Wingham Free Press
(PERTH COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals are facing impaired driving charges following two separate investigations over the weekend. On August 24, 2024, at approximately 6:51 p.m., the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint involving a suspected impaired driver. Police located the vehicle and driver in the town of Mitchell, Municipality of West Perth. […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Three individuals were charged following investigations into separate impaired driving incidents. At approximately 12:14 a.m. on Sunday, August 25, 2024, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Main Street of Courtland in Courtland, Norfolk County. During the operation, a […]
(TOWNSHIP OF ALNWICK-HALDIMAND, ON) – Officers from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver for failure or refusal to comply with a demand. On August 23, 2024, at approximately 10:05 p.m., police responded to a report from a member of the public regarding a driver that had lost control and […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – The Essex County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged an individual following a multi vehicle collision on Highway 401. On August 23, 2024, at approximately 10:22 a.m., members of the Essex County OPP responded to a report of a multi vehicle collision in the westbound lanes of Highway 401 […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a local man following a trespassing call that escalated into multiple criminal charges. On August 22, 2024, shortly after 5:00 p.m., officers responded to a report of a vehicle trespassing on private property. The vehicle was reported to have driven […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – An erratic driver was charged with impaired offences after refusing to provide breath samples. On August 25, 2024, at approximately 8:30 pm, an officer with the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle in the 700 block of Scott Street when it was observed to be swerving. The vehicle was also […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On August 23, 2024, at 5:30 p.m., a South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer on patrol stopped a vehicle in Kincardine. The driver was found to have been impaired by drug. Francois BELLEMARRE, 47-years-old, from St. Catherines was charged with: The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information to call 1-888-310-1122. Should […]
(Inverary, ON) – A driver was arrested for impaired driving, as a result, of multiple traffic complaints from citizens and a minor single vehicle collision. On August 22, 2024, just after 6:00 pm, OPP officers from the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint from a citizen in South Frontenac Township. […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charge two more impaired drivers in unrelated incidents. On August 20, 2024, at approximately 12:15 p.m., an officer from the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) was on patrol on Bridge Street South in the Municipality of Trent Hills when they conducted a traffic […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON) -On August 20th at approximately 2:00am Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE program on Highway 35 near Tower Road. A vehicle entered the RIDE program with a female driver and male passenger. An Officer noticed signs of impairment from the […]