Wingham Free Press(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) -The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Essex County was kept extremely busy last evening with the poor weather conditions in the County, especially south of Essex County Road 8. Frigid temperatures and blowing snow caused traffic hazards and vehicles to leave the roadways. Vehicles that have been left abandoned on roadways overnight […]
(CALEDON, ON) – In a media release dated January 2nd, 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported significantly fewer impaired driving charges during their 2013 Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) Campaign. The campaign ran from November 23 to January 2, 2014 and during that time the OPP laid 578 impaired driving charges and issued […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF WEST PERTH, ON) Shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday January 03, 2014, an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division officer was conducting speed enforcement on Highway 23 north of Bornholm. The officer activated his speed measuring device when he observed a fast moving Honda Accord. The vehicle speed was locked in at […]
(Dryden, ON.) -The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Dryden detachment received a report of a theft of items from an residence on Railway street in Vermilion Bay. The items were observed missing sometime between December 27, 2013 and December 28, 2013. If anyone has any information regarding the missing items is asked to contact the Dryden […]
(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora OPP have charged a female driver following a report of a motor vehicle collision at approximately 3:00 pm on Sunday January 5, 2014. Police attended the Kenora Shopper’s Mall and were advised that a vehicle had struck another vehicle in the parking lot and left the scene. Police located […]
(HUNTINGFORD, ON.). – On January 3, 2014 Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) resulting in a female being charged. At approximately 8:40 pm on January 3, 2014, a vehicle approached the R.I.D.E. check located On Highway 59 North, Huntingford. As a result of the investigation, police […]
(NOTTAWASAGA, ON)- The Nottawasaga Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have wrapped up their Festive R.I.D.E (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) which encompassed the time frame from November 23 to January 2, 2014. This season Members of the Nottawasaga OPP were out 24/7 conducting R.I.D.E programs in our three townships at 104 different locations keeping our drivers and […]
Residents Allowed To Return Home (LAMBTON SHORES, ON) As of 3:20 a.m., on January 7, 2014, all roads that were closed due to the gas leak are open and residents are allowed to return to their homes. Union Gas attended and fixed the leak and there is no longer a safety concern. There were no […]
(Hawkesbury, ON) On the 27th of December 2013, at approximately 01:16 a.m., Constable Lecuyer and Constable Hahn from the Hawkesbury OPP were on patrol on Le Chenail Blvd in Hawkesbury, when they stopped a vehicle. The investigation revealed that the driver, of the involved vehicle, was under the influence of alcohol. Sylvie ALEXANDRE (33 yrs) […]
(CITY OF GUELPH, ON) – On January 3, 2014 at approximately 2:20 a.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers set up a R.I.D.E program on Highway 6 North near College Avenue, Guelph. A male driver entered the checkpoint which resulted in officers seizing marihuana. Tyler YULE age 18 of Guelph has been charged with […]