Wingham Free Press
(PENETANGUISHENE, ON) The Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested a suspect in relation to the ongoing investigation into a suspicious fire at a multi‑unit residential dwelling on Poyntz Street in Penetanguishene. On the afternoon of January 23, 2026, a uniform member was conducting patrol duties in the Town of Midland when […]
(KENORA, ON) – Members of the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual which resulted in drug trafficking charges, and the seizure of a large number of drugs. On January 24th, 2025, members of the Kenora OPP detachment conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle and subsequently arrested a female for breaching her conditions. […]
(WINGHAM, North Huron, On) — What should never have happened in a town that prides itself on remembrance finally crossed a line. For days, the flag at the Wingham Cenotaph flew upside down and tattered, a universal signal of distress—after township officials had already been notified. No emergency response. No immediate correction. No public apology. […]
(PENETANGUISHENE, ON) The Southern Georgian Bay OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have seized a gun and ammunition following an investigation into the illegal possession of a firearm in the Town of Penetanguishene that commenced in January 2026. On the morning of January 22, 2026, an individual was arrested while […]
(RED ROCK, ON) – Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation following a single vehicle collision. On Friday, January 23, 2026, at approximately 12:30 p.m. EST, members of the Nipigon OPP spotted a tractor trailer in the ditch along Highway 17 near Red […]
(SOUTHWOLD, ON) – One person was charged following a break and enter investigation and the execution of a search warrant at a home in the City of London. On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Elgin-Middlesex Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant for a residence in the City of London […]
(WEST PERTH, ON) – One person has been charged for driving impaired after being stopped for using a handheld communication device in the Municipality of North Perth. On January 21, 2026 at approximately 9:30 a.m. the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed an individual operating a motor vehicle while using a handheld communication device on […]
(COBALT, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Temiskaming OPP Detachment and OPP Canine Unit, executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on Nickle Street in Cobalt. On Monday, January 19, 2026, officers executed a CDSA search […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying three persons of interest in relation a theft of alcohol that occurred in the Municipality of West Perth. On January 16, 2026 shortly after 7:00 p.m. three males entered into a business in the town of Listowel, one […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – An individual has been charged following a fail to remain collision on County Road 5 in Prince Edward County. On Thursday, January 22, 2026, shortly before 9:00 p.m., officers with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a fail to remain motor vehicle collision on […]