Wingham Free Press
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – Once again, the Ontario Provincial Police have embarrassed themselves on video — this time, caught refusing to enforce Ontario’s own Trespass to Property Act and treating the complainant with hostility instead of professionalism. This was not a split-second street encounter or a complex legal dispute. It was a basic matter of property rights […]
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is aware of a video showing an officer responding to a request from restaurant staff to remove an individual who was filming inside their business. In Ontario under the Trespass to Property Act, property owners or those responsible for a property have the legal right to ask someone […]
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – Members of the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges of impaired driving and assault police officer following an investigation that spanned between Highway 15 in Elgin and the Town of Smiths Falls. On Saturday, April 26, 2025, just before 8:00 p.m., a citizen made reports of […]
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – Four youths are facing charges after multiple incidents stretching from Smiths Falls to Cornwall. It started early Wednesday, January 1, 2025, when a car which had earlier been reported stolen, was involved in several reports of dangerous driving in and around Smiths Falls. During one attempt to stop the vehicle in Kemptville, […]
(Smiths Falls, ON) – A Smiths Falls resident faces numerous charges after vandalism at a Smiths Falls area business. The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the business on Mazie Street West around 12:30 a.m. on June 12, 2024, when it was reported that someone appeared to be “popping tires” on […]
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – A Smiths Falls resident faces charges after incidents including threats and vandalism. The Smiths Falls Police Service requested assistance April 19, 2024, from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) after an individual had made threats against two members of the police service and committed multiple acts of vandalism in the form of graffiti. […]
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding the public of the importance of lawful, peaceful and safe demonstrations. The OPP respects the rights of individuals to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Everyone also has a right to a safe environment and uninhibited passage within the province of Ontario. The OPP would like […]
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – The OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP Canine, and the OPP Tactical Response Unit (TRU) assisted Smiths Falls Police Service (SFPS) with the execution of a warrant for a subject who was believed to be armed and barricaded in the Town of Smiths falls. On March 21, 2024, the Smiths Falls Police […]