Wingham Free Press
(ESSA TOWNSHIP, TOWN OF NEW TECUMSETH, ON) – The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two individuals with multiple drug and weapon related charges following the execution of three warrants in Alliston and Angus. In February 2024, Nottawasaga Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) began a drug trafficking investigation within Alliston and Angus. […]
(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a driver and a passenger after an automated licence plate recognition system (ALPR) alert. On August 9, 2024, at 4:25 p.m., the Grey Bruce OPP were patrolling on Highway 21 near Chesley Lake Road and received an ALPR alert for a suspended […]
(HUNTSVILLE, ON) – The Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant in the Town of Huntsville, resulting in the recovery of stolen property and the seizure of a large quantity of drugs. On August 2, 2024, members of the OPP Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Orillia Detachment CSCU, and […]
(NORTH CARIBOU LAKE FIRST NATION) – One Individual is facing multiple charges after a routine checkpoint inspection in North Caribou Lake First Nation. On August 12, 2024, the North Caribou Lake detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) worked in collaboration with the North Caribou Lake Checkpoint Guards to conduct a routine vehicle inspection. The inspection, […]
(GARDEN RIVER FIRST NATION, ON)- OPP initiate traffic stop resulting in drug charges. On August 5, 2024, the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties on Highway 17 within the community of Garden River First Nation. At approximately 3:30 a.m., police observed a westbound vehicle travelling at a high […]
(HEARST, ON) – Oxycodone and approximately $200,000 in cash was seized during the execution of two search warrants at two residences in Hearst. On August 6, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the James Bay Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of the North East Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the James Bay […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual is facing multiple charges following an investigation into drug trafficking, which involved the execution of a search warrant at a residence by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand/Norfolk Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU). At approximately 3:50 a.m. on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, the Haldimand/Norfolk OPP CSCU, assisted by the West […]
(ORANGEVILLE, ON) – Officers from the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) seized a quantity of drugs and charged two individuals after conducting a search warrant at a residence in the Town of Orangeville. On August 2, 2024, members of the Dufferin Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), along with Caledon CSCU, D Platoon and […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – An individual with outstanding warrants is now facing an additional charge after being observed walking in Leamington. At approximately 7:15 a.m. on Monday, August 5, 2024, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Leamington Detachment spotted an individual with outstanding warrant for their arrest while patrolling Victoria Avenue North in the Municipality […]
(KILLALOE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to offer support to the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, which declared a State of Emergency December 1, 2023, in response to opioid related harms affecting the community and its members. On August 2, 2024, around 3:00 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region […]