Wingham Free Press
(GORHAM TOWNSHIP, ON) – A R.I.D.E program has resulted in impaired charges being laid by the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On August 6, 2024, just after midnight, the Thunder Bay OPP were conducting a R.I.D.E program in the area of Highway 589 in Gorham Township. A motor vehicle entered the program, […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – Officers the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have recovered two stolen vehicles in unrelated incidents. On August 6, 2024, at approximately 8:45 p.m, police received a complaint from a member of the public regarding an abandoned passenger vehicle on Bay Street West in the Municipality of Trent Hills. Officers attended […]
(HEARST, ON) – A traffic stop in Hearst on an unlicensed driver, led to impaired driving charges. On August 2, 2024, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11 in Hearst. Upon speaking with the driver, police determined that they had been consuming an alcoholic […]
(MALAHIDE, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), St. Thomas detachment has charged an individual following a collision investigation. On August 6, 2024, at approximately 12:35 p.m., Elgin OPP, (St. Thomas Detachment) responded to a single-vehicle collision involving a commercial motor vehicle that was subject to a previously reported traffic complaint on Belmont Road north […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – A traffic complaint led to criminal charges for one in Cochrane. On August 2, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a vehicle driving at excessive speeds on Highway 11, south of Cochrane. Police observed the vehicle on Third Avenue in Cochrane […]
(MOONBEAM, ON) – A report of a vehicle in the ditch, led to the driver being charged for impaired. On August 2, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a pick-up truck in the ditch in Moonbeam. Police located the ditched vehicle on Lefebvre Peninsula […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A traffic stop in Kapuskasing on Sheppard Avenue led to an impaired driving charge. On July 30, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Sheppard Avenue in Kapuskasing. Upon speaking with the driver, police determined that they had been consuming an intoxicating […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A traffic complaint in Kapuskasing led to the arrest of one person for driving while impaired by drugs. On July 28, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint on Bonnieview Road in Kapuskasing, of a vehicle swerving and not able to maintain […]
(DEPARTURE LAKE, ON) – A traffic complaint led to an impaired driving arrest. On July 27, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint regarding a suspected impaired driver, in Departure Lake. Police located the subject vehicle stopped on Departure Lake Road. Upon speaking with the […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A call from the public regarding a suspected impaired driver on Highway 11 led to an impaired driving charge. On July 27, 2024, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a suspected impaired driver on Highway 11 in Kapuskasing. Police located and conducted […]