Wingham Free Press
(WEST ELGIN, ON) – Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual with Dangerous operation and Flight from police. On Friday, August 29, 2025, at approximately 6:52 p.m., Elgin OPP with the assistance from Middlesex OPP, West Region Emergency Response Team and the Canine Unit responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 401 that lead […]
(WEST ELGIN, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin Detachment, has charged three individuals after a break and enter at a church in West Elgin. On Sunday, August 10, 2025, at approximately 1:37 p.m., police responded to a break and enter in West Elgin. Parties left the scene in a motor vehicle and were […]
(WEST ELGIN, ON)- On August 8, 2025, at approximately 10:53 p.m., Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Medavie-Elgin Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and the West Elgin Fire Department responded to a report of a structure fire in the 21000 block of Pioneer Line, Rodney, West Elgin. The single residence structure was destroyed, and a 54-year-old male was […]
(WEST ELGIN, ON) – Three people have been charged following the execution of a search warrant at a home in West Elgin. On June 12, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin-Middlesex Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the Lambton Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Elgin Bail Compliance Team executed a search warrant at a […]
(WEST ELGIN, ON) – An investigation conducted by the Elgin County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit, Elgin County OPP Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU), in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner has culminated in criminal charges against a West Elgin resident. On May 12, 2025, members of the Elgin County […]
(WEST ELGIN, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), St. Thomas Detachment, has charged an individual following an attempt at a traffic stop. On April 26, 2025, at approximately 2:45 p.m., a member of the Elgin OPP attempted to stop a passenger vehicle on Grey Line near Mistele Road, Municipality of West Elgin. The vehicle […]
(WEST ELGIN, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), has charged an individual following a collision investigation. On April 20, 2025, at approximately 2:15 a.m., the Elgin OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle on Kerr Road and Queens Line, in the Municipality of West Elgin. No injuries were reported. As a […]
(West Elgin, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham-Kent Detachment, has charged an individual following a weapons complaint. On January 5, 2025, at approximately 01:05 a.m., a member of the Elgin OPP responded to a complaint of firearms being discharged on the roadway from an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) and a truck on Furnival Road, […]
(WEST ELGIN, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an incident that resulted in an increased police presence in the Municipality of West Elgin. On January 1, 2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m., officers of the Elgin OPP initiated an investigation following a disturbance on Graham Street, Municipality of West Elgin. An interaction occurred […]
(WEST ELGIN, ON) – On December 19, 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin-Middlesex Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Lambton CSCU executed a search warrant at a residence in the Municipality of West Elgin. As a result of the executed search warrant, police seized quantities of suspected narcotics including fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, hydromorphone, and psilocybin. […]