Wingham Free Press
(TOWNSHIP OF THE NORTH SHORE, ON)- Thief hit in the head with small propane cylinder. On August 29, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a break and enter at a rail scrap yard on Highway 17 in the village of Spragge. The suspect had […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON)- One person arrested and charged for 16 offences. On August 26, 2024, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began a fraud investigation that occurred between August 10, 2024, and August 18, 2024, that took place at a local outfitters store in the City of Elliot Lake. Investigation determined an […]
(SPRING VALLEY, ON) – The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two individuals with a combined 23 charges as a result of several investigations. On August 28, 2024, shortly after 3:30 a.m., Leeds County OPP officers were called to investigate suspicious activity at a golf course just north of Spring Valley. […]
(PRESCOTT, ON) – A North Dundas resident, wanted for an assault, is facing multiple charges and a stolen motorcycle has been recovered. Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit located a wanted individual in Prescott on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, riding a motorcycle. The male was arrested for the outstanding […]
(ST. CLAIR, ON) – The Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested one individual after responding to a report of a stolen motor vehicle in St. Clair Township. On August 25, 2024, at approximately 2:40 a.m., members of the Lambton County OPP received a report of a stolen motor vehicle from an address on St. Clair […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual was charged following an investigation into a shoplifting incident in Simcoe. At approximately 2:49 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment investigated a theft on Queensway East in Simcoe, Norfolk County. It was determined that an individual entered a business, concealed an item, […]
(PEMBROKE, ON.) The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two persons after they were located at a local business after hours. On August 16, 2024, just after 12:00 a.m., OPP received information regarding two persons at a local business after hours on Bennett Street in the City of Pembroke. […]
(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person after investigating the theft of charitable items. On August 14th, 2024, at 7:15 a.m. Bracebridge OPP officers responded to a complaint from a local quick service restaurant that a man had stolen a quantity of items from a silent auction that they have been […]
(CALEDON, ON) – Members of the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have recovered stolen motorcycles and charged a local resident. On August 13, 2024, the Caledon OPP Community Street Crime Unit entered into a stolen vehicle investigation that led officers to a residence in Caledon. Later that same day, with the assistance of […]
(TWEED, ON) – The Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is urging residents of the Tweed area to check their vehicles for any missing items. Officers were called to Stoco Road just after 12:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2024, after a suspicious person was reported to be in the area. They […]