Ontario Free Press
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – Police responded to threat’s complaint at an apartment building in Elliot Lake. On Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at approximately 4:15 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a neighbour dispute at an apartment complex on Hillside Drive North. Investigation determined a tenant who is […]
(LYNDHURST, ON) – A driver is facing several charges after fleeing from police when found asleep at the wheel. On Friday, March 13, 2026, shortly after 12:30 a.m., members of the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located an idling vehicle on the shoulder of Highway 15. Officers found the lone driver asleep […]
(OTTAWA, ON) – Members of the Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) Team have laid impaired driving related charges against an individual from Ottawa after stopping the driver for speeding. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. on March 18, the T.I.M.E Team member stopped a driver on Highway 417 W/B near Eagleson Rd. for speeding. The driver was travelling […]
(HALIBURTON COUNTY, ON) – Members of the Haliburton Highlands detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two motorists with impaired operation. On Friday, March 13th, 2026, at approximately 8:50 p.m., members of the Haliburton Highlands (OPP) stopped a vehicle that had been travelling on Gelert Road in the Municipality of Dysart et […]
(POWASSAN) – A 28-year-old Sarnia resident is facing impaired driving charges after officers located and stopped a vehicle following a 911 report of a suspected impaired driver on Highway 11. On Sunday, March 15, 2026, at approximately 6:00 a.m., the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 call reporting a vehicle travelling southbound […]
(CENTRE HASTINGS, ON) – Officers from the Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges in an impaired driving investigation. On Saturday March 14, 2026, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police received a report of a vehicle stuck in a snowbank on Johnston Rd in Thomasburg. Police attended the scene and numerous open alcohol […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – The James Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), with assistance from the OPP North East Region Crime Unit, has arrested and charged one individual in connection with a significant fraud and theft investigation involving a large industrial operation located northeast of Cochrane. On January 30, 2025, police received a report from […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an Orangeville resident with impaired driving related offence after receiving a call from a concerned citizen. On March 16, 2026, at approximately 12:11 p.m., Dufferin OPP officers were dispatched to the area of Broadway and Dawson Road in the Town […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a motorist during a routine traffic stop. On Saturday, March 7, 2026, officers from the Fort Frances OPP conducted a traffic stop on a pickup truck in a local business parking lot after observing a vehicle infraction. […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged an impaired motorist during a routine traffic stop. On Thursday, March 12, 2026, officers from the Fort Frances OPP stopped a vehicle travelling without licence plates. During the investigation, officers observed open alcohol in the vehicle within […]