Wingham Free Press
(MARKSTAY-WARREN, ON) – A prohibited driver was charged with refusal to comply with demand after a traffic stop. On April 27, 2024, shortly before 7:30 p.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop with a possible impaired driver on Highway 17, Markstay-Warren. The driver was read a […]
(HUNTSVILLE, ON) – The Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a driver after a report of a vehicle off the road. On April 17, 2024, at approximately 7:30 a.m., police received a report of a single motor vehicle off the road on Centre Street in the Town of Huntsville. As a […]
(LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP, ON) – A local driver with a suspended license is facing several charges after an off-duty member of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported the individual driving on April 13, 2024. On-duty UOV OPP officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle in Laurentian Valley Township (LVTP). The driver was […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a male driver with a weapons related charge. On April 11, 2024 just before 9:00 p.m., officers of the Orillia OPP were on patrol in the area of Colborne Street West in the City of Orillia when a motor vehicle […]
(TAY TOWNSHIP, ON)- On April 10, 2024 near 8:45 p.m. an officer from the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment was patrolling south bound on William Street, Victoria Harbour, Tay Township in a police vehicle equipped with a Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) at which time the ALPR made notification of a possible suspended driver operating a south bound silver Honda […]
(ASSIGINACK, ON) – The Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Assiginack Township, which led to the arrest of the driver. On March 28, 2024, shortly after 11:00 p.m., the Manitoulin OPP was conducting general patrol on Highway 6 in Assiginack Township. Police conducted a traffic stop on a motor […]
(THAMES CENTRE, ON) – Automatic Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system assists officer in stopping and charging a driver from London. On March 31, 2024, at 2:22 p.m., a Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) member, while on general patrol on Elginfield Road in Thames Centre, was alerted by the Automatic Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system, of […]
(THAMES CENTRE, ON) – Driver from Illinois charged with stunt driving on Highway 401 in Thames Centre. On April 1, 2024, at 9:29 p.m., a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Highway Safety Division (HSD) while on general patrol, observed a vehicle on Highway 401 in the Eastbound lanes in Thames Centre, travelling in excess […]
(SOUTHERN BRUCE COUNTY, ON) – All available members of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) took part in an Easter Long Weekend traffic safety campaign. From March 29 – April 1, 2024 South Bruce OPP officers were highly visible on area roads watching for traffic safety violations and closely watching for seatbelt use. During the long […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON) – Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into an impaired driving investigation on March 23, 2024. On March 23, 2024 at approximately 7:50 am, officers responded to a motor vehicle collision on Hwy 7 in Emily Township. An impaired driving investigation commenced. […]