Wingham Free Press(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – The East Region of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have been hard at work attempting to keep our roads safe. With the cooperation of drivers, the fatal crashes in eastern Ontario were reduced by 27% in 2013 compared to 2012. Fifty (50) people died in 45 fatal crashes in 2013 compared […]
(LONDON, ON)- On Monday January 14, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Middlesex-London Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and London Fire Department responded to a single vehicle roll over collision on the westbound off ramp to HWY 402 at Colonel Talbot Road. Police have learned that a motor vehicle […]
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – On January 11, 2014 at approximately 2:20am Quinte West OPP officers stopped a motor vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act violation. Upon speaking to the driver of the motor vehicle it was observed by the officer that the male driver had been consuming alcohol. The male driver was placed under arrest […]
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – On January 12, 2014 at approximately 11:00pm Quinte West OPP officers stopped a motor vehicle on Division St in Trenton. After a short investigation the male driver was arrested for Over 80mgs. 51 year old Patrick James MORRISON of Trenton has been charged with Over 80mgs. and was release with a […]
(THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, ONTARIO) Officers from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged two parties with drug offences as a result of a vehicle stop in The Blue Mountains. On the 10th of January 2014 at approximately 2:40pm, an officer on patrols stopped a vehicle for speeding on […]
(COLLINGWOOD, ONTARIO) Officers from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have now arrested and charged a male in relation to the mischief to an ice sculpture in downtown Collingwood. The mischief to the ice sculpture, located in the area of Pine Street and Second Street, took place overnight […]
(CALEDON, ON) – You’re not alone. The town and street names across Ontario can vary widely but the fears – risks about aggressive drivers are startlingly similar no matter the location. Strict police enforcement can reduce the risks and hold some aggressive drivers responsible but in communities where a ROAD WATCH program has been implemented […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are continuing their investigation into a collision which occurred on Highway 40 near Heritage Line on January 11, 2014, just before 4:00 p.m. Investigation has determined that a Toyota car crossed into the path of an oncoming Chrysler car. The deceased driver of the Toyota car has […]
(HALIBURTON, ON) -On Saturday January 11, 2013 at approximately 2:45 pm, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Officers from the Haliburton Highlands Detachment responded to roof collapse fatality on Contau Lake road in Gooderham, Municipality of Highlands East, Ontario. A 64 year old female was cleaning the snow off the deck at her mothers residence when the […]
(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) advises that Highway 40 is now open. It was closed for several hours in the afternoon of January 11, 2014 while police investigated a fatal crash. Further details will be released as they become available.