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- SIU Attempts Coverup After OPP Beat Senior Breaking Ribs In Clinton Detachment #OPPDeclareWar #ItsNotOver #FTP(HURON COUNTY, ON) – The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an arrest in Huron County. On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, shortly before 2:30 p.m., the Huron County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual in relation to an assault investigation. While in… Read more: SIU Attempts Coverup After OPP Beat Senior Breaking Ribs In Clinton Detachment #OPPDeclareWar #ItsNotOver #FTP
- John DURWARD – Drunk Driving(SOUTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a South Huron resident with impaired driving offences following a traffic stop on February 05, 2026, in the Town of Exeter, Municipality of South Huron. Just after 10:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 05, 2026, Huron County OPP officers… Read more: John DURWARD – Drunk Driving
- Raquel ORMENO Was Arrested Again #3Strikes(GODERICH, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual with nine criminal offences following a theft from a vehicle in the Town of Goderich. On Thursday, February 05, 2026, Huron County OPP officers responded to a theft report in Goderich. Officers spoke to the victim, who… Read more: Raquel ORMENO Was Arrested Again #3Strikes
- Travis MACDONALD – Drunk Driving(SOUTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a South Huron resident with an impaired driving offence following a traffic stop in Huron Park, Municipality of South Huron. Just after 9:00 p.m., on Tuesday, February 03, 2026, Huron County OPP officers conducted a traffic stop on… Read more: Travis MACDONALD – Drunk Driving
- River LIZOTTE – Drunk Driving(PENETANGUISHENE, ON) – Early Friday morning, members of the Southern Georgian Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged a local resident with impaired driving. On March 6, 2026, at approximately 3:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to Simcoe County Road 93 in the Town of Penetanguishene after receiving information… Read more: River LIZOTTE – Drunk Driving
- Fatal Collision Closed Hwy 11(SMOOTH ROCK FALLS, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal multi vehicle collision on Highway 11 near Smooth Rock Falls. On Saturday, March 7, 2026, at approximately 5:30 a.m., members of the Cochrane Detachment of the OPP responded to a report of a motor vehicle… Read more: Fatal Collision Closed Hwy 11
- OPP Take Turns Abusing and Violating Rights Of Sexual Assault Victim In Tim Hortons Parking Lot — SIU “Coverup Crew” Demanding Silence(WINGHAM, North Huron ON)– A disturbing chain of events in North Huron is raising serious questions about whether Ontario’s justice system protects the powerful while punishing those who challenge them. The incident stems from a confrontation on February 17 involving North Huron Deputy Reeve Kevin Falconer and members of… Read more: OPP Take Turns Abusing and Violating Rights Of Sexual Assault Victim In Tim Hortons Parking Lot — SIU “Coverup Crew” Demanding Silence
- Patrick ALBISTON Arrested For Alledgedly Failing To Stop For Police #DisbandHuronOPP(SOUTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a South Huron resident with criminal driving offences following an incident on February 02, 2026, in the Municipality of South Huron. Just after 7:20 p.m. on Monday, February 02, 2026, Huron County OPP officers attempted to stop a… Read more: Patrick ALBISTON Arrested For Alledgedly Failing To Stop For Police #DisbandHuronOPP
- Shelter-in-Place Ends — One Suspect Dead, Second Charged With Murder(ATIKOKAN, ON) – One suspect has been charged and a second suspect has been located deceased in connection with an incident involving two armed individuals in Atikokan that resulted in a shelter-in-place advisory. On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, shortly after 7:00 p.m., members of the Rainy River District Detachment of… Read more: Shelter-in-Place Ends — One Suspect Dead, Second Charged With Murder
- School Threat Probe Leads to Firearm Charges Against 38-Year-Old(MUNICIPALITY OF BRIGHTON, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is providing an update regarding charges laid as part of an ongoing investigation that began in February 2026 involving a reported threat at a local secondary school in Brighton. This update is being issued following continued… Read more: School Threat Probe Leads to Firearm Charges Against 38-Year-Old
- Bomb Threats Force School Closures Across Kenora District — OPP Searching for Suspect(KENORA DISTRICT, ON) – Members of the Dryden, Red Lake and Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachments are investigating bomb threats made to schools throughout the Kenora District. On Friday, March 6, 2026, shortly before 7:00 a.m. CST, the OPP received information regarding bomb threats affecting schools in Dryden,… Read more: Bomb Threats Force School Closures Across Kenora District — OPP Searching for Suspect
