Wingham Free Press
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – Traffic stop results in charges for London driver. On August 22, 2024, at 1:03 p.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol on Richmond Street in Middlesex Centre, observed a vehicle travelling above the posted speed limit. A traffic stop was initiated. Investigation revealed […]
(BROOKE-ALVINSTON, ON) – A traffic complaint led to an individual being arrested and charged with impaired driving. On August 20, 2024, at approximately 7:22 p.m., the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of a possible impaired driver on Sexton Road in Brooke-Alvinston. Police attended the area and subsequently located the vehicle and driver. As […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – One individual has been charged following a fraud investigation in Lakeshore. In February 2024, a fraud was reported to the Lakeshore Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment in the Municipality of Lakeshore. The investigation began after police received a complaint from an individual who had been defrauded of approximately $18,500. The victim informed police […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – Members of the Ignace Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. On August 21, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m. members of the Ignace OPP Detachment conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 in the Township of Ignace. As a result of the investigation, it was […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charge two more impaired drivers in unrelated incidents. On August 20, 2024, at approximately 12:15 p.m., an officer from the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) was on patrol on Bridge Street South in the Municipality of Trent Hills when they conducted a traffic […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed several search warrants in Simcoe County, seizing a quantity of drugs, weapons, including a firearm and Canadian currency. In June 2024, the Orillia Detachment Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) commenced an investigation into a group drug traffickers who were operating throughout Simcoe County. […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON) – A traffic stop conducted on August 21, 2024, in South Huron resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs, cash, and offence-related property. On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, just after 9:30 p.m., Huron OPP officers were patrolling on London Road in the Municipality of South Huron when they observed a vehicle fail to […]
(MCDOUGALL, ON) – Police have determined the identity of the human remains discovered in McDougall Township. On August 12, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the West Parry Sound detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of found human remains on a property on Avro Arrow Road. The human remains have been identified […]
(MARATHON, ON) – Three individuals are facing drug charges following a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant in the Town of Marathon. On August 21, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m., members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit, with assistance from the Emergency Response Team and Marathon OPP Detachment executed a CDSA […]
(WOLFE ISLAND, ON) – The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a home invasion that occurred at a residence on Road 96 on Wolfe Island. On August 22, 2024, minutes after 4:00 a.m., Leeds County OPP officers received reports from homeowners that they had been assaulted by an unknown individual. […]