Ontario Free Press
(SARNIA, ON) – One individual has been charged with impaired driving following a traffic stop on Mandaumin Road. On April 11, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m., while conducting general patrol, a member of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle travelling a what appeared to be a high rate of speed. A traffic […]
(COLLINGWOOD, ON) – On April 13, 2025, around 2:00 pm, members of the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a motor vehicle theft from a parking lot in Collingwood, ON. The theft of a black Dodge Ram 1500 had occurred within the past hour. The vehicle was left unlocked with […]
(MINDEN HILLS TWP., ON) – The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a disturbance in Minden Hills Township, in which the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) invoked its mandate. On Sunday, April 13, 2025, shortly after 5:30 p.m., members of the Haliburton Highlands OPP responded to a disturbance at a residence […]
(BRANT COUNTY, ON) – On April 12, 2025 at approximately 1:46 a.m., members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle in the ditch along Maple Ave S in the County of Brant. As a result of the investigation, Brian BANKS, a 48-year-old Paris Ontario resident was […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing impaired-related charges after police were called to a residential address. On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a suspicious person at a residence on Lee Valley Road in the Sables-Spanish Rivers Township. Police arrived […]
(EAST REGION) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has laid charges following a month-long investigation in eastern Ontario. CSCU in officers Lanark, Leeds and Grenville counties began an investigation in March 2025, when several incidents across the region were reported. A vehicle, its driver and passengers were involved in […]
(Orillia, ON) -The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a fail to remain collision that occurred in Orillia. On Thursday April 10, 2025, at approximately 3:37 pm, a white Ford pickup truck driving at a low rate of speed, struck a child riding their bike on Penetang street in the City […]
(TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) – A person found sleeping at the wheel leads to one being charged with impaired. On April 12, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a person slumped over at the wheel of a car at a local business on Armstrong Street in Temiskaming Shores. As […]
(ORANGEVILLE, ON) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an Orangeville resident with impaired operation related offences as the result of a R.I.D.E. program. On April 12, 2025, around 1:20 a.m., Dufferin OPP officers were conducting a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) spot check in the area of Broadway […]
(OTONABEE-SOUTH MONAGHAN TOWNSHIP, ON) – Officers from the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged an individual with impaired driving after being dispatched to a vehicle in the ditch call. On April 13, 2025, at approximately 4:30am, Peterborough County OPP Officers were dispatched to a report of a single vehicle collision that took […]