Wingham Free Press
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – An individual is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop on Walpole Island First Nation. On March 31, 2026, just before 3:30 p.m., members of the Walpole Island Police Service were conducting general patrol when they initiated a traffic stop on Chiefs Road. During the investigation, further testing was required. […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – An investigation by the Walpole Island Police Service (WIPS) has resulted in an arrest on St. Anne Island. On February 9, 2026, at approximately 10:30 a.m., members of the WIPS were on general patrol when they observed what appeared to be tire impressions crossing the snowy ice surface of the […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – An individual is facing several charges following the execution of a search warrant on Walpole Island First Nation. On January 30, 2026, members from the Lambton County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Essex CSCU, with the assistance of the West Region OPP Tactics […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – Police have arrested one individual as a result of a traffic complaint. On December 15, 2025, shortly before 1:30 a.m., members of the Lambton County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Walpole Island Police Service responded to a report of a traffic complaint originating from Chatham Kent Police […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – One person has died following a motor vehicle collision on Walpole Island First Nation. On September 13, 2025, at approximately 12:52 a.m., members of Walpole Island Police Service, Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with emergency services responded to a single-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Tecumseh Road, Walpole […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – An individual has been charged with impaired driving following a traffic stop. On August 25, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m., while conducting general patrol, a member of the Walpole Island Police Service observed a suspicious vehicle on Old Ferry Road, Walpole Island First Nation, where a traffic stop was subsequently […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – The Walpole Island Police Service has charged one individual following an assault. On July 30, 2025, at approximately 2:20 p.m., Walpole Island Police Service along with Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault at the intersection of Old Ferry Road and Union Hall Road. […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – Two individuals are facing drug trafficking charges after a search warrant was executed on Walpole Island First Nation. On May 2, 2025, members from the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Elgin-Middlesex CSCU, Essex CSCU, with the assistance of the West Region OPP Tactics and […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – One individual is facing multiple charges after a search warrant was executed on Walpole Island First Nation. On March 5, 2025, just after 11:15 a.m., members of West Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP Canine Unit, and Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad, alongside Walpole Island […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – On March 6, 2025, at approximately 9:50 p.m., members of the Walpole Island Police Service with the assistance of Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single-vehicle into a ditch on High Banks Park Road and River Road north, Walpole Island First Nation. There were […]