Wingham Free PressSTOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERED (South Glengarry) – On May 20, 2015 at approximately 9:08am, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry (SD&G) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle on Fraser Road in South Glengarry Township. The vehicle was completely burnt and not salvageable. Investigation indicated that vehicle was stolen from a residence on […]
(Douro-Dummer Township, ON) – Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently on scene of a collision on Nassau Mills Road (Peterborough County Road 32) just south of Lakefield. A northbound sport utility vehicle (SUV) hit a northbound cyclist from behind just after 12:00pm today. The cyclist was wearing […]
(WELLINGTON COUNTY, ON)–Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was busy over the Victoria Day Long Weekend keeping our roadways safe. Through proactive patrol and enforcement, the OPP raised awareness surrounding the “Big Four” major causes of death and injuries on our Ontario roadways; impaired driving, aggressive driving, distracted driving and failure to wear or improper […]
(ORILLIA, ON.) – The Orillia Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) rescued a boater from an overturned vessel on Lake Simcoe. On May 21, 2015 at approximately 2:23 p.m., Orillia OPP was dispatched to a capsized boat off of Victoria Crescent in the City of Orillia. When officers arrived on scene they were advised that a male […]
(GREY COUNTY, ON) – On Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at approximately 7:20 a.m. Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a single motor vehicle collision on Hwy. 6 between Wilder Lake Rd. and Southgate Road 24 in the Township of West Grey. The driver was operating a 2003 Cadillac motor vehicle northbound on Hwy. 6 […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF MEAFORD, ON) – On Monday, May 18, 2015 at approximately 3:00 a.m., Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was alerted to an unknown male entering vehicles on Ridge Road in the Municipality of Meaford. Police attended the area and arrested the suspect in question after they had observed him entering two vehicles parked […]
(RONDEAU PROVINCIAL PARK, ON) – On May 17, 2015, during the Victoria Day Weekend, a Provincial Park Warden assigned to the Rondeau Provincial Park had occasion to detain a 17 year old male for the unlawful possession of fireworks in a Provincial Park. A short time later a foot chase between the young person and […]
(CITY OF TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) On May 20, 2015 at approximately 8:15 p.m. members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call to Spring Lake due to a vessel that had capsized. The Temiskaming OPP, the OPP Marine Unit, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), and the North Bay […]
(HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON) –Members of the Haldimand County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit have brought closure to a historical missing person case dating back to 1992. James Scott WALTON (then 27-years-old) went missing in the City of Buffalo New York while enroute to Syracuse University to visit friends. His vehicle and personal effects were […]
(SAULT STE. MARIE, ON) – On May 21, 2015 at 9:00 a.m., officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a single motor vehicle rollover on Highway 556 near Old Mill Road. Officers attended the scene and confirmed there was one fatality. The identity of the deceased […]