Wingham Free Press(CALEDON, ON) – Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) remind you to plan your transportation requirements carefully as we approach the holiday season. The key to avoiding alcohol related collisions and impaired driving charges is to completely eliminate the possibility of getting behind the wheel after drinking. How do you […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON.) -On Saturday, November 9, 2013 Auxiliary officers from the City of Kawartha Lakes detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) teamed up with the Valu Mart in Bobcaygeon with the hopes of supporting the local food bank. Auxiliary officers were in attendance from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. to receive […]
(COUNTY OF BRANT, ON) – The County of Brant Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), officers were conducting a RIDE check at Simcoe Street and Isaac Street in Scotland, ON. At approximately 10:08 p.m. Friday November 8th, 2013, officers stopped a green 1996 GMC pickup truck. While the officer was talking to the male driver, he could […]
(COUNTY OF BRANT, ON) – The County of Brant Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were called to a break and enter to a Paris Road construction site near Golf Road. Sometime between 7:15 p.m. on November 6th, and 7:00 a.m. on November 7th, 2013, suspects entered seven construction trailers. Numerous tools were taken, including a […]
During the afternoon of Friday November 8, a traffic complaint was received regarding a vehicle swerving all over the road, travelling southbound on Highway 72. Officers quickly located the vehicle, and upon speaking to the driver, he was found to be under the influence of alcohol. The subsequent investigation also revealed that the driver also […]
Later on in the afternoon of November 8, officers from the Sioux Lookout OPP conducted a vehicle stop on Front Street. The investigation revealed that the driver of the vehicle had their license previously suspended. Charged with driving while under suspension is 50 year old Leon SINGLETON of Sioux Lookout. SINGLETON was given a summons […]
During the early morning of Saturday November 9, officers on patrol observed a male walking around Sioux Lookout, who was known to be on conditions from a previous bail release. The investigation revealed that the subject was not abiding by their court imposed curfew. As a result, 26 year old Johnathan MAKAHNOUK of Sioux Lookout […]
On the morning of Sunday November 10, members of the Sioux Lookout OPP were called to one of the local hotels regarding an individual causing a disturbance on the premises. Officers proceeded to arrest one individual, who provided police with a name that was later found to be false. The actual arrested person was subject […]
(RED LAKE, ON) – On Sunday, November 10, 2013 at approximately 6:34 p.m. (Central Standard Time) the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was notified that a Bearskin Airlines plane had crashed on the approach to landing at Red Lake airport. The Metro Fairchild 19 passenger plane had departed Sioux Lookout and was scheduled to land in […]
(THORNBURY,On)-Members of the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to the scene of a fatal house fire at a Bruce Street apartment in Thornbury on November 9, 2013 at 6:57AM.Attending Officers joined members of the Blue Mountains Fire Service and