Wingham Free Press
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested four drivers over the weekend with alcohol related driving offences. On February 29, 2024, at approximately 9:05 p.m., Officers responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 3 in the Town of Tecumseh. Once on scene officers check on the sobriety of the […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – On March 3rd, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the North West Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) Team initiated a traffic stop on a passenger pick-up truck travelling at a high rate of speed along Highway 11/17 near Highway 527. Through the investigation, the driver was subsequently placed under arrest […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On March 2, 2024, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a driver passed out on Highway 108 in Elliot Lake. At approximately 9:20 p.m. police were on general patrol when they observed a parked small orange car and the driver passed out. The driver was awoken and displayed obvious signs of […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On March 1, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a grocery store on Hillside Drive South in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported that a female had items in her possession and departed the store without paying for them. A store employee confronted the female […]
(BRANT, ON) – A Brant County resident is facing charges following a traffic stop in Paris, Ontario. On March 3rd, 2024, at approximately 1:20 a.m., members of the Brant Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol when they observed suspicious driving behaviour. Upon speaking to the driver of the vehicle officers had […]
(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a driver who was stopped at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check. On February 29, 2024, at 2:41 p.m., the Grey Bruce OPP were conducting a RIDE check on Saule Falls Parkway in South Bruce Peninsula. A vehicle entered the RIDE […]
(Orillia, ON) The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two individuals with impaired driving within a six hour period. On February 27, 2024, shortly after 4:50 p.m., police were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 11 in Severn Township. Upon conducting a traffic stop, the officer entered an impaired driving investigation. […]
(PENETANGUISHENE, ON) – A report of an individual attempting to enter a parked vehicle to the OPP Communication Centre at approximately 12:12 a.m. March 2, 2024, by a Fox Street, Penetanguishene resident caused members of the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment to patrol the area for a suspect. Shortly afterwards, a Peel Street resident flagged down the officers as they […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – 12 individuals have been arrested on outstanding warrants in the Fort Frances area. The Offender Management and Apprehension Program (OMAP) is a crime suppression program designed to deter the criminal activities of repeat offenders. The program focuses on offenders that are deemed to be a high-risk to the safety of communities and […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit has charged an individual in relation to a historical sexual offence. The investigation began on November 16, 2023, after the victim reported the incident to police. The incident is reported to have occurred between 1988 to 1991 while the accused was […]