Wingham Free Press
(PICTON, ON) – A traffic stop in Picton has led to drug related charges. On October 2, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m., members of the Prince Edward County OPP Detachment stopped a motorist on Hill Street in Prince Edward County. Through investigation, officers learned that the driver was suspended from driving and further investigation led to […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – A driver was arrested and charged after numerous traffic complaints were reported in Elliot Lake. On September 28, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received numerous complaints on Paris Drive about a female driving erratically in a small grey Sport-Utility Vehicle (SUV). The complainants also reported that […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – On September 18, 2024, members of the Essex County and Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Units (CSCU), executed a search warrant at a residence on Heritage Garden Crecent, Municipality of Lakeshore. CSCU members recovered a quantity of illicit drugs, drug paraphernalia and Canadian currency. As a result, Melinda EMBERLEY, […]
(ATHENS, ON) – Two people face charges after an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigation into drug trafficking in Athens. The OPP East Region Community Street Crime Unit began an investigation early this year, resulting in the execution of a search warrant on September 18, 2024, at a residence on Main Street in Athens, as well as three […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – Two local residents are facing drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Dryden OPP detachment. On September 18, 2024, just before 4:00 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on First Street in the City of Dryden. The […]
(BROCKVILLE, ON) – Two Brockville residents are facing drug trafficking-related charges after a two-month investigation. In July 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) and Brockville Police Service began an investigation into drug trafficking in the Brockville area. On September 5, 2024, police executed a search warrant in Brockville and […]
(HARLEY TOWNSHIP, ON) – A traffic stop in Harley Township led to an impaired driving charge. On September 9, 2024, at approximately 12:35 a.m., the Temiskaming Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped to check on a northbound motorist who had stopped on the southbound shoulder of Highway 11 in Harley Township. Upon speaking with the driver, officers […]
(RENFREW, ON) – Two people face drug trafficking charges after the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit seized illegal drugs in Renfrew. Street Crime Unit members, assisted by Renfrew OPP officers, stopped a vehicle on O’Brien Road on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, shortly before noon. One person in the vehicle was arrested on outstanding […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON) – A traffic stop conducted on August 21, 2024, in South Huron resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs, cash, and offence-related property. On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, just after 9:30 p.m., Huron OPP officers were patrolling on London Road in the Municipality of South Huron when they observed a vehicle fail to […]
(MARATHON, ON) – Three individuals are facing drug charges following a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant in the Town of Marathon. On August 21, 2024, at approximately 12:00 p.m., members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit, with assistance from the Emergency Response Team and Marathon OPP Detachment executed a CDSA […]