Ontario Free Press
(BURLINGTON, ON) – An individual is facing 19 firearms-related Criminal Code (CC) charges following an investigation into the importation of firearms and prohibited devices. In March 2025, members assigned to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) in Niagara and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations initiated an intelligence-led investigation into the […]
(NORWICH, ON) – An individual from the Paris is facing impaired driving related charges after a vehicle entered the ditch. On May 4, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the Oxford Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were dispatched to a vehicle in the ditch, on Highway 2, in the Township of Norwich. Officers attended and observed a […]
(STIRLING, ON) – An investigation has led to a drug seizure and arrests in Stirling. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit began a drug trafficking investigation in April. On Thursday, May 7, 2025, Street Crime Unit members, the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, Emergency Response Team members and officers of the […]
(KENORA, ON) – On Saturday, May 3, 2025, shortly before 5:00p.m., members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault in a parking lot on Park Street. Officers quickly located the victim nearby, in front of a local store on Park Street, who sustained minor injuries from […]
(GEORGIAN BAY TWP, ON) – The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one driver after responding to a traffic complaint in Georgian Bay Township. On May 7, 2025 at 11:35 p.m. Bracebridge OPP officers responded to a traffic complaint made by a member of the public in Mactier. Officers located the vehicle […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Dryden OPP detachment and the Treaty Three Police Service has led to charges being laid against several individuals. On May 7, 2025, just after 1:00 p.m., a traffic stop was conducted on Highway 594 […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested one person for failing to comply with a release order. On Thursday, May 1, 2025, officers were conducting an investigation in the Town of Bancroft, and they determined than an individual was not abiding by the conditions of their release […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – A traffic complaint has resulted in a driver being charged with impaired operation. On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at approximately 8:30 p.m., members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a possible impaired driver on Loyalist Parkway. Further investigation led to an Approved Screening […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – The Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has charged one person following reports of harassment. In March, Bancroft OPP received a complaint of harassing communications in which an individual was warned to stop communicating with the victim. On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, police were notified that the communication had continued. As a result, on […]
(KENORA, ON) – Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual following an incident involving threats in the downtown area of Kenora. At approximately 2:00 p.m., officers were dispatched to a business on Chipman Street following a report of threats made toward a member of the public. […]