Wingham Free PressDuring the week of the 25 January 2016, to the 31 January 2016, there were 79 calls for service, including the Whitney Detachment. There were sixteen motor vehicle collisions, eleven were animal related. Once again police are reminding motorists to be cautious of wildlife as they continue to drive on the roadways. There were three […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Over the weekend, the Orillia Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received 122 calls for service. Police responded to calls received from Severn Township, Ramara Township, and the City of Orillia. The time frame is from Friday night at 6:00 p.m. until Monday morning at 6:00 a.m. There were various calls for service consisting […]
(COLLINGWOOD, ON) Officers from Collingwood and The Blue Mountains detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged two males on Sunday after a vehicle failed to stop for police. On Sunday January 31 2016 at approximately 3:00pm an officer from the Collingwood/The Blue Mountains OPP Traffic Unit was conducting radar enforcement in the […]
(BRIGHTON, ON) –On January 30, 2016 at 2:44am an officer from the Northumberland detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting radar enforcement on Highway 401 when he measured a 2016 Nissan SUV to be traveling 152 km/h in the westbound lanes. The vehicle was stopped and evidence of illegal drug use by the […]
(CALEDON, ON) – On January 30, 2016 at approximately 1:24 pm, an officer from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting mobile radar on Highway 10 when he observed the driver of a black Ford Fusion travelling at a high rate of speed and determined the speed to be 150 km/hr. […]
(TOWN OF PENETANGUISHENE, ON) – On Saturday January 30, 2016 at 7:24 a.m. members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call of a shoplifter at a retail business in Penetanguishene, ON Officers located the male suspect a short distance from the store and he was arrested. The […]
(BOSANQUET TWP, ON)- On January 31, 2016 at 11:00 p.m. members of the Lambton Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended the area of #21 Highway and Northville Road, Bosanquet Township to investigate a motor vehicle fire. Investigation revealed that a Peterbilt transport truck had a mechanical issue within the engine compartment that caused a fire. The […]
(PRESCOTT, ON) – Shortly before 6:00 p.m. on January 30, 2016, officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Grenville detachment responded to a motor vehicle collision on County Road 2, east of Bradley Crescent in Augusta Township. The cause of the crash has not been determined. The investigation is continuing with the assistance of OPP […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) On Saturday, January 30, 2016 at approximately 11:52 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11/17 and Balsam Street. While speaking with the driver, officers detected an odour of Marihuana emitting from the vehicle. The police investigation resulted in the […]
(CALEDON, ON) – On January 30, 2016 at approximately 7:05 pm, an officer from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol travelling on Airport Road when he observed a Volkswagen with an expired validation permit on the rear licence plate of the motor vehicle. Subsequently, the officer conducted a vehicle […]