Wingham Free Press
Police Arrest Three in Theft and Fraud InvestigationOn April 3, 2026, Smiths Falls Police Service initiated an investigation into the theft of a wallet from a vehicle that had been entered overnight. The victim later discovered suspicious transactions had already been made on their bank account. Through the assistance of security surveillance footage, investigating officers […]
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – A fourth individual has been charged in connection with an ongoing homicide investigation in Smiths Falls. On Thursday, October 19, 2023, officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a missing person from Smiths Falls. Robbie THOMSON, who was 34 years old at that time, is […]
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is alerting residents across the region to an emerging scam trend involving suspects who pose as police officers to defraud victims of substantial amounts of money. In recent reports, fraudsters have contacted victims by phone, claiming to be members of the OPP. In some cases, the […]
(MONTAGUE TWP, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Smith Falls resident with impaired driving. On Saturday, February 14, 2026, Lanark County OPP officers responded to a complaint of a vehicle in the ditch on Roger Stevens Drive in Montague Township. Officers located the vehicle just before 8:00 […]
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will maintain a presence at a residential property in Montague Township, near Smiths Falls, as part of an ongoing homicide investigation. However, search efforts at the site will be temporarily paused until spring. On Thursday, October 30, 2025, OPP officers executing a search warrant at a residence […]
(ELIZABETHTOWN-KITLEY TOWNSHIP, ON) – An individual has been arrested and charged in connection with a 2023 homicide of an Elizabethtown-Kitley Township resident. On Monday, July 31, 2023, shortly after 7:00 a.m., officers from the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call at a residence in the Toledo area. Upon arrival, […]
(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, […]