Wingham Free Press
A male has been arrested after fraudulently claiming the deceased exotic animals for his taxidermist business were no longer viable due to a faulty refrigeration system. On Monday, September 11, 2023, investigators with the DRPS Financial Crimes Unit (FCU) were contacted by an insurance company regarding multiple claims filed by Artistry in Motion Taxidermy, that […]
(LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP, ON) – A Whitewater Region resident is facing fraud-related charges after a criminal investigation was launched in January 2024. The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began investigating after loss prevention staff at a retail store in Laurentian Valley Township reported fraudulent transactions. An investigation found that the store […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – A 35 year old Midland resident has been charged in connection to a unlawful vehicle entry, theft and further fraud incidents after a Penetanguishene resident reported the theft of a wallet from an unlocked parked vehicle at a residence during the dark hours of March 9-10, 2024. The responding officer through investigation found that […]
(KILLALOE) – In November of 2022, the Killaloe Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into several fraud and theft related incidents that occurred in the Township of Madawaska Valley. An investigation into these incidents led by the Renfrew County Crime Unit, has resulted in the arrest of one individual and subsequent criminal […]
(LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP, ON) – A Laurentian Hills resident is facing fraud-related charges after a criminal investigation was launched in December 2022. The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began investigating after a Laurentian Valley Township resident reported fraudulent activity by a contractor hired to complete work at their home. A second […]
A male is in custody following a fraud investigation in Durham Region. On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at approximately 9:00 a.m., members of the Financial Crimes Unit arrested the suspect of a fraud investigation. Between December of 2023 and March of 2024, the suspect attended different Home Depot businesses across Durham Region. The suspect submitted […]
(NEYAASHIINIGMIING, ON) – In March 2021, the Neyaashiinigmiing First Nation Police Service commenced a fraud investigation after receiving a complaint from the Band Councils for the First Nation communities of Saugeen and Chippewas of Nawash of irregularities in account activities and expenses paid from the Saugeen Ojibway Nation Finance Corporation (SONFC) accounts. The investigation was then continued […]
(COLLINGWOOD, ON) – Members of the Crime Unit from Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have now charged a person in relation to a fraud investigation at a business in Collingwood. The investigation began in February 2023 when police received a complaint in regard to a former employee of […]
(TORONTO, ON) – A North York resident has been charged following a months-long multi-million dollar fraud investigation involving suspicious transactions at multiple Ontario-based casinos. In the fall of 2023, the Investigation and Enforcement Bureau of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) commenced an investigation into suspicious transactions that occurred at multiple casinos in Ontario as part of a […]
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fraud following a report to police on February 21st, 2024. On February 21st, 2024, a 28-year-old individual from Perth County was filling up their vehicle with fuel at a gas station in the Municipality of South Huron, Exeter. They paid with a credit […]