Wingham Free Press
(SPANISH, ON) – Police arrest person after breaking into residence and assault. On May 18, 2025, at approximately 3:15 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called to an apartment on Front Street in Spanish. The complainant reported a known male had broken into their apartment and wanted a Compact Disc (CD) back. When […]
(SPANISH, ON)- The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigate damage to hydro poles. On Tuesday April 8, 2025, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the OPP responded to a mischief complaint on Beckerton Shooting Range Road in the Town of Spanish after a power company reported multiple copper wire thefts from utility poles over […]
(SPANISH)- OPP follow ATV tracks on foot and locate ATV in a swamp area. On December 8, 2024, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Brennan Harbour Road in the Town of Spanish. At approximately 1:30 a.m., police observed an ATV evading the […]
(SPANISH, ON) – Unwanted person brandishes knife in homeowner’s house. On October 11, 2024, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a weapons complaint at a residence on Doyle Street in the Town of Spanish. Investigation determined an unwanted person armed with a knife was in the […]
(SPANISH, ON)- On October 4, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft complaint at the Spanish Four Seasons Waterfront Complex on Garnier Road in the Town of Spanish. With the assistance from the Manitoulin Detachment OPP the investigation determined an individual attended the complex […]
(SPANISH, ON)- OPP located erratic driver in Spanish. On August 17, 2024, at approximately 6:45 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint an eastbound pick-up truck that was all over the road on Highway 17 near the Town of Spanish. With the assistance from the Manitoulin OPP Detachment, […]
(SPANISH, ON) – On March 27, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled Dugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a residence on Doyle Street in Spanish. As a result of the warrant being executed, over 7 grams of pre-packaged suspected cocaine, a digital scale, packaging materials, and cell phone […]