Ontario Free Press
(SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with impaired driving related charges. On July 4, 2025, shortly after 11:00 p.m., Huronia West OPP officers were conducting a R.I.D.E. program on Mills Street East in Springwater Township. Officers observed a vehicle that had stopped for the […]
(PORT DOVER, ON) – A swimmer has been rescued from Lake Erie thanks to the quick-thinking actions of a 12-year-old family member and a nearby bystander. On Saturday July 5, 2025, at approximately 4:40 p.m., members of the Norfolk Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), OPP Marine Unit, and Norfolk County Paramedic Services responded to a […]
(FRONTENAC ISLANDS, ON) – The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a drowning incident involving a toddler on Wolfe Island. On Friday, July 4, 2025, shortly after 9:30 a.m., Leeds OPP responded to a report of an unresponsive toddler who had been located in the St. Lawrence River near Stoney Point […]
(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – One person has been charged following a traffic stop in South Bruce Peninsula. On July 3, 2025, at approximately 3:51 p.m., the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Bruce Road 8 near the Town of Hepworth. Jenna INGLIS, 21-year-old of Owen Sound, was charged with the […]
(SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA, ON) – On July 3, 2025, at approximately 3:42 p.m., the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E) at Sauble Falls Road and 2nd Avenue in the Town of Sauble Beach. A vehicle entered the checkpoint where police then spoke with the driver. The investigating officer detected signs […]
(HUNTSVILLE, ON) – On July 3,10:23 p.m.., Huntsville OPP officers were advised of an erratic driver northbound on Highway 11 approaching Huntsville. Officers patrolled the highway and the main arteries into Huntsville, eventually locating the vehicle on West Road. Officers identified two male occupants inside the vehicle. The driver was quickly identified as being a suspended driver and […]
(RENFREW, ON) – The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person after responding to an unwanted person call for service. On Friday, June 27, 2025, at approximately 9:00 a.m., Renfrew OPP responded to an unwanted person call for service on Mason Avenue in the Town of Renfrew. As a result of the […]
On Friday, June 27, 2025, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Renfrew OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Calabogie Road in Greater Madawaska Township. As a result of the investigation, Douglas HARPER, age 25 of McDonalds Corners was charged with: · Operation while impaired- alcohol and drugs · Operation while impaired- blood alcohol concentration (80 plus) […]
(GARDEN RIVER FIRST NATION, ON) – A suspended driver is facing criminal charges following a traffic stop east of Sault Ste. Marie. On June 20, 2025, at approximately 2:21 p.m., an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was conducting general patrol on Highway 17 in Garden River First Nation, when […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – Officers from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a person following a shoplifting incident. On July 3, 2025, at approximately 11:45 a.m., police responded to a report of theft in progress at a commercial premises on Prince Edward Street in the Municipality of Brighton. OPP arrived at the […]