Wingham Free Press
(SOUTHWEST MIDDLESEX, ON) – Stolen vehicle located in Southwest Middlesex strikes cruiser as it flees the scene. On April 1, 2024, at 8:01 a.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), while on general patrol observed a stolen vehicle parked at a business on Longwoods Road in Wardsville, Southwest Middlesex. The officer blocked […]
(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – Two young people have been arrested and charged after being stopped in a stolen vehicle. On March 27, 2024, shortly before 2:30 a.m. members of the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Highway 17, West Nipissing. Once the vehicle came to […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), assisted by the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) were involved in a drug investigation which led to the arrest of one individual. On March 26, 2024, Officers seized approximately $7000 worth of Fentanyl and Cocaine, a cellular device, drug […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) were involved in a drug investigation which led to the arrest of two individuals. On March 26, 2024, Officers seized approximately $6500 worth of Fentanyl, a cellular device and approximately $5000 in Canadian Currency, as a result of an […]
A male is in custody following an investigation into numerous thefts from construction sites between February and March of 2024. Between February and March of 2024, the suspect was observed entering construction and new development sites, stealing various construction tools. The suspect listed the stolen items on Facebook Marketplace in an attempt to sell them. […]
(SOUTHGATE, ON) – On February 10th, 2024, at 9:48 a.m., the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a stolen Case International Combine “header” valued at over $20,000 in the Township of Southgate. Kevin Innis, 40 years of age from Melancthon was charged with the following: · Possession of property obtained by crime over […]
(LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP, ON) – A Laurentian Hills resident is facing fraud-related charges after a criminal investigation was launched in December 2022. The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began investigating after a Laurentian Valley Township resident reported fraudulent activity by a contractor hired to complete work at their home. A second […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On March 20, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled Dugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a residence on Chalmers Crescent in Elliot Lake. As a result of the warrant being executed, approximately 386 grams of suspected cocaine (approximate street value $17,000), digital scales, packaging […]
(BLAIR TOWNSHIP, ON) – The West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of officers from the Sudbury Detachment of the OPP have arrested and charged three people with break and enter as well as multiple other offences. On March 17, 2024, officers were called to a seasonal cottage after the […]
(NEW TECUMSETH, ON)- The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) made an arrest on March 1st, 2024, in the Town of New Tecumseth in relation to a drug trafficking investigation. On March 1st, 2024, members of the Nottawasaga OPP Community Street Crime Unit, along with Collingwood Street Crime Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and […]