Wingham Free Press
Saugeen Shores Police were dispatched to a Port Elgin parking lot for a report of a male unconscious in the driver seat of a running motor vehicle. Police located the vehicle minutes later and observed the male to be slouched over and unresponsive. Officers also observed signs of recent drug use inside the vehicle. Police […]
(WAWA, ON) – One person is facing criminal charges after an incident involving a firearm. On July 27, 2025 at approximately 9:37 p.m., the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police was notified of an assault that occurred on Ontario Street in Wawa. Witnesses reported two individuals had engaged in a verbal argument that turned physical, with one […]
(HEARST, ON) – A driver stopped for speeding on Highway 11 west of Hearst is facing multiple charges, including impaired operation and drug possession, following an investigation by the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On Friday, July 4, 2025, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the James Bay OPP stopped a vehicle travelling at 128 km/h […]
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges in an impaired driving investigation. On July 23, 2025, at approximately 9:00 p.m., a traffic complaint on Monogram Place, Quinte West, led Quinte West OPP to suspect a motorist may have been impaired. The driver was arrested and transported to […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing impaired and drug-related charges after a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check. On Saturday, July 19, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check at the intersection of Highway 6 and Old Webbwood Road in Espanola. A vehicle […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON)- Police have charged four individuals following the execution of a warrant in Leamington. On Friday July 11, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County Community Street Crime Unit, OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), OPP Emergency Response Team, OPP K9 Unit and Leamington OPP uniform members, executed a search warrant at an address […]
(SOUTH DUNDAS TWP., ON) – Two people are facing drug trafficking and other charges after the seizure of dangerous, illegal drugs in South Dundas Township. Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) began an investigation in March into drug trafficking in the area. On Thursday, June 19, 2025, members […]
(DAWN-EUPHEMIA, ON) – An individual faces multiple charges after failing to stop for police during an early morning traffic stop. On June 17, 2025, just after 1:15 a.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attempted to stop a vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act violation on Bentpath Line, west of Annett Road in […]
(PETROLIA, ON) – Police have charged three individuals following a traffic stop in Petrolia. On June 6, 2025, just before 5:30 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), conducted a traffic stop on Oil Heritage Road, near Derby Street, Petrolia. As a result of the investigation, Kaitlin EMMONS, 24-year-old of Forest, has been arrested […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On May 22, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant in Elliot Lake. Police attended a residence on McKeown Road and seized more than 105 grams of suspected cocaine (estimated street value exceeding $10,500), numerous suspected methamphetamine tablets, cash, packaging materials, digital scales, and cell […]