Wingham Free Press
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – On May 21, 2025, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle that was observed on Tower Street South in Fergus. As a result of the investigation, Onkar SINGH, 50-years-old of Fergus, was charged with: ยท Operation While Impaired – alcohol and […]
(BELLEVILLE, ON) – The Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing to investigate a fatal collision that occurred on Highway 37 in the City of Belleville. Highway 37 was closed between Denyes Road and Hoskin Road following a collision between a pickup truck and a car just prior to 4:00 p.m. on […]
(ST. WILLIAMS, ON) – Police seized illegal cannabis plants and processed cannabis bud valued at more than $11.5 million following a Cannabis Act investigation. On Wednesday, April 24, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) responded to a location in St. Williams, following a referral from Health Canada regarding cannabis being grown […]
(RED LAKE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a suspicious death in the Municipality of Red Lake. On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, members of the Red Lake OPP Detachment began investigating an incident that led to one individual being taken to hospital in life-threatening condition. On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, the individual was […]
(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – Police have arrested two individuals in relation to a child death investigation in Gravenhurst. On Thursday, January 5, 2023, at approximately 7:45 p.m., members from the Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Muskoka Emergency Services responded to a call for a child who had suffered significant injuries. The child […]
(HALIBURTON HIGHLANDS, ON) – The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with impaired operation as part of a RIDE program. On May 20, 2025, shortly after 11:00 p.m., members of the Haliburton Highlands OPP were engaged in a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program in the Municipality of Dysart […]
(DOURO-DUMMER TOWNSHIP, ON) – Officers from the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged an individual with impaired driving after receiving a call regarding a single vehicle collision. On May 17, 2025, shortly after 7:00pm, Peterborough County OPP Officers were dispatched to a report of a collision that took place on County Road […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT LAKES, ON) – Officers from the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged an individual with impaired driving after stopping an all-terrain vehicle (ATV). On May 17, 2025, just prior to 1:30pm, Peterborough County OPP Officers were patrolling on County Road 36 in the Municipality of Trent Lakes. Officers observed […]
(PICTON, ON) – A noisy engine attracted attention from an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer in Bloomfield. On Saturday, May 17, 2025, around 2:30 a.m., an officer with the Prince Edward County Detachment was monitoring for traffic issues when she heard a loud dirt bike in the area, followed by an unusual sound and then silence. […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Four individuals have been charged as a result of separate investigations into incidents involving impaired driving. At approximately 7:23 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, 2025, the Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 9-1-1 call after a motorist fled the scene of a collision in Haldimand County. The vehicle was […]