Wingham Free Press
A male has been arrested after fraudulently claiming the deceased exotic animals for his taxidermist business were no longer viable due to a faulty refrigeration system. On Monday, September 11, 2023, investigators with the DRPS Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) were contacted by an insurance company regarding multiple claims filed by Artistry in Motion Taxidermy, that […]
Two males are in custody for kidnapping after they forced a female into a vehicle and drove to a hotel in Mississauga. On Sunday, March 31, 2024, at approximately 10:40 p.m., members of West Division responded to a check on well being call in the area of Kings Crescent and Burcher Road, in Ajax. Police […]
Assault charge after victim lured to home An Ajax man faces an assault charge after another man was lured to a south-end address where he was beat up. Last Thursday, shortly before midnight, police were called for reports of a disturbance at a downtown bar. Officers determined this to be a consensual fight and all […]
On March 25th and 26th officers from West Grey were scheduled to attend a trial for a 36 year old with an address in Paisley who was accused of crimes committed in West Grey. The accused failed to attend the trial and a warrant for his arrest was issued. The male party turned himself in at the […]
(COX TOWNSHIP, ON) – A driver was charged with impaired driving after police receiving a traffic complaint from another driver. On March 30, 2024, shortly after 9:30 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint about a possible impaired driver on Highway 69, Cox Township, south of […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – On April 1, 2024, at 3:50 p.m., members of the Walpole Island Police Service (WIPS) and Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding an individual being shot at by two individuals on Dump Road. Officers attended and confirmed no individuals had been injured. Empty firearm casings were […]
(WHITBY, ON) – Officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Highway Safety Division (HSD) – Whitby Detachment, are investigating a collision that resulted in one fatality. On Tuesday April 2, 2024, at approximately 9:50 p.m., the OPP were called to a collision on Highway 412 southbound near Taunton Road in the Region of Durham. The collision […]
(CALEDON, ON) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have identified a deceased individual and deemed their death a homicide. On April 1, 2024, officers from the Caledon Detachment responded to a report of a deceased individual in the area of Chinguacousy Road and King Street in the Town of Caledon. […]
(MOONBEAM, ON) – A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program in Moonbeam led to the arrest of driver for impaired driving. On March 30, 2024, shortly after 5:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began a RIDE program on Highway 581 in Moonbeam. Approximately 20 minutes after starting, a vehicle entered the RIDE […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual was charged following an investigation into an incident of mischief in Simcoe. At approximately 5:46 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024, officers from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment were dispatched to investigate a report of a mischief in progress on Colborne Street South in Simcoe, Norfolk County. It […]