Ontario Free Press
(CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – A young snowmobiler is facing impaired charges after getting stuck in a ditch along Highway 6. On January 7, 2026, at approximately 10:15 p.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Highway 6 in Fergus when they located a snowmobile stuck in […]
(ALGONQUINS OF PIKWAKANAGAN FIRST NATION, ON) – One person is facing Criminal Code (CC) and Highway Traffic Act (HTA) charges after members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop involving an ATV at the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation (AOPFN). On the afternoon of January 5, […]
(DOURO-DUMMER TOWNSHIP, ON) – Officers from the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged an individual with impaired driving after a crash early New Years Day. On Thursday January 1, 2026, at approximately 5:00am, Peterborough County OPP were dispatched to a single vehicle collision on Stenner Road in Douro-Dummer Township. The caller advised that […]
(EDWARDSBURGH-CARDINAL TOWNSHIP, ON) – Two people are facing charges after a vehicle, which initially fled from officers, was stopped in Edwardsburgh-Cardinal Township. Officers with the Grenville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attempted to stop a car for a traffic violation on Thursday, January 8, 2026, around 2:00 a.m. on County Road 2 in Cardinal. […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – The Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an Amaranth resident with break and enter, along with additional offences, following an investigation. On January 8, 2026, shortly after 2:30 a.m., Dufferin OPP officers were dispatched to the area of First Avenue and Jelly Street in the Town of Shelburne in […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – Members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a motorist with stunt driving and impaired operation. On January 8, 2026, at approximately 1:30 a.m., officers were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 401 eastbound in the Municipality of Brighton when they observed a passenger vehicle travelling at 170 km/h. […]
(OTONABEE-SOUTH MONAGHAN TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), attended a report of a school bus that had left the roadway. On Wednesday January 7, 2026, shortly before 8:00am, the Peterborough County OPP received a call regarding a school bus that had gone off the road into […]
(MINDEN, ON) – The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two individuals following an investigation involving drugs. On Tuesday, January 6, 2026, members of the Haliburton Highlands OPP Detachment and the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant at a location on Parkside Street in Minden. Items seized […]
(ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, ON) – A traffic complaint has led to an individual being arrested for impaired driving. On January 6, 2026, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the Lambton County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible impaired driver. Police located the involved vehicle on Highway 40 near Rokeby Line, where […]
(HALDIMAND COUNTY) – An individual is facing charges following a report of a suspicious person in Haldimand County. On January 8, 2026, at approximately 1:00 a.m., members of the Haldimand detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a suspicious person attempting to enter vehicles on Maple Street, Dunnville. The individual was located […]