapons and drug related offences after a traffic complaint. On May 4, 2024, shortly before 5:00 a.m., the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver on Front Street, West Nipissing. As a result […]
(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – Police arrested and charged one person after a report of a theft of a bike. On May 5, 2024, shortly before 8:30 a.m., Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft of a bike from a residence on Mageau Street, West Nipissing. An unknown person had taken […]
(GEORGIAN BLUFFS, ON) – A collision involving a pedestrian on Highway 21 leaves one individual deceased. On May 7, 2024, at approximately 9:50 p.m., the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Grey County Paramedic Services and the Intertownship Fire Department responded to a report of a serious collision involving a vehicle and pedestrian. One individual was […]
(SOUTH PORCUPINE, ON) – A traffic stop on Highway 144, Hassard Township has led to three people being charged. On May 4, 2024, shortly before 1:00 p.m., members of the South Porcupine Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop. As a result of the investigation, the OPP seized a suspected amount […]
(SHUNIAH, ON) – On May 5, 2024, just after 5:00 a.m., members of the Thunder bay OPP Detachment along with Emergency Medical Services and Fire responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Lakeshore Drive, in Shuniah Municipality involving a single passenger vehicle which was on fire in the eastbound ditch. Investigation revealed an eastbound vehicle […]
(NIPIGON, ON) – A traffic complaint on Highway 11 near Lake Helen has resulted in one driver from Thunder Bay charged with Impaired Driving offences. On May 5, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment received a call for service about a possible impaired driver on Highway 11 near […]
(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – On May 4, 2024, at approximately 12:30 a.m., members of the Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting enforcement patrols when they initiated a traffic stop on Hollingshead Road in the Town of Ingersoll. Alcohol consumption was suspected so an Approved Screening Device (ASD) test was administered to determine […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin County (Chatham Detachment) has charged an individual following a traffic stop. On May 6, 2024, at approximately 2:40 a.m., a member of the Elgin County OPP (Chatham Detachment) received a licence plate status notification the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system while approaching a stationary vehicle on […]
(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) – Members of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be out in the communities on bicycle patrol this summer. Several new officers have been trained on how to operate police bicycles. One of the biggest advantaged to bicycle patrol is its ability to go where traditional patrol vehicles can’t. Trail systems will be patrolled […]