Wingham Free Press
(TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) -Two people were arrested and face weapon and drug charges after police stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. On February 20, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), initiated a traffic stop on Edith Street in Temiskaming Shores. During the investigation, officers located […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On February 20, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Repeat Offenders Parole Enforcement (ROPE) team arrested a fourth person in Toronto. On February 6, 2025, the OPP executed a Controlled Dugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a residence on Frobel Drive in Elliot Lake. Police seized more than 2300 grams of […]
(GERALDTON, ON) – Two residents are facing drug trafficking charges after an officer observed a motor vehicle with no taillights illuminated and initiated a traffic stop. On February 17, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., members of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were on general patrol when they observed a motor vehicle […]
(MALLORYTOWN, ON) – A Mallorytown resident is facing charges after an investigation revealed they were trafficking illicit substances. On February 14, 2025, following a lengthy investigation conducted by the East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), members of the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in conjunction with the CSCU, executed two search […]
(TEMISKAMING, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged two people with drug and firearms related offences after the execution of two search warrants in Temiskaming Shores. On February 12, 2025, members from the OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), the Northeast Region Emergency Response Team […]
(HEARST, ON) – A traffic stop in Hearst led to the arrest of a driver for impaired operation and drug trafficking charges. On February 8, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Jolin Street. During the interaction, officers determined that the driver had consumed an […]
Almost five kilograms of crystal meth was seized during the Super Bowl RIDE line. On Sunday, February 9, 2025 members of RIDE were conducting a RIDE checkpoint in the area of Consumers Drive and Garden Street in Whitby. The suspects entered the checkpoint in a black Volkswagen SUV and spoke with officers who detected an […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual has been charged following an investigation into a shoplifting incident in Simcoe. At approximately 5:28 p.m. on Monday, February 3, 2025, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment responded to a reported theft on Queensway East in Simcoe, Norfolk County. It was determined that an individual entered […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located a stolen pickup and arrested the driver, subsequently charging him with multiple offences. On January 23, 2025, at approximately 2:51 a.m., while on general patrol, the Leamington OPP observed a stolen pickup truck at Lutsch Street and Talbot Street East in Leamington. The Essex […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand/Norfolk Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has arrested a wanted individual in Simcoe, charging them with multiple offences. At approximately 11:13 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, the Haldimand/Norfolk OPP CSCU spotted an individual with an outstanding warrant operating a motor vehicle on Queen Street North in […]