Wingham Free Press
(GREENSTONE) – One individual is facing impaired charges following a R.I.D.E program in Greenstone. On March 16, 2024, just before 12:00 p.m., members of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E program in the area of Highway 584 in the Municipality of Greenstone. A vehicle approached the program, and the […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Three individuals were charged following an investigation into separate incidents of impaired driving. At approximately 2:42 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2024, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment conducted a traffic stop and investigation involving a motor vehicle on Bay Street in Port Rowan, Norfolk County. After […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – A traffic stop conducted by the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) led to the driver being arrested for impaired driving. On March 13, 2024, shortly before 8:00 p.m., the James Bay OPP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was observed swerved within its lane, on Highway 11, south of Cochrane. […]
(BLAIR TOWNSHIP, ON) – The West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of officers from the Sudbury Detachment of the OPP have arrested and charged three people with break and enter as well as multiple other offences. On March 17, 2024, officers were called to a seasonal cottage after the […]
(NAIRN-HYMAN TOWNSHIP, ON) – One person has been arrested and charged following a road rage incident on Highway 17. On March 15, 2024, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault with a weapon on Highway 17 in Nairn-Hyman Township. It was reported that two vehicles had […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON) – Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have closed Highway 7 for a serious collision involving four vehicles, east of Oakwood. On March 19, 2024, at approximately 6:08 p.m., officers responded, alongside with Kawartha Lakes Fire and EMS, to a head on collision […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – On March 7, 2024, members of the Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a Break and Enter from a residence in Comber, Municipality of Lakeshore. Sometime between March 5 and March 7, 2024, unknown individuals had entered the residence and made off with electronics and a vehicle that was […]
(CALDER TOWNSHIP, ON) – Two people were arrested after police conducted a routine traffic stop. On March 11, 2024, shortly before 8:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that had no lights to the rear, on Highway 11 between Cochrane and Smooth Rock Falls. An investigation led to the […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – A 47-year-old Mount Forest driver involved in a collision along Wellington Road18, has succumbed to their injuries. On March 1, 2024, at approximately 12:45 p.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious, motor vehicle collision on Wellington Road 18, east of Fergus where a black Sport Utility […]
(MIDLAND,ON) – Officers from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment were kept busy over March 14-17, 2024 with traffic related incidents on Detachment patrolled roadways. Impaired Drivers Investigated Officers conducting a reduce impaired driving everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program on Heritage Drive at Wye Valley Road, Midland checked the driver of a passing through vehicle for signs of impairment near 11:50 p.m. […]