Wingham Free Press
(BROCKVILLE, ON) – An individual has been arrested at dealership near Brockville after an investigation revealed fraudulent document had been provided in order to purchase a vehicle. The investigation, led by the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), began on November 11, 2024, when an employee of the dealership reported that they had […]
(TOWN OF WASAGA BEACH, ON) – The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested an unregistered nurse with 19 charges related to identify fraud in healthcare facilities across Simcoe County. Between September 2020 and April 2024, the individual secured employment as a nurse at multiple healthcare facilities, including long-term care homes, despite […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Health Fraud Investigation Unit (HFIU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch has charged two people following an extensive fraud investigation related to the COVID-19 vaccine database. The investigation revealed approximately 150 falsified entries into the database. As a result of the investigation, Waseem RAZVI, age 35, of Mississauga, and Trang […]
(TORONTO, ON) – Members of Ontario’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) have arrested two more individuals following a criminal investigation linked to a door-to-door sales fraud which victimized over 200 people across Ontario. In this fraud scheme, salespeople attended the homes of older adults and vulnerable people to initiate frauds where victims unknowingly entered into home service and/or […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Major Crime Unit have charged one individual following a months-long fraud investigation. In February 2024, a business in Centre Wellington contacted the Wellington County OPP to advise that they had lost approximately $230,000 to a phishing scam. At that time, the investigation was turned over […]
(CAMBRIDGE, ON) – Police have made another arrest linked to a group that targeted victims across Canada. On April 18, 2024, Project Sharp members, consisting of 11 Ontario and Quebec police services, announced the results of their 15-month-long investigation into individuals defrauding victims utilizing the ’emergency grandparent’ scam. The targets were seniors with a landline telephone, […]
(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – The Nipissing West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a suspect in connection with a fraud case involving the double presentment of cheques, where the same cheque was deposited twice. In November 2023, the OPP launched an investigation after a business reported several instances of cheques being deposited twice. Through a […]
(HUNTSVILLE, ON) – The Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested an individual after a report of a theft from a local business in the Town of Huntsville. On September 30, 2024, officers of the Huntsville OPP Detachment began an investigation into a reported theft. A local business reported an employee stole over $60,000 […]
(STIRLING, ON) – Investigators have arrested another individual in connection with stolen classic cars recovered in May 2024. On September 18, 2024, Michael MCCRORY, age 58 of Central Hastings was charged with the following six offences contrary to the Criminal Code: · Possession of property obtained by crime · Theft over $5,000 · Fraud over $5,000 · Conspiracy to commit an […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON)- One person arrested and charged for 16 offences. On August 26, 2024, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began a fraud investigation that occurred between August 10, 2024, and August 18, 2024, that took place at a local outfitters store in the City of Elliot Lake. Investigation determined an […]