Wingham Free Press
(TORONTO, ON) – Members of the Serious Fraud Office for Ontario (SFO) have continued their investigation into individuals receiving small business relief funds through fraudulent means and have made two more arrests. In fall 2020, the Ontario Government announced and began rolling out small business relief programs to assist small businesses with operating costs and loss […]
(TORONTO, ON) – Twenty illegal firearms and 73 kilograms of illicit drugs have been seized by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Joint Forces Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG). The OPP-led PGNG assisted the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal (SPVM) Organized Crime Division with a drug trafficking investigation that identified large […]
(CALEDON, ON) – Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual involved in a collision with numerous offences. On April 13, 2024, shortly after 9:00 p.m., officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Kennedy Road, at Dougall Avenue, in the Town of […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two people, and seized more than $30,000 worth of drugs and $2,235 in Canadian currency following a traffic stop. On April 16, 2024, at approximately 1:20 a.m., OPP officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle headed eastbound on Highway 417 at […]
(Oro-Medonte, ON) – Officers from the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recovered a large construction implement from a property in Oro-Medonte. On April 11, 2024, members of the Orillia Detachment with the assistance of the Orillia Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a Search Warrant at a commercial property on highway 11. Police recovered […]
(Ramara, ON) – Members of Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police and Rama Police Service attended an address on Fish Sideroad following reports of shots being fired at a residence. On April 15, 2024 at approximately 4:45 am Orillia OPP were dispatched to a weapons call, following reports of gunfire at a residence. Upon arrival at […]
(GOUALIS RIVER, ON) – A traffic stop in Goulais River has resulted in impaired driving charges for one individual. On April 13, 2024, shortly after 2:00 a.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was conducting general patrol on Highway 17 near Pine Shores Road, when officers observed a motor vehicle travelling at […]
(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – Police, while on foot patrol, in the Town of Ingersoll, detected and arrested an impaired driver. At approximately 2:35 p.m. on Friday, April 12, 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Oxford Detachment, witnessed the driver of a vehicle showing signs of impairment. Police were on foot patrol on Thames Street when they […]
(BALMERTOWN, ON) – A traffic stop has resulted in one individual being arrested and charged with impaired operation. On April 14, 2024, just after 3:30 a.m., members of the Red Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a traffic stop on a motor vehicle in the area of Dickenson Road in Balmertown. Through investigation, […]
(WAWA, ON) – A collision has resulted in impaired driving charges for one individual. On April 15, 2024, shortly after 10:00 p.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was notified of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 519 near Highway 17, north of the town of Wawa. Through investigation, officers determined the […]