Wingham Free Press
(PETAWAWA, ON) – Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid multiple charges against a Petawawa resident after conducting a traffic stop. On the evening of Friday, March 20, 2026, police stopped a vehicle in Petawawa and conducted a Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) on the driver after […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – A Petawawa resident is facing multiple charges after a recent incident in Petawawa. On Thursday March 12, 2026, at approximately 6:45 p.m., members of the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call regarding a possible impaired driver brandishing a handgun at a parking lot in Petawawa. Police […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – A Whitewater Region (WWR) resident is facing several charges after an impaired driving investigation in the Town of Petawawa. On March 2, 2026, at approximately 8:00 p.m., RIDE Program officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a driver on Petawawa Boulevard. After speaking with the driver, […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – An individual is facing charges after an impaired driving investigation in Petawawa resulted in the seizure of suspected fentanyl and cocaine. On February 28, 2026, at approximately 4:45 p.m. members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped to investigate an occupied parked vehicle on Len Hopkins […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – A mid-morning traffic stop has resulted in Criminal Code (CC) impaired driving charges for a Petawawa resident. On February 17, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m., officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Victoria Street in Petawawa after receiving information about a […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested one individual and seized a prohibited firearms magazine following the execution of a search warrant in the Town of Petawawa. On Saturday, February 7, 2026, at approximately 11:00 a.m., members of the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), with assistance from the East Region OPP Emergency […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to several traffic complaints in the Town of Petawawa which resulted in three people being charged. On Sunday January 18, shortly before 10:00 p.m., UOV officers located a vehicle involved in a traffic complaint in the Town of […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – A Renfrew resident is facing a driving-related Criminal Code (CC) charge after an investigation by members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On January 10, 2026, at approximately 3:50 a.m., UOV OPP officers conducted a traffic stop on Petawawa Boulevard after receiving information about a possible […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged a Laurentian Valley Township resident with refusal and theft under following an investigation. On November 11, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., officers received a theft complaint from a business on Renfrew Street in the Town of Petawawa. […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – A Montreal man is facing a Criminal Code (CC) charge after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Petawawa. Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the collision on November 10, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Highway 17 in Petawawa near Paquette […]