Wingham Free Press
(STIRLING-RAWDON TWP, ON) – Three people face drug trafficking charges after the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) seized dangerous drugs at a residence in Stirling-Rawdon. On April 18, 2024, the OPP East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), assisted by the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) and Central Hastings OPP members, executed search warrants at a residence […]
(WIKWEMIKONG UNCEDED TERRITORY, ON) – Four people have been arrested and charged with drug and weapons related offences after a search warrant was executed in Wikwemikong Unceded Territory. On April 17, 2024, shortly after 5:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of the North East Region Emergency Response […]
(LYNDHURST, ON) – TheLeeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a 50 year-old male for several offences, including harassment and firearms charges. On March 16, 2024, members of the OPP began an investigation, and the accused was subsequently warned with trespassing and warned regarding criminal harassment. In the following weeks, incidents continued, including […]
(LENNOX & ADDINGTON COUNTY, ON) – The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), has charged a male with multiple weapons charges after a road rage incident. On April 14, 2024, shortly before 8:00 p.m., L&A County OPP were dispatched to a reported firearms call. The caller was reporting a road rage […]
(TEMAGAMI, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one person with impaired driving following a collision. On March 28, 2024, shortly before 2:00 p.m., members of the Temiskaming OPP responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 11 in Temagami. Through investigation, police determined that one of the drivers was impaired by […]
A Pickering female is in custody for firearm possession following an investigation by the DRPS Gun and Gang Unit. On Thursday, April 4, 2024, members of the DRPS Gun and Gang Unit (GGU) completed an investigation into a female believed to be in possession of a firearm. Officers attended a school in the area of […]
(NORTHEASTERN MANITOULIN AND THE ISLANDS, ON) – One person has been arrested and charged following a traffic stop on Highway 6. On March 31, 2024, shortly after 7:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol on Highway 6 in Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands. Police conducted a traffic stop on a motor […]
(WALPOLE ISLAND FIRST NATION, ON) – On April 1, 2024, at 3:50 p.m., members of the Walpole Island Police Service (WIPS) and Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding an individual being shot at by two individuals on Dump Road. Officers attended and confirmed no individuals had been injured. Empty firearm casings were […]
A loaded firearm was located in a vehicle after a male was arrested for impaired driving in Scugog. On Monday, April 1, 2024, at approximately 2:55 a.m., members of North Division were on proactive patrol in the area of Simcoe Street and Whitfield Road, in Scugog, when they initiated a traffic stop on a suspected […]
(STRONG TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two people with numerous offences after conducting a routine traffic stop. On March 29, 2024, shortly after 8:30 p.m., the Almaguin Highlands OPP conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was speeding, on Highway 11 in Strong Township. An investigation led to the arrest […]