Wingham Free Press(PEMBROKE, ON) – On Monday March 28, 2016 at 1:50pm officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a head-on motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 involving a westbound Chevrolet pickup and an eastbound Hyundai SUV. The collision took place just west of Greenwood Rd on Highway 17 in Whitewater Region […]
(PUSLINCH TOWNSHIP, ON) – On March 25, 2016 at approximately 1:05 p.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a serious collision involving two motor vehicles on Wellington Road 32 at Laird Road West, Puslinch Township. The deceased driver of the 2005 Chrysler has been identified as 44-year-old Timothy BYRNE of Cambridge. […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) dealt with a variety of calls this past week. Here are some examples: Mar 21: Four motor vehicle collisions from 8:30-9:20am on Hwy 401 Port Hope area. Black ice was a contributing factor. No serious injuries. Graffiti reported at King Edward Park in […]
(SUDBURY, ON)- On March 22, 2016, at approximately 5:00 p.m., members from the Sudbury Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a traffic stop on Highway 17 in the City of Greater Sudbury. As a result of the investigation, it was found that the vehicle being operated had an expired validation sticker and that the driver was […]
(SUDBURY, ON)- On March 22, 2016, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members from the Sudbury Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a traffic stop on Highway 144 in the town of Chelmsford. As a result of the investigation, it was found that the vehicle the female driver was operating had an expired validation sticker and no insurance. […]
(SUDBURY, ON)- At approximately 7:41 p.m., on March 21, 2016, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a traffic complaint regarding a vehicle eastbound on Highway 17 from Espanola, being operated by a male possibly impaired by alcohol. Officers patrolled the area and observed the vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 17 four […]
(ESPANOLA, ON)- On March 21, 2016, at approximately 5:25 p.m., members from the Espanola Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a traffic stop on Agnew Lake road in Sables-Spanish Rivers Township. As a result of the investigation, it was found that the male driver was suspended from driving. Joseph Michael POLLARD, 29 years of age, from […]
(ESPANOLA, ON)- The Espanola Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating the theft of a portable sawmill taken from a residence situated on Lacloche Lake road in Sables-Spanish Rivers Township and are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying suspect(s). The sawmill is described as a bright orange Norwood LumberMate 2000 portable sawmill with the optional trailer […]
(SUDBURY, ON)- On March 15, 2016, at approximately 6:43 p.m., members of the Sudbury Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a traffic complaint regarding a vehicle that was being operated erratically on Highway 144, north of Cartier. Police patrolled the area and located the vehicle on Highway 144, south of Cartier. It was determined […]
(SUDBURY, ON)- On March 14, 2016, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division (HSD) established a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Drivers Everywhere) initiative at the intersection of Highway 69 and Highway 64, in the Municipality of French River. At approximately 8:30 pm, officers had occasion to check a southbound vehicle occupied by a […]