Wingham Free Press
(CHAPLEAU, ON) – One person is facing a criminal charge after sending threatening messages over social media. On April 9, 2024, shortly before 11:00 p.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a threats occurrence on Martel Road in Chapleau. As a result of the investigation, Tyrone TANGIE, 24 years-of-age, of […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – Two people have been arrested and charged after being stopped at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program. On April 10, 2024, shortly after 2:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. program on Highway 6 in Espanola. While a vehicle was stopped at the R.I.D.E., police observed open […]
(TECUMSEH, ON) – A three vehicle collision resulted in impaired charges on Tuesday night. On Tuesday April 9, 2024, at approximately 10:52 p.m., the Essex detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a three-vehicle collision on Howard Avenue at Highway 3 in the Town of Tecumseh. One driver sustained minor injuries in […]
(HOWICK TOWNSHIP, ON) – A two-vehicle intersection-related motor vehicle collision involving a passenger vehicle and a pickup truck claimed the life of a 45-year-old Municipality of Brockton resident on November 5th, 2023. On early Sunday morning at 12:01 a.m., November 5th, 2023, Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Huron County Paramedic Services and the Howick […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to warn local business owners of heavy machinery theft in The Nation Municipality. On March 30, 2024, a male suspect was observed trespassing on private property at a business near St Isidore, and acting suspiciously around heavy machinery. On April 2, 2024, […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Huron Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers faced a busy Easter long weekend as they participated in the province-wide seatbelt campaign and worked around the clock to keep the motoring public safe. Only three motor vehicle collisions were reported over the weekend in Huron County with property damage only and no injuries. Over the four-day […]
BARRICADED PERSON INCIDENT IN NORTH GLENGARRY Individual Arrested (NORTH GLENGARRY, ON) – The Stormont Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested one individual following a barricaded person incident in the North Glengarry Township. On April 7, 2024, shortly before11:30 a.m. officers responded to Wylie Road in the North Glengarry […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals were charged following an investigation into drug trafficking by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand/Norfolk Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU). At approximately 8:57 p.m. on Monday, April 8, 2024, the Haldimand/Norfolk OPP CSCU conducted a vehicle stop and investigation at a location on Colborne Street South in Simcoe, Norfolk County. […]
(ASPHODEL-NORWOOD TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person with multiple offences stemming from a traffic complaint on Highway 7. On Friday April 5, 2024, the Peterborough County OPP received a call in relation to a black pickup truck driving erratically westbound on Highway 7. […]
(MALAHIDE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin County (St. Thomas) Detachment has charged an individual following an intimate partner violence investigation. On March 9, 2024, at approximately 1:30 a.m., members of the Elgin County OPP (St. Thomas) Detachment were dispatched to a residence in the Township of Malahide following a disturbance. As a result, […]