Ontario Free Press
(NIPIGON, ON) On February 14, 2026, at approximately 6:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a fail to remain collision involving an all terrain vehicle in Lake Helen First Nation. Investigation determined that an all terrain vehicle struck a parked motor vehicle and left the scene. Shortly […]
(GANANOQUE, ON) – A driver is facing an impaired driving charge after an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer spotted a vehicle being operated dangerously on Highway 401. On Tuesday, February 17, 2025, shortly after 6:30 p.m., an off-duty Leeds County member observed a pick-up truck being driven recklessly on Highway 401 and alerted on-duty officers. The […]
(ESSA TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), while conducting Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoints, have charged two individuals with multiple charges in unrelated incidents. On Sunday, February 22, 2026, shortly after 12:00 a.m., the Nottawasaga OPP while conducting a RIDE checkpoint on County Road 10 in Essa, […]
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – Driver facing Impaired driving charge after single vehicle collision in Middlesex Centre. On February 16, 2026, at 5:36 p.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to Wonderland Road North in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, for the report of a single vehicle collision. There were no injuries […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – A Chatham-Kent resident has been charged in connection with a drug trafficking investigation led by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex County Street Crime Unit (CSCU). On Friday, February 20, 2026, at approximately 5:00 a.m., members of the Essex County OPP CSCU, with support from the Lambton CSCU, as well as the West […]
(GUELPH-ERAMOSA TOWNSHIP, ON) – An individual is charged following an attempted theft in Guelph-Eramosa. On February 20, 2026, at approximately 9:30 a.m., members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of an attempted theft of personal belongings from a business on Wellington Road 124 in Guelph-Eramosa Township. As a result of […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Singhampton resident with impaired operation-related charges following a traffic stop. On February 21, 2026, at approximately 12:43 p.m., Dufferin OPP were conducting traffic enforcement in the area of County Road 124 in the Township of Melancthon. At that time, […]
(LONDON, ON) – Driver facing impaired charge after traffic stop. On February 16, 2026, at 12:17 a.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while travelling through the City of London on Sunningdale Road East, observed a suspicious vehicle, at which time a traffic stop was initiated. The driver was placed under arrest […]
(NEW TECUMSETH, ON) – Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual with multiple charges following a single-vehicle collision with a hydro pole. On Friday, February 21, 2026, shortly after 10:30 a.m., the Nottawasaga OPP received a report of a silver SUV that had struck a hydro pole on […]
(MADAWASKA VALLEY TWP, ON) – A driver is facing several charges after a vehicle was stopped as a result of a RIDE Program in Madawaska Valley Township (MVTP). On February 18, 2026, at approximately 9:00 p.m., officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) encountered a vehicle at a RIDE […]