Wingham Free Press
(SOUTH PORCUPINE, ON) – One person has been charged with impaired while police were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) program. On July 12, 2024, shortly after 10:30 p.m., members of the Iroquois Falls Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE program at the intersection of Highway 101 and Municipal […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Central Huron resident with several offences following a traffic stop south of Goderich on June 24th, 2024. At approximately 10:10 p.m. on Monday, June 24th, a Huron County OPP officer observed a vehicle travelling on Bluewater Highway and conducted a traffic stop for […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged two individuals. One investigation was conducted after a concerned citizen alerted police to an impaired driver and the second investigation was conducted through regular traffic patrols within the City of Orillia. On July 16, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m., […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, ON) – Members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with refusal following a traffic complaint. On July 15, 2024, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Police responded to a traffic complaint regarding a motorist on Little Lake Road in the Municipality of Brighton. The complainant advised that […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The driver of a motor vehicle and a vessel operator are both facing impaired driving charges following separate investigations. At approximately 5:51 p.m. on Sunday, July 14, 2024, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a suspected impaired driver on Highway 3 in […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – Members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested two individuals in unrelated incidents on Highway 401. On July 8, 2024, shortly before 2:00 a.m., an officer was conducting speed enforcement on Highway 401 eastbound in the Municipality of Port Hope when a motor vehicle was observed travelling at 152 […]
(MUSKOKA LAKES TWP, ON) – Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person with impaired driving offences after responding to reports of a collision in Muskoka Lakes Township. On July 14, 2024, at 8:50 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers along with Muskoka EMS and Muskoka Lakes Fire Department attended a collision scene on Muskoka Road 169 […]
(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – Police were able to locate and arrest an impaired driver thanks to a traffic complaint received from the public. At approximately 9:00 p.m. on Friday July 12, 2024, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Oxford Detachment, were dispatched to Mount Elgin Road in Norwich Township to locate a vehicle that was […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – Two separate investigations from earlier this year have resulted in charges for impaired driving. On January 30, 2024, shortly after 6:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a collision between a vehicle and a moose, on Highway 11 in Fauquier-Strickland. The involved driver was transported […]
(ALNWICK-HALDIMAND TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a person with impaired operation. On July 9, 2024, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a vehicle in the ditch in the vicinity of Rolling Banks Road and Robins Road in Alnwick-Haldimand Township. Officers arrived […]