Wingham Free Press
(MIDLAND, ON) – Officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and myself would like to thank area motorists and those passing through for driving safe this year on the roadways in North Simcoe over the Easter Long weekend. Detachment officers were highly visible on area roadways conducting traffic enforcement interacting with over 276 motorists either […]
(RAINY RIVER DISTRICT, ON) – The Rainy River District Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was busy over the long weekend with the arrest of two impaired drivers and 104 traffic related charges laid. The first impaired incident occurred on April 19, 2025, at approximately 12:00 pm. Fort Frances OPP responded to a report of an unresponsive […]
(SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with multiple serious offences in Springwater Township following suspicious person investigation. On April 16 and 17, 2025, Huronia West OPP officers responded to a suspicious person call from several residents in Hillsdale, Ontario, after […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – One person has been charged following a collision in the Town of Kingsville. On April 10, 2025, at approximately 5:06 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision on County Road 20 at Graham Side Road in the Town of Kingsville. Martin JANZ, 55-years-old of Kingsville, was arrested and […]
(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – On April 21, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., the Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance complaint on Broadway in Tillsonburg. The investigation determined that there was an altercation between two people and one individual was taken into custody. Ronald LUCIER, 48-years-old of Tillsonburg has been charged […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – One person has been charged with impaired driving after a traffic complaint in Lakeshore. On April 11, 2025, at approximately 3:45 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a traffic complaint on Amy Croft Drive in the Municipality of Lakeshore. Hayley MORRISON, 34-years-old of Lakeshore, was arrested and charged with the […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A Kapuskasing resident has been charged with impaired driving offences following a traffic stop in Kapuskasing. On Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a pick-up truck after observing the vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign and signal incorrectly for a […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A Kapuskasing resident is facing impaired driving and multiple off-road vehicle-related charges after being stopped while riding an ATV without a helmet. On Saturday, April 19, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on Riverside Drive in Kapuskasing […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A local resident is facing multiple charges, including drug-impaired driving, following a traffic stop in Kapuskasing. On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act violation on Government Road. During the stop, officers […]
(VAL RITA – HARTY, ON) – A 36-year-old local resident is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop that led to a drug-impaired driving arrest. On Monday, April 14, 2025, at approximately 2:20 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call reporting a suspected breach of probation conditions. Officers located the […]