Wingham Free Press
(POWASSAN, ON) – A driver is facing an impaired driving charge after entering the ditch when ramping off Highway 11 in Powassan near Clark Street. On March 1, 2024, just after 4:00 p.m., the Powassan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision in Powassan. Officers attended the scene and […]
(CLUTE TOWNSHIP, ON) – A traffic stop initiated on a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) led to an impaired driving charge. On March 11, 2024, shortly before 8:30 p.m., an officer with the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting general patrol on Highway 11, in Clute Township – west of Cochrane. The officer observed […]
(HEARST, ON) – A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program in Hearst led to the arrest of driver for impaired. On March 10, 2024, shortly before 2:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began a RIDE program on Highway 583 in Hearst. Approximately 15 minutes after starting, a vehicle entered the RIDE program, […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One driver has been arrested and charged with impaired driving after police conducted a traffic stop in Espanola. On March 11, 2024, shortly before 10:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol in Espanola. Police conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act violation […]
(FORT FRANCES) – One individual is facing numerous assault charges following an incident in the Town of Fort Frances. On March 11, 2023, just before 7:00 p.m., members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an incident on Sixth Street in the Town of Fort Frances where two individuals […]
(MARKS TOWNSHIP) – The Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation following a single motor vehicle collision. On March 11, 2024, just after 9:00 p.m., members of the Thunder Bay OPP Detachment responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Cronk Road in Marks Township. […]
(COLLINGWOOD, ON) Members of the Collingwood and Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) assisted by the Huronia West OPP conducted a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) enforcement blitz in Collingwood yesterday. Police laid 65 charges and one vehicle was towed from the highway. The Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP is committed to road safety […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A concerned call from the public, led to an impaired driving charge. On March 8, 2024, shortly before 11:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a suspected impaired driver on Highway 11 driving towards Kapuskasing. The subject vehicle was located and stopped by OPP on […]
(COBOURG, ON) – Members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) made an arrest during a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint. On March 9, 2024, at approximately 11:55 p.m., Police were conducting a RIDE spot check on Division Street in Cobourg when a passenger vehicle approached and was stopped. Officers entered into […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested and charged in Espanola following a call for service. On March 10, 2024, shortly after 9:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call for service involving a person slouched over in the driver’s seat of their parked vehicle. Police located the vehicle in a […]