Ontario Free Press
(LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP, ON) – Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a Laurentian Valley Township (LVTP) resident with impaired driving offences after a recent investigation. In the early morning hours of January 11, 2026, police received a report of a possible impaired driver in […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – A Renfrew resident is facing a driving-related Criminal Code (CC) charge after an investigation by members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On January 10, 2026, at approximately 3:50 a.m., UOV OPP officers conducted a traffic stop on Petawawa Boulevard after receiving information about a possible […]
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will maintain a presence at a residential property in Montague Township, near Smiths Falls, as part of an ongoing homicide investigation. However, search efforts at the site will be temporarily paused until spring. On Thursday, October 30, 2025, OPP officers executing a search warrant at a residence […]
(BRANT, ON) – A driver is facing several charges after police stopped and investigated a vehicle. On Thursday, January 15, 2026, at approximately 11 46 p.m., an officer with the Brant County OPP conducted a traffic stop on Highway 403 West, at Oak Park Road. As a result of investigation, police charged 27-year-old, Kakou WOGNIN of […]
(THESSALON, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrest and charge a person after a threats complaint. On January 10, 2026, police received a call in relation to a man verbally threatening people and threatened one person with a hammer at a work location on Federation Street. The man had departed prior to police […]
(PETERBOROUGH, ON)– Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges in relation to intimate images being shared with a youth. On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, the Peterborough County OPP received a call from a parent who discovered their child was conversing with an adult and the conversation was […]
(Wingham, North Huron) — A current North Huron water and sewer bill confirms what many residents have suspected: utility costs are already high — and set to climb steadily for years, with no protection for ratepayers. The bill, dated December 2025, shows an in-town residential household currently paying $138 per month, or $1,656 per year, […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On January 15, 2026, at approximately 1:02 a.m., a member of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol in Kincardine when they stopped to check a vehicle that was parked and left running at Victoria Park. The investigating officer spoke with the occupants and detected signs of alcohol consumption. […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – One person faces charges after violating the fail to move over law in Lakeshore. On January 15, 2026, at approximately 2:46 p.m., a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was assisting a tow truck at a collision on Highway 401 in the Municipality of Lakeshore. A vehicle passed by the cruiser who […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual has been charged in connection with a shoplifting incident in Simcoe. On Monday, January 12, 2026, at approximately 8:45 p.m., members of the Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a reported theft at a business on West Street in Simcoe. The investigation determined that the individual entered the […]