Wingham Free Press
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – Failing to stop for a stop sign in Picton has led to impaired driving charges. On Wednesday, August 6, 2025, shortly after 4:30 a.m., an officer with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) watched as a car failed to stop at a stop sign at the […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – Members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to intercept impaired driving through proactive patrols. On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, around 10:00 p.m., an officer with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on an all-terrain vehicle […]
(Prince Edward County, ON) – Members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested an individual in response to a weapons related incident in Picton. On Friday, July 11, 2025, around 5:30 p.m. officers responded to a report of a male running through Picton wielding a knife at members of the […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – The public continues to assist police with locating impaired drivers. On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, around 9:30 p.m., officers with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to traffic complaint in Picton where a member of the public suspected that a driver was impaired. Officers located […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – Members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged an individual after responding to a disturbance. On Thursday July 3, 2025 around 3:30 p.m. officers responded to an incident in Picton where an individual had been assaulted and property was damaged. Upon officers making the arrest, […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – An early morning RIDE program by members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) resulted in an individual being arrested and charged. Officers were conducting a RIDE program on Highway 62 at County Road 3 at 3:00 a.m. on July 1, 2025. A vehicle entered the RIDE […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – A visitor to Sandbanks Provincial Park has been charged with impaired driving. On Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., officers with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the park. Park Wardens had initiated a traffic stop, suspecting that a driver was impaired. Officers […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – A RIDE (Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere) program at Sandbanks Provincial Park has led to an arrest. On Saturday, June 21, 2025, shortly before 7:00 p.m., officers with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) had set up a RIDE program on County Road 12 near County Road […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – A call from an off-duty police officer led to an impaired driving arrest near Consecon Lake. On Sunday, June 22, 2025, shortly before 7:30 p.m., officers with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a possible impaired driver on County Road 1. […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – A motorist visiting Sandbanks Provincial Park has been charged with impaired driving. On Saturday, June 7, 2025, shortly before 3:00 p.m., officers with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the park when a possible impaired driver was reported. Officers located the vehicle, and an […]