Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged three more motor vehicle operators with impaired driving related offenses within 25 hours. On Sunday August 18th, 2024, just before 10:00 p.m., Bracebridge OPP officers responded to a concern from a member of the public about the condition of a man who had been inside a […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A traffic stop led to several criminal charges for both driver and passenger in Kapuskasing. On August 17, 2024, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop Government Road in Kapuskasing. Upon speaking with the driver, police observed an open container of alcohol in the […]
(WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON) – Three individuals are facing impaired driving charges in three separate occurrences. On August 16, 2024, at 7:34 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a collision on St. Andrews Street West in Fergus. The Wellington County OPP located the vehicle and driver. As the police officer was speaking to […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested four drivers over in a 22-hour period this weekend with alcohol related driving offences. On August 17, 2024, at approximately 11:24 p.m., Officers responded to a complaint of a single vehicle driving erratically on County Road 20. Officers located the vehicle in the Town of […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – One person is facing charges after the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint of a driver that could not maintain their lane. On August 14, 2024, at 10:45 a.m., the Wellington County OPP received a traffic complaint advising that a sport utility vehicle was unable to maintain its […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a driver with multiple offence following an initial report from a member of the public. On August 13, 2024, at approximately 4:45 p.m., police responded to a report a vehicle involved in a collision on Johnston Road in the Municipality […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered an investigation where one individual was arrested and charged for impaired and forgery related offences. After the individual was located unconscious inside a vehicle outside of the Central Region Headquarters of the Ontario Provincial Police in the City of Orillia. On […]
(Fort Frances, ON) – A routine traffic stop resulted in impaired driving charges for a Fort Frances resident. On August 13, 2024, at approximately 12:30 am, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Fort Frances Detachment conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the 1000 block of King’s Highway. The officer determined that the driver […]
(SOUTHWOLD, ON) – The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), St. Thomas Detachment has charged an individual following a collision investigation. On August 13, 2024, at approximately 3:50 a.m., emergency services including members of the Elgin County OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision on Bush Line near John Wise Line, Township of Southwold. The investigating officer observed […]