Wingham Free Press
(PAPINEAU-CAMERON, ON) – A person wanted in connection with several criminal offences committed in December 2024 has been arrested by the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Papineau-Cameron Township. With the assistance of specialized OPP units – including the North Bay Criminal Investigation Unit, Emergency Response Team (ERT), Canine Unit, Crisis Negotiators, Tactics and […]
(SIX NATIONS OF THE GRAND RIVER, ON) – More than 25,000 kg (or 25 metric tonnes) of contraband tobacco and 15 firearms have been seized following an investigation into a criminal network producing and manufacturing contraband tobacco on Six Nations of the Grand River Territory. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau’s (OCEB) began Project […]
(MATTAWA, ON) – A response to a well-being check has led to firearms-related charges following an extensive police operation in Mattawa and surrounding areas. On Sunday May 18, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a person in crisis who had entered a wooded area […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid weapons charges following a call for service. On May 8, 2025, at approximately 8:20 a.m., officers responded a report of a person needing medical attention near a residence on Meade Street in the Municipality of Brighton. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – As a result of an ongoing police investigation, members of the OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant at a Forest Harbour Parkway, Tay Township residential address at approximately 5:00 a.m. May 2, 2025. CSCU investigators assisted by uniform OPP officers along with members […]
(HALIBURTON COUNTY, ON) – Members of the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged several individuals following an investigation involving firearms, drugs and stolen property. As a result of an ongoing police investigation, members of the OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), executed a search warrant at a residence on County Road […]
(BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION, ON) – Two individuals are facing criminal charges after a traffic stop in Batchewana First Nation. On April 16, 2025, at approximately 2:14 p.m., officers with the Batchewana First Nation Police Service were conducting general patrol, when they observed a motor vehicle travelling at an exceptionally low rate of speed on August Street. […]
(PARRY SOUND, ON) – Police arrested and charged one person with firearms related offences after investigating a threats complaint. On March 7, 2025, at approximately 12:35 a.m., the West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a threat’s complaint on Albert Street, Parry Sound. During the investigation, one person was found to […]
Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police have arrested a youth after a weapon call at a Kitchener mall. On March 8, 2025, at approximately 3:20 p.m., police received reports of a male youth brandishing a baseball bat and a firearm. The incident took place in the area of Fairway Road South and Wilson Avenue. There […]
(PETERBOROUGH, ON) – Police have made an arrest in the City of Peterborough following a nearly year-long investigation. On May 11, 2024, members of the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation after receiving information from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in New Brunswick. On March 4, 2025, Caledon OPP members executed […]