Ontario Free Press
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police is warning residents about an ongoing fraud involving scammers impersonating the Crown Attorney’s Office. In this scam, individuals receive phone calls from someone claiming to be from the Crown Attorney’s Office. The call display may appear to show a legitimate phone, and scammers may use the names […]
(ESSEX, ON) – One person has been charged following a traffic stop in Essex. On February 25, 2026, at approximately 1:28 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on County Road 11 in the McGregor area of the Town of Essex. Sara BRAY, 46-years-old of Lakeshore was arrested and charged with […]
(ESSEX, ON) – One person has been charged following a traffic complaint in Essex. On February 21, 2026, at approximately 1:12 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a traffic complaint on Tracey Crescent in the Town of Essex. Birk CASSELS, 19-years-old of Essex was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code offences: […]
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – A driver has been charged following a collision in Kingsville. At approximately 9:10 p.m. on February 21, 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a single motor vehicle collision on County Road 34 in the Town of Kingsville. Frank WESTROP, 19-years-old of Essex was arrested and charged with the following Criminal […]
(ESSEX, ON) – A driver has been charged following a collision in Essex. At approximately 8:23 p.m. on February 19, 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a motor vehicle collision on County Road 50 E. in the Town of Essex. David HIGHSTEAD, 32-years-old of Kingsville was arrested and charged with the following Criminal […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – Numerous drivers were arrested for impaired related offences in Essex County over the long weekend. On Friday February 13, 2026, at approximately 6:31 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted traffic stop in relation to a shoplift occurrence on Erie Street South in the Municipality of Leamington. As a result […]
(LAKESHORE, ON) – One person has been charged following a traffic complaint in Lakeshore. On January 24, 2026, at approximately 1:20 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a traffic complaint on Lakeshore Road 113 near County Road 42 in the Municipality of Lakeshore. Michael HARRON, 28-years-old of Essex was arrested and charged with […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – Fourteen drivers were arrested for impaired related offences in Essex County from December 23, 2005 to January 4, 2026. On December 23, 2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint to examine the sobriety of drivers on Main Street in Comber […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) -Police have arrested and charged a Kingsville resident following a child sexual exploitation investigation. On Friday, November 28, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Child Sexual Exploitation Unit (CSEU) executed a search warrant at a residence in Kingsville, with assistance from assistance from the OPP Essex County Detachment, members of the OPP Digital […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON)- On November 17, 2025, at 8:30 p.m., a member of the Lakeshore Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment was on patrol and observed a vehicle driving erratically on County Road 22 at Wallace Line Road in the Municipality of Lakeshore. The officer conducted a traffic stop and upon speaking to the driver, determined that […]