Wingham Free Press
On Wednesday, April 17, 2026, Melvin Brown was released from prison at the conclusion of his sentence. In 2014, Mr. Brown was found to be a Long-Term Offender, and was subject to a Long-Term Supervision Order until 2019. Mr. Brown was subsequently convicted in 2023 of Assault, Utter Threat to Cause Death/Harm, Fail to Comply […]
On Monday, April 13, 2026, the Stratford Police Service was contacted regarding a 10-year-old youth who had become ill after ingesting a cannabis gummy, requiring medical attention. Police attended the residence and were informed that at the end of the school day the youth arrived at the Pyramid Recreation Centre, in the Town of St […]
(OXFORD, ON) – Two additional passengers involved in a two-vehicle collision in Norwich Township have succumbed to their injuries. On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Oxford Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with fire and emergency medical services, responded to a collision involving a sport utility vehicle (SUV) […]
(HUNTSVILLE, ON) – The Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver following a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) check in Huntsville. On Wednesday April 8, 2026, at approximately 10:49 p.m., officers were conducting a RIDE check on Brunel Road in Huntsville. An impaired driving investigation was initiated, resulting in the arrest […]
(MADAWASKA VALLEY TWP, ON) – Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid impaired driving charges against a Killaloe-Hagarty-Richards (KHR) Township resident after a recent traffic stop. On Friday April 3, 2026, at approximately 12:45 a.m., police stopped a vehicle on John Street in Madawaska Valley Township. As […]
(GREY COUNTY, ON) – Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a fourth individual in connection with an ongoing investigation into a series of break and enters and thefts affecting residences and businesses in Meaford, Grey Highlands, and Southgate Township. Since August 2025, Grey Bruce OPP members have continued to investigate multiple reported property crimes […]
(HUNTSVILLE, ON) – The Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested an individual following a report of an assault in the Town of Huntsville. On Thursday, April 2nd, 2026, at approximately 11:10 a.m., officers responded to a report of an assault in progress near the intersection of Main Street East and Kitchen Road South. […]
(NORTH BAY) – A 57-year-old North Bay resident has been charged following a morning traffic stop conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On Saturday, April 4, 2026, at approximately 10:20 a.m., an officer from the North Bay OPP Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle travelling on Main Street […]
(MATTAWA) – A 36-year-old Mattawa area resident has been charged after an early-morning traffic stop conducted by the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On Saturday, April 4, 2026, at approximately 3:10 a.m., an officer from the North Bay OPP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on McConnell Street in Mattawa after observing unusual driving […]
On April 3, 2026, members of the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call for service regarding a suspicious person in the Town of Collingwood. Further investigation led police to locate and identify a suspect, resulting in multiple criminal charges. Police arrested and charged 24 year old Brennan MOREAU […]