Ontario Free Press
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – An 18-year-old driver is facing a stunt driving charge after performing dangerous maneuvers in full view of an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patrol vehicle. On March 1, 2025, at approximately 3:00 a.m., a James Bay OPP officer was conducting traffic patrol in Kapuskasing when they observed a pickup truck exit a gas station […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested and is facing charges after a single vehicle collision. On February 28, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an unwanted person at a residence in Espanola, who was wanted on an outstanding warrant. When police […]
(SUDBURY, ON) – Police arrested and charged one person with impaired driving offences, after investigating a motor vehicle in a ditch. On February 28, 2024, at approximately 8:30 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to a report of a vehicle collision in […]
(IGNACE, ON) At approximately 12:05 am on March 1st, 2025, Ignace OPP attended a collision involving a single motorized snow vehicle (MSV) on the OFSC trail in the Township of Ignace. Members of the Ignace Volunteer Fire Department, Northwest EMS and the OPP North West Region T.I.M.E. Team (Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement) attended. A 25-year-old was […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charge a Fergus resident with a criminal charge, stemming from a traffic stop. On February 27, 2025, at approximately 2:00 p.m., a member of the Wellington County OPP initiated a traffic stop on St. David Street North in Fergus. As a result of the […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – One person has been charged with impaired driving after a traffic complaint in Leamington. On February 27, 2025, at approximately 3:28 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a traffic complaint on Maxon Avenue in the Town of Leamington. Michael HICKS, 39-years-old of Leamington, was arrested and charged with the following […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON)– Traffic complaint led to an impaired charge. On February 28, 2025, at approximately 11:45 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint regarding a white pickup truck driving erratically westbound on Highway 17. The vehicle was reported to have crossed into oncoming […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – Mandatory alcohol screening detected an impaired driver who was stopped for a moving violation. On March 3, 2025, at approximately 3:00 am, members of the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle after seeing a stop sign related moving violation. Officers demanded alcohol screening as part of the […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint in Cochrane resulted in the arrest of a snowmobiler and multiple charges. On March 1, 2025, at approximately 12:00 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a RIDE check on Glackmeyer Concession 6 & 7 at the intersection of Genier Road. A motorized […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Dundalk resident with impaired operation related offences as the result of a traffic stop. On March 2, 2025, just after 12:30 a.m., Dufferin OPP officers were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 89 in the Township of Mulmur. Officers noted a traffic violation […]