Ontario Free Press
5:15 AM EST Tuesday 18 February 2025 Weather Advisory in effect for: Winter weather travel advisory in effect. What: Near zero visibility at times in blowing snow. Drifted snow on roadways impacting travel. Additional local snow amounts of 5 to 10 cm. When: Continuing this morning through this afternoon. Additional information: Lake effect snow will […]
(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following a collision involving a police vehicle north of Wingham in the Municipality of Morris-Turnberry. On February 17, 2025, at approximately 1:20 p.m., an officer from the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment was assisting a motorist on London Road near […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Police are investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision. On February 17, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Norfolk County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Paramedic Services from Elgin County and Norfolk County responded to a two-vehicle collision on Concession 2 Road, Houghton Township. The investigation determined that a passenger vehicle and […]
(TOWN OF ERIN, ON) -On February 16, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m. officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wellington County Detachment were dispatched to a report of a motor vehicle stuck in a snowbank on Thompson Crescent, in the Town of Erin. As a result of the investigation, Michael Shane HEARN, 49-years-old of Erin, was […]
(TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) -The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charge a Palmerston resident with several charges stemming from a traffic stop. On February 14, 2025, at approximately 10:15 p.m., a member of the Wellington County OPP conducted a traffic stop on Sligo Road in Mount Forest. As a result of the investigation, Mitchell […]
(Guelph-Eramosa Township, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charge a Guelph resident criminally stemming from a three-vehicle collision. On February 14, 2025, at approximately 9:30 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP attended the scene of a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Wellington Road 30 and Wellington Road 86 in the […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – Members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol in the City of Orillia, when a traffic stop was conducted and led to impaired driving related offences. On February 14, 2025, at approximately 8:00 p.m., officers from the Orillia detachment of the OPP were conducting general patrol […]
In January 2025, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Detectives assigned to the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit commenced a joint investigation with the Brantford Police Service into the sexual exploitation of children over a social media platform. On February 15, 2025, Detectives from Niagara Regional Police Service Internet Child Exploitation Unit and Technological Crime Unit executed a search warrant at a private residence in Welland and seized numerous digital devices capable of storing electronic data. Jordan R. GAUTHIER (41 years) was arrested and is now facing the […]
On February 15, 2025 at 7:30am, an officer in the area of Devine Street and Brock Street South observed a male cyclist traveling southbound on the snow-covered roadway, against the flow of traffic. The officer activated his emergency lights and stopped the cyclist to speak with him through the cruiser passenger window. The male cyclist suddenly […]
A 75-year-old registered nurse has been arrested and charged with sexual assault at a long-term care home. On Tuesday, October 15, 2024, the suspect was employed as a nurse at Fosterbrooke Long-Term Care Home located at 330 King Avenue West in Newcastle. During his shift, the suspect was located in the room of a resident […]