Ontario Free Press
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing charges after a traffic stop resulted in an impaired arrest. On Thursday, August 14, 2025, at approximately 12:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop for a potential suspended driver in the Town of Webbwood. A Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) was […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – On August 18, 2025, at approximately 11:15 p.m., the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check along Orangeville Road in Fergus. A vehicle entered the area where police then spoke with the driver. The investigating officer detected signs of impairment. The driver was […]
On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at approximately 9:10 p.m. uniform members of the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) responded to a Niagara Falls address for a belated sexual assault call for service. The initial investigation determined that a female youth was approached by an adult male while walking in […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – Members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have charged two drivers with impaired driving. On Saturday, August 16, 2025, around 8:00 p.m., officers were conducting a RIDE program near Sandbanks Provincial Park in Prince Edward County. A vehicle entered the RIDE and officers spoke to the […]
Between August 16 and 18, 2025, masked suspects entered the compound of a business on South Vidal Street, Sarnia, by cutting through a section of perimeter fencing near a rail line. Once inside, they were captured on video as they forced entry into office space and stole computer equipment valued at more than $17,000, including […]
(Thunder Bay, ON) – Police arrested a suspect Thursday connected to an investigation of drug trafficking distribution to First Nation communities from the City of Thunder Bay. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Intelligence Unit and the OPP, executed a search warrant at a […]
Warrants, Drug Arrests On August 19th, members of Project Renewal observed a vehicle in Belleville’s west end carrying individuals wanted on outstanding warrants. Officers conducted a traffic stop and arrested the individuals on the strength of outstanding warrants and the driver operating the vehicle while his license was suspended. Police seized a quantity of methamphetamines, […]
Break and enter: The complaint reports a break and enter to unlocked shed overnight on Erie Street in St. Thomas. Stolen was a black power washer and Master Craft air compressor valued at approximately $800. CCTV captured the suspect with his face covered. If you observed anyone suspicious in the area or have footage please […]
A 69-year-old man with a past conviction for second-degree murder has been arrested after allegedly driving impaired and violating the conditions of his parole. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on August 12, 2025, officers responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision near Tecumseh Road East and Lincoln Road. They arrived to find a black […]
On Monday afternoon, at 1:53 p.m., the Barrie Police Service was made aware of a robbery that had just taken place at jewellery store located at 509 Bayfield St. in the City of Barrie. Responding officers were advised that the suspects had entered the store, smashed display cabinets, stole jewellery and fled on foot to […]