Wingham Free Press
(MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, ON) – Members from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with multiple offences following an initial traffic stop. On September 1, 2024, at approximately 10:45 p.m., OPP were conducting radar enforcement on Highway 401 in the Municipality of Brighton. A pick-up truck was observed travelling eastbound […]
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – A Quinte West resident faces numerous criminal and driving related offences after an overnight incident. On August 14, 2024, members of Quinte West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement on Dundas Street East in the City of Quinte West. Officers observed a vehicle traveling faster that the posted speed limit, […]
(OTTAWA, ON) – Police have conducted a joint initiative in the Ottawa area, to help promote safer roads following several fatal collisions over the August long weekend. Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division (HSD), members of the Ottawa OPP Detachment, OPP Aviation Services and Ottawa Police Service had an increased presence along […]
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – A Quinte West resident faces criminal and traffic charges after several complaints from the public about dangerous and potentially impaired driving. On July 11, 2024, members of Quinte West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver, driving dangerously, westbound from the Belleville area. The vehicle was […]
(CHESLEY, ON) – On April 9, 2024, at 10:00 p.m., a member of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on patrol along 1st Ave South in Chesley stopped to check a motorcycle; which then fled from police. Police were later able to locate the subject vehicle and identify the driver. As a result of the investigation, […]
(HAYCOCK TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have arrested and charged one individual regarding a report of a stolen vehicle. On March 4, 2024, at approximately 11:30 p.m., members of the Dryden OPP Detachment responded to a report of a stolen pickup truck from a business in Kenora. Officers […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual prohibited from driving is facing several driving-related charges following an investigation into stunt driving on 1st Concession Road STR. At approximately 2:28 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment noticed a vehicle exceeding the speed limit on 1st Concession Road STR […]
(MARATHON, ON) – Two individuals are facing charges after fleeing from police. On February 24, 2024, just after 2:00 a.m., members of the Anishinabek Police Service (APS) initiated a traffic stop on a motor vehicle on Highway 17 east of Marathon after observing a traffic violation. After making initial contact, the vehicle fled from officers along […]