- David TEDESCO & Shelby WATTS – Drunk Driving(ADJALA-TOSORONTIO, ON) – Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two individuals in separate incidents with impaired driving offences following a traffic complaint for a suspected impaired driver and an officer’s observations while on patrol. On Thursday, March 05, 2026, shortly before 7:00 p.m.,… Read more: David TEDESCO & Shelby WATTS – Drunk Driving
- $40,000 Fraud – Lawson ENYEDIKE Arrested(PARRY SOUND, ON) – The West Parry Sound detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit have arrested and charged one person with fraud related offences after an eight-month investigation. On July 17, 2025, members of the West Parry Sound OPP Crime Unit received a call regarding a fraud… Read more: $40,000 Fraud – Lawson ENYEDIKE Arrested
- OPP Issue Fake Police Alert(Clarence-Rockland, ON) – Hawkesbury Ontario Provincial Police officers (OPP) with the assistance of Russell County OPP officers have made three arrests in relation to the numerous recent police impersonation frauds. On Thursday, March 5, 2026, at approximately 1:10 p.m., officers responded to a report of fraud at a residence in… Read more: OPP Issue Fake Police Alert
- Adam AUSTIN – Drunk Driving(TILLSONBURG, ON) – A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check point in the Town of Tillsonburg results in charges. On March 6, 2026, at approximately 1:30 a.m., members of the Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. check point on Broadway in Tillsonburg when a… Read more: Adam AUSTIN – Drunk Driving
- Rawan JABER – Fraud(ESSEX, ON) -The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two individuals in connection with an attempted “grandparent scam” targeting a vulnerable senior. On Thursday March 5, 2026, at approximately 1:08 p.m. a local resident from Fairview Avenue East in the Town of Essex received a phone call from… Read more: Rawan JABER – Fraud
- Cocaine Bust: Carlos DE LA ROSA ROYER(LITTLE CURRENT, ON) – A driver is facing criminal charges after a traffic stop for speeding led to the discovery of suspected cocaine. On Sunday, March 1, 2026, at approximately 10:15 p.m., an officer from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting speed enforcement on Highway… Read more: Cocaine Bust: Carlos DE LA ROSA ROYER
- Opium & Firearms Bust(CALEDON, ON) – Members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid numerous charges against three individuals following a recent warrant execution. In February 2026, the Caledon CSCU entered into a drug trafficking investigation. With the assistance of the… Read more: Opium & Firearms Bust
- Stephan MURPHY – Drunk Driving(PETAWAWA, ON) – A Whitewater Region (WWR) resident is facing several charges after an impaired driving investigation in the Town of Petawawa. On March 2, 2026, at approximately 8:00 p.m., RIDE Program officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a driver on… Read more: Stephan MURPHY – Drunk Driving
- 2 Dead Following Collision(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – Middlesex County OPP investigating a fatal collision in Middlesex Centre. On March 5, 2026, at 7:40 p.m., emergency services including members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and Middlesex Centre Fire, were dispatched to Highbury Avenue North between Thirteen and Fourteen… Read more: 2 Dead Following Collision
- Caleb WALSH Was Arrested(QUINTE WEST, ON) – The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid impaired driving charges following an incident in the city. On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at approximately 08:00 a.m., officers responded to reports of a suspicious vehicle in the area of Adrian Court. The driver was… Read more: Caleb WALSH Was Arrested
- Corrinna OLSZOWY, Kristy-Lee GILBERT & Isabella SLADE – Impaired Driving(TILLSONBURG, ZORRA, NORWICH, ON) – Members from the Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), had a busy night across Oxford County, taking three impaired drivers off the roads. On March 5, 2026, at approximately 1:00 a.m., while on proactive patrol, Oxford OPP observed a vehicle being driven dangerously,… Read more: Corrinna OLSZOWY, Kristy-Lee GILBERT & Isabella SLADE – Impaired Driving
- Joseph AUBERTIN – Drunk Driving(ELK LAKE, ON) – A single vehicle collision in James Township has resulted in impaired driving charges. On Saturday, February 28, 2026, at approximately 11:45 p.m., members of the Englehart and Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle collision near… Read more: Joseph AUBERTIN – Drunk Driving
- Brian MURPHY & Kurtis JOHNSON – Impaired Driving(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two Town of Orangeville residents with impaired operation-related offences following two separate incidents. On March 4, 2026, at approximately 8:56 a.m., Dufferin OPP officers were conducting traffic enforcement in the area of Highway 10… Read more: Brian MURPHY & Kurtis JOHNSON – Impaired Driving
