Wingham Free PressDuring the week of September 4, 2018, to September 9, 2018 there were 68 calls for service, including the Whitney Detachment. There were three motor vehicle collisions, two were animal related. There were four domestic dispute calls for service, and two domestic disputes resulting in criminal code charges. Domestic Threats and Assault Charges On Thursday […]
On Friday, September 7, 2018 at approximately 9:48 pm, members from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a report of a possible impaired driver driving erratically on Highway 50 in Bolton. Police located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. While speaking to the driver, the officer determined that his […]
(CHATHAM, ON) On September 6, 2018 around 2:00 p.m. Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 401 near Communication Road. The complainant reported as he was driving westbound on Highway 401 when another vehicle approached and began tailgating him. The suspect vehicle then passed and got in front of the […]
A 65 year old Dundalk man is charged with sexual assault after an investigation by city police Friday evening. Around 8 p.m. police attended the Fall Fair at Victoria Park after receiving a complaint from a 17 year old girl that she was touched inappropriately by a stranger. The girl alleged that a male came […]
(MAGNETAWAN TWP, ON) – On Saturday September 8, 2018 at approximately 1:15 p.m., members of the Almaguin Highlands Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Parry Sound Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Magnetawan Fire Department responded to a boating collision on Beaver Lake. Police investigation determined that two personal water craft’s (PWC) collided with each other and […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – On Thursday September 6, 2018, as a result of an ongoing investigation, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), who currently holds the rank of Provincial Constable and is assigned to a Central Region detachment was arrested and charged with a criminal offence that occurred while off duty. Due to the […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – On Friday September 7, 2018, at just before 740am, members of the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two-vehicle collision in the Town of Petawawa. The collision, which occurred at the intersection of Portage Road and Petawawa Boulevard, involved an SUV and a school bus […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Over the last month Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has seen a spike in the number of reported bicycle thefts throughout the county, with the biggest rise seen in the Town of Goderich. Since August 1, 2018 Huron County OPP has investigated a total of 24 reported bicycle thefts with […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – In the early morning on August 29, 2018 officers of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were called to a family dispute on Hastings Street South in the Town of Bancroft. Officers met the complainant at the Bancroft detachment and advised they would follow her to the residence. As […]
(JOCKO TOWNSHIP, ON) – On September 3, 2018, members of the North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to assist North Bay Emergency Medical Services (EMS) with an injured male that had fallen down a ravine near Highway 63 in Jocko Township, Ontario. The victim in this incident died and has been […]