Ontario Free Press
5:34 AM EST Thursday 27 February 2025 Weather Advisory in effect for: Winter weather travel advisory in effect. What: Reduced visibility at times in heavy snow. When: This morning. Additional information: Poor visibility in bands of heavy snow moving through the area may impact the morning commute, especially in urban areas. Snowfall accumulations of 2 […]
(HEARST, ON) – A routine foot patrol in downtown Hearst turned into an unexpected rescue mission when officers were flagged down about a cat stranded on a rooftop, under attack from ravens. On February 26, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m., James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were conducting foot patrol in the downtown core […]
(PEMBROKE, ON) – Two drivers are facing Criminal Code (CC) impaired driving charges after members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recently investigated two separate incidents. On February 22, 2025, at approximately 3:30 a.m., police conducted a traffic stop on Pembroke Street West in the City of Pembroke. As part […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – Members of the Ignace Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have arrested and charged one individual with several offences including impaired operation. On February 25, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m. a member of the Ignace OPP Detachment was completing a traffic stop when an approaching vehicle failed to move over on Main Street, […]
(Orillia, ON) – Officers from the Orillia Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual related to drug trafficking and executed search warrants on his residence and vehicle, seizing firearms, cocaine and cannabis. In January 2025, members of the Orillia Detachment CSCU commenced an investigation involving an individual trafficking drugs […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT HILLS, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges after responding to a weapons call at a high school in Campbellford. On February 25, 2025, at around 12:10 p.m., OPP responded to a report of a student making threats and in possession of weapons at a high school. […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – A Thunder Bay resident is facing 14 charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA), including charges relating to possession of a loaded firearm with an altered serial number. In January 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) began an investigation into drug trafficking […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – A drug-related search warrant executed in Cochrane has resulted in the arrest of one individual and the seizure of approximately $5,000 worth of drugs, and approximately $570 in cash. On February 20, 2025, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the James Bay Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with assistance from the Northeast Emergency Response Team (ERT), […]
(GOULAIS RIVER, ON) – A vehicle driver who failed to properly stop for police is now facing multiple criminal and provincial charges. On February 24, 2025, at approximately 10:57 a.m., an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police was patrolling Highway 17 in Goulais River, when they observed a motor vehicle travelling on a […]
(GREATER NAPANEE, ON) – Lennox and Addington County Detachment members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person with impaired driving following a vehicle stop in Napanee. On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, shortly before 11:00 p.m., L&A County OPP members stopped a vehicle travelling west on Bridge Street. Following an investigation, Tanya HENDRICK, a 38-year-old […]