Wingham Free Press
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – Search warrant in Leamington leads to drug possession, drug trafficking and possession of stolen property charges for two individuals. On August 22, 2024, members of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), OPP Canine (K9) and OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed […]
(PARIS) – An 18-year-old from Brant County is facing charges after a concerned citizen contacted Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to report a traffic complaint in the County of Brant Sunday morning. On Sunday September 1, 2024, at approximately 6:20 a.m., an officer with the Brant County OPP responded to a traffic complaint on Capron […]
(TOWNSHIP OF ORO-MEDONTE, ON) – The Orillia Detachment and Central Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) Team of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have removed and charged a dump truck driver with impaired operation-related offences in the Township of Oro-Medonte. On September 3, 2024, an OPP officer observed a fully loaded dump truck fail to stop […]
(HEAD, CLARA AND MARIA TWP, ON) – A local motorist is facing several charges after a single-vehicle collision in the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment area. On September 2, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the UOV OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Head, Clara and Maria Township. Investigation found […]
(ORANGEVILLE, ON) – Officers from the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested one individual in relation to a recent carjacking incident which took place in the Town of Orangeville. On September 2, 2024, at approximately 12:15 p.m., the Dufferin OPP received a report of a recent carjacking incident. The accused had tricked the […]
(HEARST, ON) – A report of a vehicle in the ditch of Highway 11 led to an impaired arrest. On August 30, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a near collision, where the subject vehicle had a close call, crossed the centre line, ending […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – Elliot Lake All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) operator arrested again after breaching prior release conditions. On September 2, 2024, East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol when a known person was observed operating an ATV on Pearson Drive. The operator was in contravention of prior release conditions to not operate a […]
(NORTH BAY, ON) – Driver charged for operation while impaired, Highway Traffic Act (HTA) offences and Liquor Licence Control Act (LLCA) offences. On August 31, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a grey sedan on Highway 11 that was travelling at over 60 km/h above the posted limit. After further […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Chatham Detachment, has charged an individual following a single-vehicle collision investigation. On September 2, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., emergency responders including members the Elgin OPP, Chatham-Kent Detachment, responded to a single-vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle entering the centre median of the eastbound Highway 401 near […]
(PLYMPTON-WYOMING, ON) – On September 1, 2024, at approximately 10:21 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a two-vehicle collision in the westbound lanes of Highway 402, east of Mandaumin Road, Plympton-Wyoming. As a result of the investigation, Joshua LEE, 23-year-old of Georgetown, was arrested and charged under the […]