Wingham Free Press
(ANGUS, ON) – Police have arrested and charged an Angus resident following a child sexual exploitation investigation. On Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (CSEU) executed a search warrant at a residence in Angus with assistance from members of the Nottawasaga OPP and the OPP Digital Forensics Unit. […]
(LONDON, ON) – Driver facing Impaired driving charge after collision on Highway 401. On January 26, 2026, at 8:58 a.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while travelling westbound on Highway 401 in the City of London near Highbury Avenue, observed a vehicle lose control and collide with the concrete barrier. There […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Eight people are facing a combined 24 charges under the Criminal Code following an investigation into fraudulent activities related to commercial driver examinations in Kingston and the Greater Toronto Area. In January 2024, at the request of the Ministry of Transportation, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) began an investigation into suspected irregularities in the driver […]
(HURON EAST, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two individuals following an incident that took place on North Line, in the Municipality of Huron East on September 01, 2025. On Tuesday, September 02, 2025, police were informed of social media posts that were circulating involving mischief to a roadside memorial site […]
(NORTH WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – One person has been charged following an incident in Arthur. On January 26, 2026, at approximately 4:15 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of an altercation at an address in Arthur. As a result of the investigation, Aaron SCHMITT, a 38-year-old from Arthur, […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged four local residents following a traffic stop by keen-eyed officers. On January 17, 2026, at approximately 1:40 a.m., officers from the Dufferin OPP were conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Fourth Avenue in the Town of Orangeville […]
(SAULT STE. MARIE, ON) – Recently, officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) carried out a multi-jurisdictional Controlled Drugs and Substances Act investigation in and around the city of Sault Ste. Marie. On December 4, 2025, the Sault Ste. Marie OPP Crime Unit and Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), along with the OPP Provincial Operations Intelligence […]
(THAMES CENTRE, ON) – Driver facing Impaired charge after traffic stop. On January 24, 2026, at 8:08 a.m., a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division (HSD), while on general patrol in the Municipality of Thames Centre, observed a suspicious vehicle travelling in the westbound lanes of Highway 401. A traffic stop was […]
(OTONABEE-SOUTH MONAGHAN TOWNSHIP, ON) – Officers from the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged an individual with impaired driving after a vehicle ended up in the ditch. On Tuesday January 20, 2026, just before 7:00pm, officers from the Peterborough County OPP detachment were on patrol on County Road 2 when they observed […]
(THESSALON, ON) – The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to an off-ice disturbance at Thessalon’s arena Sunday afternoon. On January 25, 2026, at approximately 3:15 p.m., officers were called to the arena on Main Street following reports of a disturbance in progress. The investigation determined that an altercation involving adults, which indirectly […]