Wingham Free Press
(WATFORD, ON) – On December 18, 2022, at 12:15 a.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were initiating a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint on Nauvoo Road when they noticed a vehicle being driven erratically. Upon speaking with a driver, it became apparent they had consumed an alcoholic beverage and were […]
(Exeter, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit, Digital Forensics Unit and Huron County Detachment have arrested and charged an Exeter resident following an online child sexual exploitation investigation. On November 22, 2022, police executed a search warrant at a home in Exeter and seized several electronic devices. As a […]
(ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, ON) – On December 16, 2022 at 10:50 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding a single-vehicle collision on Petrolia line. Officers attended along with Lambton Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and St. Clair Township Fire Department. The driver was pronounced deceased at the scene. Petrolia Line was […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – On Thursday, December 15, 2022, at approximately 7:50 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment responded to an emergency 9-1-1 call for a home invasion at a Norfolk Street South, Simcoe address. It was determined that an individual attended a residence and forcibly gained entry. Once inside, the owner of […]
(BRANT COUNTY, ON) – A Brant County resident is facing numerous criminal charges after what started as a property standards check by County of Brant By-Law and Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers, resulted in the recovery of more than $300,000 in stolen property. On November 21, 2022, Brant OPP members were requested to assist […]
(ELGIN COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin County Detachment would like to consolidate and streamline our notable traffic offences and publish a weekly release. ■ ■ ■ On November 21, 2022, at approximately 3:55 a.m., an officer with the Elgin County OPP (Chatham Detachment) stopped a passenger vehicle for speeding on the Eastbound […]
(BRANT COUNTY, ON) – One person is facing charges following an investigation where a bus was driven a short distance with a child caught in its doors. On Tuesday November 1, 2022, at approximately 3:56 p.m., Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a police assist call in Mount Pleasant, Brant County. It was determined […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – Members from the Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Essex County OPP Crime Unit, continue to investigate an incident that occurred in September 2022 in the Municipality of Leamington. An adult male was messaging with a young person on a messaging app that resulted in an in-person meeting. Police continue to […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – On September 6, 2022 members of Walpole Island Police Service arrested the driver who struck and killed two cyclists on River Road in June, 2022. Delsin Wade JOHNSON-SHIPMAN, 22-years-old of Walpole Island First Nation, has been charged with the following: · Operation while impaired, causing death (two counts) and, · Dangerous Operation […]
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – On September 4, 2022, at approximately 12:15 a.m., the Middlesex County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received reports of an injured person on Sharon Drive, Middlesex Centre. Officers arrived on scene and located an individual that had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. They were subsequently transported to hospital to be treated […]