Wingham Free Press
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an Orton resident with multiple offences following a traffic stop that resulted in the seizure of a large quantity of cash, weapons, including an imitation firearm, and cocaine. On January 20, 2026, just before 10:00 p.m., members of the Dufferin […]
(WASAGA BEACH, ON)- The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one individual driving with impaired following multiple traffic complaints. On Friday, January 16, 2026, shortly after 4:30 p.m., Huronia West OPP officers responded to multiple traffic complaints of a possible impaired driver in the Town of Wasaga Beach. Officers located the […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – A Fergus driver is facing impaired driving charges following a traffic stop yesterday. On January 20, 2026, at approximately 3:15 p.m., a member of the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit was conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Parkside Drive East and St. David Street North in Fergus, when they encountered a […]
(THAMES CENTRE, ON) – Driver facing Impaired charge after traffic stop. On January 18, 2026, at 1:49 a.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol in the Municipality of Thames Centre, observed a suspicious vehicle on Dundas Street. A traffic stop was initiated at which time the driver was […]
(TOWN OF MINTO, ON) – A driver has been charged following a collision in Harriston. On January 20, 2026, at approximately 5:00 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a single-vehicle collision on Highway 23 in Harriston, involving a transport truck. The impact caused the truck to spill […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – One individual has been arrested and charged following a drug trafficking investigation in the area. On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) located and arrested one individual with the assistance of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT). Officers also executed […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – One person is charged with multiple offences after a traffic collision on Highbury Avenue at Ferguson Line. On Monday, January 19, 2026, at approximately 1:38 p.m., Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision on Highbury Avenue at Ferguson Line in the Municipality of Central Elgin. The collision was between a […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) makes arrest after a disturbance at local bar. On Friday, January 16, 2026, at approximately 3:20 a.m., police responded to a reported disturbance at a local bar on Woodward Avenue in the Town of Blind River. Approximately fifteen minutes prior to police […]
(WASAGA BEACH, ON) – The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged four individuals following an ALPR (Automated Licence Plate Reader) alert for a stolen vehicle. On Friday, January 16, 2026, shortly after 11:20 p.m., an officer on general patrol observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Main […]
(TILLSONBURG, ON) – On January 19, 2026, at approximately 10:30 p.m., members of the Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of an individual causing mischief to a business on Tillson Ave. in the Town of Tillsonburg. As a result of the investigation Ronald LUCIER, a 49-year-old resident of Tillsonburg, was charged with […]