Wingham Free Press
(RAINY RIVER, ON) – The province’s Special Investigation Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an incident in Rainy River. On Sunday, October 5, 2025, shortly after 11:00 p.m. officers from the Rainy River Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were alerted to a stolen vehicle travelling southbound on Highway 621. Officers attempted to stop […]
(RAINY RIVER DISTRICT, ON) – The Rainy River District Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was busy over the long weekend with the arrest of two impaired drivers and 104 traffic related charges laid. The first impaired incident occurred on April 19, 2025, at approximately 12:00 pm. Fort Frances OPP responded to a report of an unresponsive […]
(RAINY RIVER, ON) – Officers from the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual for arson, following a structure fire in the Town of Rainy River. On Thursday, October 3rd, 2024, at approximately 10:47 pm, officers were dispatched to a structure fire on River Avenue in the Town of Rainy […]
(Rainy River, ON) – On September 22nd, 2024, at approximately 01:28 a.m., officers from the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle along River Avenue, within the Town of Rainy River. Through the investigation, it was determined that the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages, […]
(RAINY RIVER DISTRICT, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the Rainy River District laid two impaired charges last weekend. On June 29, 2024, at approximately 12:30 p.m. Atikokan OPP officers were responding to a call for service when they observed an individual operating a motorized scooter who appeared to be intoxicated. Officers conducted a […]
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the Rainy River District have arrested and charged one individual with numerous offences after a motorist fled the scene of a traffic stop. On March 10, 2024, at approximately 1:27 a.m., OPP officers were conducting general patrol duties on Highway 71 in Chapple when a vehicle was observed going approximately […]