Ontario Free Press
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service has arrested and charged an Ottawa resident with sexual offences following an investigation that began in early March 2026. Mohamed HABIB, 20 years of age, has been charged by the OPS Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit (SACA) with the following counts: HABIB is scheduled to appear in […]
On Wednesday, April 17, 2026, Melvin Brown was released from prison at the conclusion of his sentence. In 2014, Mr. Brown was found to be a Long-Term Offender, and was subject to a Long-Term Supervision Order until 2019. Mr. Brown was subsequently convicted in 2023 of Assault, Utter Threat to Cause Death/Harm, Fail to Comply […]
On Monday, April 13, 2026, the Stratford Police Service was contacted regarding a 10-year-old youth who had become ill after ingesting a cannabis gummy, requiring medical attention. Police attended the residence and were informed that at the end of the school day the youth arrived at the Pyramid Recreation Centre, in the Town of St […]
The Kawartha Lakes Police Service has charged two individuals with impaired driving in separate incidents over the past few days. The first incident occurred on April 5, 2026, just before midnight, when an officer observed a pickup truck in the area of Glenelg Street West and Lindsay Street South disobey a stop sign and continue […]
(Wingham, North Huron, ON) North Huron council continues to hold illegal virtual meetings. At the last meeting, council rammed through selling off the Museum building before the lame duck session starts. Wingham residents were not consulted, and were threatened with arrest if they asked a question. Blyth and East-Wawanosh councillors are forcing this decision on […]
(OXFORD, ON) – Two additional passengers involved in a two-vehicle collision in Norwich Township have succumbed to their injuries. On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Oxford Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with fire and emergency medical services, responded to a collision involving a sport utility vehicle (SUV) […]
(HUNTSVILLE, ON) – The Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver following a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) check in Huntsville. On Wednesday April 8, 2026, at approximately 10:49 p.m., officers were conducting a RIDE check on Brunel Road in Huntsville. An impaired driving investigation was initiated, resulting in the arrest […]
(MADAWASKA VALLEY TWP, ON) – Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid impaired driving charges against a Killaloe-Hagarty-Richards (KHR) Township resident after a recent traffic stop. On Friday April 3, 2026, at approximately 12:45 a.m., police stopped a vehicle on John Street in Madawaska Valley Township. As […]
(GREY COUNTY, ON) – Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a fourth individual in connection with an ongoing investigation into a series of break and enters and thefts affecting residences and businesses in Meaford, Grey Highlands, and Southgate Township. Since August 2025, Grey Bruce OPP members have continued to investigate multiple reported property crimes […]
(HUNTSVILLE, ON) – The Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested an individual following a report of an assault in the Town of Huntsville. On Thursday, April 2nd, 2026, at approximately 11:10 a.m., officers responded to a report of an assault in progress near the intersection of Main Street East and Kitchen Road South. […]