Ontario Free Press
(SAULT STE. MARIE, ON) – Recently, officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) carried out a multi-jurisdictional Controlled Drugs and Substances Act investigation in and around the city of Sault Ste. Marie. On December 4, 2025, the Sault Ste. Marie OPP Crime Unit and Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), along with the OPP Provincial Operations Intelligence […]
(THAMES CENTRE, ON) – Driver facing Impaired charge after traffic stop. On January 24, 2026, at 8:08 a.m., a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division (HSD), while on general patrol in the Municipality of Thames Centre, observed a suspicious vehicle travelling in the westbound lanes of Highway 401. A traffic stop was […]
(OTONABEE-SOUTH MONAGHAN TOWNSHIP, ON) – Officers from the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged an individual with impaired driving after a vehicle ended up in the ditch. On Tuesday January 20, 2026, just before 7:00pm, officers from the Peterborough County OPP detachment were on patrol on County Road 2 when they observed […]
(THESSALON, ON) – The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to an off-ice disturbance at Thessalon’s arena Sunday afternoon. On January 25, 2026, at approximately 3:15 p.m., officers were called to the arena on Main Street following reports of a disturbance in progress. The investigation determined that an altercation involving adults, which indirectly […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) advised students and staff of École St. Joseph in Blind River that it was closed due an ongoing investigation. On this date Monday January 26, 2026, at approximately 6:30 a.m., the OPP, Algoma Paramedic Services and the OPP’s Forensic Identification Services Unit responded to a […]
(SARNIA, ON) – A traffic complaint has led to an individual being arrested for impaired driving. On January 22, 2026, just after 7:00 p.m., the Lambton County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible impaired driver on Kimball Road in St. Clair Township. Police located the involved vehicle on Plank […]
(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged another driver with impaired after a collision in Bracebridge. On January 19, 2026 at 9:00 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers responded to a report from a member of the public about a single vehicle collision into a snowbank on Highway 118 at an […]
(BECKWITH TWP, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Beckwith Township resident with impaired driving. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, Lanark County OPP officers received a complaint of a possible impaired driver leaving a business in Carleton Place. Officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop after […]
(MISSISSIPPI MILLS TWP, ON) – The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Beckwith Township resident with impaired driving. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, Lanark County OPP officers observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on March Road. Officers conducted a traffic stop just before 2:00 a.m. in […]
(HAWKESBURY, ON) – Members of the Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a motorist for impaired driving. On Saturday, January 24, at approximately 12:35 a.m., officers observed a vehicle travelling westbound on Lansdowne Street in the town of Hawkesbury. Officers stopped the vehicle shortly after. During the investigation an approved screening device (ASD) was […]