Wingham Free Press
(Russell, ON) – The Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has had to put down a dangerous and aggressive dog in Embrun. Officers were called to Notre Dame Street, in the Lapointe Boulevard area, around 11:30 this morning when a man was reported to be walking around, armed with a large knife and behaving […]
(PERTH EAST, ON) – One person is deceased following a single vehicle collision in Perth County. On March 6, 2024, just before 11:00 p.m., Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Stratford Police Service, Perth County Paramedic Services, and Perth East Fire Services responded to a report of a tractor that had left the roadway on Line […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A proactive traffic stop by a James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer, resulted in an impaired driving charge. On March 3, 2024, shortly before 3:30 a.m., the James Bay OPP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Brunetville Road in Kapuskasing, that was observed swerving in its lane. Police determined […]
(LONG SAULT, ON) – The Stormont Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual in relation to historical sexual offences. The investigation by members of the SD&G OPP Crime Unit, began in January 2023 The incidents are said to have occurred throughout 2007 and 2008, while the accused […]
(SOUTHWEST MIDDLESEX, ON) – Middlesex County OPP officers used a Conducted Energy Weapon (CEW) to assist with arresting an individual with a weapon. On March 5, 2024, at 11:36 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), OPP Canine, and OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), were dispatched to an address in Newbury, Municipality of […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – Police arrested the driver of a motorized snow vehicle (MSV) that had fled the scene after colliding with a house. On March 2, 2024, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the James Bay Police responded to a call of a MSV hitting the air conditioning unit of a home on Third Avenue in Cochrane. The driver […]
(TOWNSHIP OF CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a theft from a retailer in Fergus. At approximately 8:00 p.m., on March 2, 2024, the suspects entered the store, placed nearly $1000 in product in a black duffle bag and left the store, making no attempt to pay for the […]
(SUNDRIDGE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged three individuals with drug related offences after two search warrants were executed at two separate residences in the Village of Sundridge. On Tuesday March 5, 2024, the Almaguin Highlands OPP’s Street Crime Unit (CSCU) detachment members, Canine Unit and Emergency Response Team (ERT) arrested four individuals […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – Officers from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment wrapped up several recent investigations with an arrest on March 5, 2024 At approximately 6:57 a.m. March 5, 2024, officers responded to a theft in progress at a Vinden Street, Midland retail store. Officers were able to locate the suspect and arrested Jonathon SYLVESTER 35-years of Christian […]
(PEMBROKE, ON) – A wanted individual is now in custody after being arrested in the City of Pembroke. On the morning of March 5, 2024, members of the East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located the individual and, with the assistance of patrol officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley […]