Ontario Free Press
(ORILLIA, ON) – Members of the Orillia Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) have charged two individuals following a drug trafficking investigation that culminated in arrests and the execution of a search warrant. In the summer of 2025, Orillia CSCU received information regarding drug trafficking activity involving an individual operating within the City of Orillia. Through a […]
(SUNDRIDGE, ON) – A RIDE program in Sundridge resulted in impaired and prohibited driving charges for a Scarborough resident. On Saturday, November 1, 2025, at approximately 8:15 p.m., Almaguin Highlands OPP were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint on Main Street when they stopped a driver and observed signs of alcohol consumption. Further […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – A traffic complaint reporting an aggressive driver led to impaired driving charges. On Friday, October 31, 2025, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the James Bay OPP responded to reports of a driver behaving aggressively in a commercial parking lot on Highway 11 South. Officers located the vehicle and determined the driver had consumed […]
(CALLANDER, ON) – A traffic stop for speeding in Callander resulted in impaired driving charges for a North Bay resident. On Sunday, October 26, 2025, at approximately 1:15 a.m., North Bay OPP officers stopped a vehicle travelling 96 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone on Highway 654. Upon speaking with the driver, officers detected […]
Special Weather Statement in effect for: Accumulating snow likely on Sunday. What: Snowfall amounts of 2 to 10 cm. When: Beginning Sunday morning and continuing through Sunday evening. Additional information: A low pressure system could bring snowfall to parts of southern Ontario on Sunday. Confidence remains low with respect to the strength and track of […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF HURON SHORES, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid its 46th impaired driving charge of 2025. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, members of the East Algoma OPP were on patrol along Highway 17 near Basswood Lake Road, east of the town of Iron Bridge, when they observed an eastbound white […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF HURON SHORES, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid its 46th impaired driving charge of 2025. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, members of the East Algoma OPP were on patrol along Highway 17 near Basswood Lake Road, east of the town of Iron Bridge, when they observed an eastbound white […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – On November 4, 2025, at approximately 7:14 p.m., members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a weapons related call at a residence on Barrie Road in Orillia. Officers arrived to find signs of a violent disturbance. Two suspects had reportedly assaulted an individual inside the residence using […]
(ELIZABETHTOWN-KITLEY TOWNSHIP, ON) – An individual has been arrested and charged in connection with a 2023 homicide of an Elizabethtown-Kitley Township resident. On Monday, July 31, 2023, shortly after 7:00 a.m., officers from the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call at a residence in the Toledo area. Upon arrival, […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON) – Prohibited driver refuses to provide breath sample. On Wednesday, November 6, 2025, at approximately 1:40 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a black pickup truck travelling on North Street in the Town of Blind River. The vehicle then turned onto Causley Street, where the driver cut off another motorist. […]