Wingham Free PressDuring the week of July 3, 2018, to July 8, 2018 there were 107 calls for service, including the Whitney Detachment. There were fourteen motor vehicle collisions, six were animal related. There were four domestic dispute calls for service, and no domestic disputes resulting in criminal code charges. Assault Charges On Saturday July 7, 2018 […]
(PETERBOROUGH, ON) – Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Chemong Road just after 2:00 am on Sunday, July 8, 2018. The male driver was found to be under the influence of alcohol. Dustin HORSLEY (age 28) of Trenton, Ontario was arrested and charged with: […]
(CHATHAM, ON) On July 6, 2018, around 4:15 p.m., Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting RADAR enforcement on Queens Line near highway 401 when they observed a southbound vehicle exceeding the posted speed limit of 90 km/hr. The RADAR registered a speed in excessive of 150 km/hr. While speaking with the driver, the officer […]
(OXFORD COUNTY, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, the OPP Digital Forensics Unit and the Oxford County OPP Detachment have arrested and charged a South-West Oxford Township man following a lengthy internet investigation. On July 5, 2018, police executed a search warrant at a residence in South-West Oxford […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON.) – On Thursday, July 5, 2018 at approximately 8:55 p.m.Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified that a 21-year-old male from Thunder Bay was missing on the Kaministiquia River. Police were advised that the male had been swimming with friends when he went under water but did not resurface. Officers from […]
(CENTRAL ELGIN, ON) – On July 6, 2018 at approximately 9:30 p.m., members of the Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin-St. Thomas Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Central Elgin Fire Service were dispatched to a single motorcycle crash at a private race track located on Sparta Line, Municipality of Central Elgin. Upon arrival, emergency […]
(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Kenora Marine and Trails Unit (MTU) and Kenora Crime Unit are currently investigating two missing persons on Lake of the Woods. On Thursday, July 5, 2018 at approximately 1:30 p.m, the Kenora OPP received a complaint of two swimmers in distress in […]
(KENORA, ON) On Thursday, July 5th, 2018, at approximately 4:00 p.m the Kenora OPP received a complaint of an abandoned vehicle on Dog Tooth Lake, Highway 17. Police attended the scene and determined the vehicle belonged to a Missing Person that was reported to Stonewall RCMP on July 1, 2018. The Northwest Canine Unit and […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) dealt with 217 incidents this past week, here are some examples: July 3 An officer conducted a traffic stop in Campbellford, ON for a Highway Traffic Act offence. As a result of an investigation 29 year old Seth Gray from Trent Hills ON, […]
(NORTH BAY, ON) – On July 3, 2018, at around 2:30 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North East Region Support Team (NERST) arrested two individuals in a stolen passenger vehicle in Nipissing First Nation, Ontario. This vehicle had been reported stolen from the Hamilton area. Further investigation revealed that one of the arrested individuals […]