- David DODD Was Arrested(SOUTHWEST MIDDLESEX, ON) – Individual facing charges after disturbance in Glencoe. On March 3, 2026, at 10:45 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were dispatched to a business at 158 Mill Street in Glencoe, Municipality of Southwest Middlesex, for the report of a disturbance. Officers arrived… Read more: David DODD Was Arrested
- 19 Year Old From Parkhill Facing Drunk Driving Charge(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – Driver facing Impaired charge after traffic stop on suspicious vehicle. On March 1, 2026, at 4:17 a.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, observed a suspicious vehicle on Gold Creek Drive at… Read more: 19 Year Old From Parkhill Facing Drunk Driving Charge
- Jill NIETMAN & Jordan BALDWIN Were Arrested(TWEED, ON) – Officers from the Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges in two separate impaired driving investigations on the same day. On Thursday, February 26, 2026, at approximately 5:00 a.m., police received a report of a vehicle stuck in a snowbank on Moira St.… Read more: Jill NIETMAN & Jordan BALDWIN Were Arrested
- Sebastien LAVOIE Was Arrested(QUINTE WEST, ON) – The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid an impaired driving charge. On Monday, March 2, 2026, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the Quinte West OPP were dispatched to a report of a person causing damage to a vehicle in a parking lot. The… Read more: Sebastien LAVOIE Was Arrested
- Alexander UBDEGROVE Was Arrested Again #3Strikes(UNITED COUNTIES OF LEEDS AND GRENVILLE, ON) – An individual has been charged with driving and drug offences. In February 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) began an investigation into an individual who was subject of an arrest warrant. CSCU was assisted by… Read more: Alexander UBDEGROVE Was Arrested Again #3Strikes
- Brian SLOAN – Impaired Operation, Drugs & Cigarettes(PEDLEY TOWNSHIP) – A North Bay resident is facing multiple charges after an OPP officer conducted a traffic stop for speeding on Highway 17, west of North Bay. On Monday, March 2, 2026, at approximately 2:00 p.m., a member of the North Bay OPP stopped a vehicle observed travelling 113… Read more: Brian SLOAN – Impaired Operation, Drugs & Cigarettes
- Jesse Coombs Arrested With 17 Year Old – Details Released(PARRY SOUND, ON) – The North East Region Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two people with drug related offences. On February 25, 2026, members of the North East Region CSCU assisted by West Parry Sound OPP and Anishinabek Police Service… Read more: Jesse Coombs Arrested With 17 Year Old – Details Released
- Jessica LAWRENCE – Impaired Driving(PETAWAWA, ON) – An individual is facing charges after an impaired driving investigation in Petawawa resulted in the seizure of suspected fentanyl and cocaine. On February 28, 2026, at approximately 4:45 p.m. members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped to investigate an… Read more: Jessica LAWRENCE – Impaired Driving
- Drug Bust: MARTIN & SUTHERLAND(MOOSONEE, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) North East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of James Bay OPP detachment officers, have charged two individuals following the execution of a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant in Moosonee. On Wednesday, February 25,… Read more: Drug Bust: MARTIN & SUTHERLAND
- Wire Recovered – CHAPMAN, MCDERMOTT, ABDULKADIR & TENTO(CITY OF GUELPH, ONTARIO) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested four individuals after recovering a large quantity of telecommunication wire. On March 2, 2026, at approximately 2 p.m., a member of the Wellington County OPP was on proactive patrol on York Road in Guelph when they observed a… Read more: Wire Recovered – CHAPMAN, MCDERMOTT, ABDULKADIR & TENTO
- School Bus Collision Sends 3 to Hospital(HURON EAST, ON) – A tractor-trailer versus school bus collision on North Line at Summerhill Road in the Municipality of Huron East has left both involved vehicle drivers and two students with injuries. Members of the Huron Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Huron County Paramedic Services, and Huron East Fire… Read more: School Bus Collision Sends 3 to Hospital
- Should North Huron Council Spend $650,000 On a Slightly Better Street Sweeper? Taxes To Soar!(Wingham, North Huron) — North Huron Council is considering spending $575,654.08 plus applicable taxes on a 2026 Elgin Whirlwind1 Vacuum Street Sweeper. That’s well over half a million dollars of taxpayer money for a machine that — according to residents — replaces a street sweeper the municipality already owns… Read more: Should North Huron Council Spend $650,000 On a Slightly Better Street Sweeper? Taxes To Soar!
