Wingham Free Press
(COLLINGWOOD, ON) – On February 05, 2025, a citizen reported a possible impaired driver to the Ontario Provincial Police. The incident happened in the East end of the Town of Collingwood around 4:00 pm. The driver, it was reported, was in a Ford Escape driving with the hatch open and had committed several traffic violations. An officer of […]
(TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) – A vehicle in the ditch leads to one person being charged with impaired and resisting arrest. On January 31, 2025, at approximately 3:30 a.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 11 in Temiskaming Shores. The OPP located the […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) work extremely hard to keep the roads safe in Dufferin County. Officers have removed and charged a Brampton resident with Highway Traffic Act (HTA), Criminal Code of Canada (CCC) offences along with a three-day driver’s licence suspension as the result of a […]
(HEARST, ON) – A traffic stop in Hearst led to a criminal charge for refusing a demand for a sobriety test. On October 1, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 583 South in Hearst. Officers determined the driver had been […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – A traffic complaint in Cochrane led to a criminal charge for refusing a breath demand. On September 8, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a suspected impaired driver. Officers were able to located the subject driver on Victoria Avenue in the […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program in Cochrane led to a criminal charge for refusing a breath demand. On August 12, 2024, at approximately 12:30 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while conducted a RIDE program, and stopped a vehicle on Eighth Street in Cochrane. Officers were conducting mandatory alcohol […]
(LENNOX AND ADDINGTON COUNTY, ON) – The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with multiple offences. On August 10, 2024, just after 11:00 p.m., an officer was patrolling on Highway 401 westbound near Belleville, when they observed a vehicle approaching from the rear at a high […]