Wingham Free Press(QUINTE WEST, ON) – It was a busy long weekend on local roadways for the Quinte West detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. Over the 3 day long weekend officers attended 11 vehicle collisions resulting in 5 of the drivers being charged. Charges include fail to remain, careless driving and following to close. All 11 […]
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – Officers attended the Montrose road subdivision over the weekend for numerous reports of property being taken from parked vehicles. A number of vehicles in the subdivision were entered and various pieces of personal property were removed. Police are reminding vehicle owners to remove all valuables from their vehicles and ensure their […]
(SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON.) The Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was involved with 63 occurrences over the long weekend, but did not have any significant problems. Of those occurrences, 22 charges were laid under the Liquor License Act against offenders. The most notable occurrence of the weekend involved a motor vehicle collision. On Sunday August […]
(GEORGIAN BAY TOWNSHIP, ON) – On August 5th, 2013 at approximately 2:00 p.m., members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Georgian Bay Fire Department and Simcoe County Paramedic Service responded to report that a plane had crashed into Six Mile Lake. An initial OPP investigation revealed a 57 year […]
(MARATHON, ON) – On Saturday August 3, 2013, blueberry pickers came across a vehicle parked in a remote area located just off Highway 17 in McCron Township between White River and Marathon Ontario. They observed a deceased male in the vehicle and immediately contacted police. Officers from the Marathon/Manitouwadge detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police […]
(ELGIN COUNTY) – Police have identified the deceased in yesterdays fatal motorcycle collision as, Randy ROBB age 47 of Kitchener, ON. Police continue to investigate the cause of the collision. Additional information will be released when it becomes available. Original Release Dated August 4, 2013- Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police are currently investigating a fatal […]
(DRYDEN, ON)- On August 5, 2013 at approximately 8:00am Provincial Park officials have confirmed they caught the black bear responsible for the unprovoked attack. The bear was caught in a live trap. The trails surrounding the park still remain closed until park officials complete their investigation. This incident was unprovoked however the police would like […]
(WASAGA BEACH, ON.) – On August 5th, 2013 at approximately 2:00 a.m. members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police stopped a motor vehicle on Georgian Glen Drive and discovered that the male driver had a quantity of Cannabis Marihuana in his possession. Charged with Possession Schedule II – Cannabis Marihuana” is […]
(WASAGA BEACH, ON.) – On August 5th, 2013 at approximately 12:05 a.m., a member of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police while on general patrol observed an E-Bike traveling westbound on Shore Lane exhibiting signs of impairment. This motor vehicle was stopped and Police quickly determined that the operator of this vehicle […]
(MARATHON ON) -On Thursday August 01, 2013 an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment stopped a vehicle on Highway 17 in Brothers Township for speeding and upon speaking to the driver detected an odour of alcohol on the driver’s breath. Police demanded a roadside breath sample and the driver registered a fail. […]