Wingham Free Press
On November 19, 2024 a resident of Sarnia reported his wallet lost and that he had received alerts that his bank card was fraudulently used to make purchases at several local businesses. Police have obtained video images of a male suspect (below) and are seeking public assistance to identify him. Police are also looking […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – The Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is seeking assistance from the public in identifying three people involved in a theft from a motor vehicle. On December 23, 2024 the Perth OPP launched an investigation following a report of a theft of two wallets from a vehicle in Gowanstown, in the Municipality […]
(LENNOX AND ADDINGTON COUNTY, ON) – Members of theLennox and Addington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit have laid multiple fraud related charges against an individual from Napanee. Following a year-long investigation into allegations of missing money belonging to individuals in a vulnerable sector, an arrest was made on December 31, 2024. Christina EAGLES-CORBET, age […]
(MIDLAND,ON) – An unlocked vehicle entry followed by the unlawful use of credit cards has resulted in numerous charges after investigation for a Tay Township resident. A member of the Southern Georgian Bay OPP Detachment responded to a call placed by the victim to the OPP Communication Centre reporting the unlawful use of credit cards from a wallet that disappeared during […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Over the course of the past year, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch – Health Fraud Investigation Unit (HFIU) has charged three former employees of Ontario hospitals following investigations into allegations of inappropriate access of electronic medical records related to the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). In three unrelated incidents, the OPP became […]
An investigation which commenced in July 2024 has led to the arrest of an individual after it was discovered he had defrauded multiple individuals for a total of $150,000. The accused invented several sympathetic stories to induce the victims into loaning him money. These stories included supporting a woman and her family fleeing intimate partner […]
The Kingston Police are investigating two recent incidents of a distraction style theft targeting senior citizens. On November 23, 2024, a theft incident occurred out front of a restaurant located at the Frontenac Mall, while another theft occurred on December 5, 2024, out front of store located in the Days Road and Bath Road Plaza. […]
(PICTON, ON) – Members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid additional charges in connection with an ongoing fraud investigation. Additional victims have come forward. With assistance from Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) an investigation was conducted. Officers laid charges in July of this year […]
(PEMBROKE, ON) – A Belleville resident is facing fraud-related charges after a criminal investigation was launched in February 2024. The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began investigating after staff at a business in Pembroke reported fraudulent transactions. An investigation found that the business sustained over $30,000 in losses over a period […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual has been charged in connection with a fraud investigation in Simcoe. At approximately 3:07 p.m. on Sunday, November 17, 2024, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment responded to a fraud-related incident on Queensway East in Simcoe, Norfolk County. It was determined that an individual entered a […]