Ontario Free Press
On January 17, 2026, at approximately 10:15 p.m., members of the West Parry Sound and Bracebridge detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a report of a possible impaired driver travelling on Highway 400 Police located the vehicle on Highway 400 and conducted a traffic stop. Robin CHATTERJEE, 47-years-old, from Vaughn was […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – A person was charged after police were called to a blue mid-size Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) in a driveway with the driver passed out at the wheel on Washington Crescent. On January 17, 2026, at approximately 10:00 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended the residence and spoke to the […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – The Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an OPP officer with impaired operation while on duty. On Thursday, January 15, 2026, Southern Georgian Bay OPP officers initiated an impaired operation investigation involving one of their members. As a result of the investigation, Christopher PROUT, a 39-year-old Southern […]
(WINGHAM, North Huron) — A January 12 North Huron council meeting began with police ordering the entire public and press gallery to leave, detaining attendees long enough to demand identification under threat of arrest, and then issuing a 60-day ban—all without any charges, fines, or allegations of wrongdoing. According to those present, police entered the […]
(GRAVENHURST, ON) – The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges in relation to a fatal collision that occurred on Muskoka Road 169 in Gravenhurst on August 5, 2025. On August 5, 2025 at 6:45 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers along with Muskoka EMS and Gravenhurst Fire Department, responded to 9-1-1 calls from […]
(BRUDENELL-LYNDOCH-RAGLAN TWP, ON) – The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating an ATV collision that resulted in the death of a 5-year-old child in Brudenell, Lyndoch, and Raglan (BLR) Township. On January 10, 2026, just after 11:00 a.m., members of the UOV OPP, along with Renfrew County paramedics […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two individuals with multiple offences. On Monday, January 5, 2026, officers were dispatched to reports of a break and enter at a local business in the 400 block of Scott Street. Police were able […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals have been charged as a result of a drug trafficking investigation led by the Haldimand/Norfolk Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU). On Sunday, January 11, 2026, at approximately 11:09 a.m., members of the Haldimand/Norfolk OPP CSCU, with assistance from Norfolk County OPP officers, conducted a traffic stop […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a home invasion that occurred in Orillia. On Monday, January 12, 2026, at approximately 1:00 a.m., officers responded to a report of a robbery at a residence on Colborne Street West in the City of Orillia. One individual inside the home was […]
(SUDBURY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a G1 driver with impaired operation, after a traffic stop. On Friday January 9, 2026, at approximately 12:10 p.m., members from the Sudbury Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) Team of the OPP, conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Westmount Street, Sudbury. The G1 […]