- Repeat Offender Arrested In Exeter – Nickolas ELLIOTT #3Strikes(SOUTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual following an incident that took place in the Town of Exeter, Municipality of South Huron on February 02, 2026. On Monday, February 02, 2026, police observed a person known to police on Main Street South… Read more: Repeat Offender Arrested In Exeter – Nickolas ELLIOTT #3Strikes
- 23 Year Old From Bothwell Arrested(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – Driver facing Impaired charge after traffic stop. On February 28, 2026, at 1:47 a.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, observed a suspicious vehicle on Glendon Drive. A traffic stop was initiated… Read more: 23 Year Old From Bothwell Arrested
- Anthony DOXTATOR Was Arrested Again #3Strikes(ONEIDA NATION OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION, ON) – Driver charged with impaired as a result of Oneida Nation Police RIDE Program. On March 1, 2026, at 4:04 p.m., members of the Oneida Nation Police were engaged in a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on River Road in Oneida… Read more: Anthony DOXTATOR Was Arrested Again #3Strikes
- Joseph SCHRAM – Drunk Driving(NORTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Huron-Kinloss Township resident with impaired driving offences following a traffic complaint on January 28, 2026, in the Township of North Huron. Just after 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, Huron County OPP officers received a complaint… Read more: Joseph SCHRAM – Drunk Driving
- 19 Year Old Repeat Offender Arrested Again – Johnathan OSBORNE-WALSH(PLYMPTON-WYOMING, ON) – An individual has been charged following a disturbance in Plympton-Wyoming. On March 2, 2026, shortly after 2:15 a.m., members of the Lambton County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance involving two individuals at a residence in Plympton-Wyoming. As a result of the… Read more: 19 Year Old Repeat Offender Arrested Again – Johnathan OSBORNE-WALSH
- Hwy 11 Wheel Seperation(NORTH BAY, ON) – The North Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver and the operating company following multiple traffic complaints regarding a transport truck travelling on Highway 11 with smoke and sparks coming from the trailer. On Thursday February 26,… Read more: Hwy 11 Wheel Seperation
- Omadath GAJADHAR & Christopher THOMPSON Were Arrested(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals are facing charges following separate impaired driving investigations. On Saturday, February 28, 2026, at approximately 7:34 p.m., members of the Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver on Old Highway 24 in Waterford. Officers located the… Read more: Omadath GAJADHAR & Christopher THOMPSON Were Arrested
- Stolen Vehicles Recovered – Zirak JAAFAR Arrested(OTONOBEE-SOUTH MONAGHAN TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have made an arrest after locating stolen vehicles in a body shop in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township. On Saturday February 28, 2026, Peterborough County OPP officers received information of the possible location of a… Read more: Stolen Vehicles Recovered – Zirak JAAFAR Arrested
- Jeffery SAWICKI – Impaired Driving(POINT EDWARD, ON) – On March 1, 2026, just before 5:00 a.m., members of the Lambton County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were requested to attend Bluewater Bridge, Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), regarding a possible impaired driver. As a result of the investigation, Jeffery SAWICKI, a 46-year-old… Read more: Jeffery SAWICKI – Impaired Driving
- Running Stop Sign In Mount Forest Leads To James DUNCAN’s Arrest(WELLINGTON NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) – An individual is charged following a traffic stop in Mount Forest. On March 2, 2026, at approximately 12:15 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting proactive traffic control when they observed a vehicle going through a stop sign on Waterloo… Read more: Running Stop Sign In Mount Forest Leads To James DUNCAN’s Arrest
- $230,000 Fentanyl Bust – Paula WESLEY(SOUTH PORCUPINE, ON) – On Monday, March 2, 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the South Porcupine Detachment, concluded a drug trafficking investigation under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA). Police seized a large quantity of suspected… Read more: $230,000 Fentanyl Bust – Paula WESLEY
- ZUMMACH, MOORE, JURMAIN & SANDY – Impaired Driving(TOWN OF MIDLAND, TOWNSHIPS OF TAY AND TINY, ON) – Officers from the Southern Georgian Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated four unrelated driving incidents between February 28 and March 2, resulting in both impaired‑ and prohibition‑related charges. An officer conducted a traffic stop on Highway 12… Read more: ZUMMACH, MOORE, JURMAIN & SANDY – Impaired Driving
- Jesse HENDERSON Was Arrested Again(LENNOX AND ADDINGTON COUNTY, ON) – Lennox and Addington County members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a person with several criminal and provincial charges following a traffic stop overnight. On Tuesday March 3, 2026, just after 12:00 a.m., L&A County OPP members observed a vehicle travelling over… Read more: Jesse HENDERSON Was Arrested Again













