Ontario Free Press
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested one person after a traffic stop. On Sunday, March 30, 2025, shortly before 10:00 a.m., officers stopped a vehicle. During the investigation one person was arrested. William PARKS of Hastings Highlands has been charged with two counts of failure to […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have seized over $19,000 worth of drugs during a traffic stop in the Municipality of Highlands East. On March 29, 2025, shortly before 8:00 p.m., officers conducted a traffic stop. During the investigation two people were arrested and a search of the […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with impaired operation after locating a truck in the ditch. On Wednesday. March 5, 2025, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Bancroft OPP officers attended the scene of the collision. Officers conducted a roadside test with an Approved Screening Device […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit has charged five people after a seizure of illegal drugs in Bancroft. On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, Street Crime Unit officers, assisted by members of the OPP Tactics and Recue Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team, Canine Unit and officers from the Bancroft Detachment […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – The Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing to investigate a collision involving a pedestrian on Madawaska Street in the town of Bancroft. On Friday, February 21, 2025, shortly after 5:00 p.m., a collision occurred involved a vehicle and a 71 year old female pedestrian. The pedestrian was taken to […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with impaired operation following a traffic stop. On Wednesday. February 19, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Bancroft OPP officers conducted a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act offence. The investigation determined that the driver had restrictions on […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Human remains have been located following a residential fire in Bancroft. Officer with the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and other emergency services were called to the fire on Meadow Court on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, shortly after 8:00 p.m. The homeowner remains unaccounted for at this time, but investigators […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit has charged two people after a seizure of illegal drugs in Bancroft. Earlier today (February 4, 2025), Street Crime Unit officers, assisted by members of the Bancroft Detachment, OPP Emergency Response Team and OPP Canine Unit, executed a search warrant at a residence […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have seized over $18,000 worth of drugs in Bancroft. On February 2, 2025, shortly after 9:00 a.m., officers checked on a vehicle on Buck Hill Road and observed items associated with illegal drugs in the car. Two people were arrested at the […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – The Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person following a report of a kidnapping in the town of Bancroft. In September 2024 a resident of Bancroft was taken against his will to Ottawa and forced to withdraw a large amount of cash from different bank branches. The resident […]