Ontario Free Press
(NIAGARA FALLS, ON) – A driver was arrested and charged criminally after she was stopped and found to be serving a 1-year Criminal Code driver’s licence suspension because of an impaired driving conviction in November 2024. On Thursday, February 6, 2025, at approximately 11:30am, an OPP Officer from the Niagara Detachment was on general patrol on […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – Members of the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. On February 11, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m. members of the Dryden OPP Detachment observed a dangerous maneuver by a motorist requiring the officers to take evasive measures to avoid a collision. A short time […]
(GRIMSBY, ON) – A driver was arrested and charged criminally after driving approximately 20 km in the wrong direction on the QEW from Hamilton to Grimsby. On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 2:43am, members from the Burlington and Niagara OPP Detachments began receiving calls from the public of a vehicle driving the wrong way on the […]
(LAURENTIAN HILLS, ON) – A driver is facing Criminal Code (CC) charges after a two-vehicle collision in the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment area. On February 9, 2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m., the UOV OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Laurentian Hills. Investigation found that a westbound pickup truck […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – A Township of Laurentian Valley (TLV) resident is facing Criminal Code (CC) impaired driving charges after an incident in the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment area. On February 8, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m., members of the UOV OPP responded after a possible impaired driver was reported in Petawawa. […]
(ESSA, ON)- The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one person in connection to a stolen vehicle located in the Township of Essa. On February 11, 2025, shortly before 11:00 p.m., Nottawasaga OPP officers were conducting general patrols in the area of Massey Street in Angus when officers received an […]
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – Two individuals have been arrested after a drug investigation by the East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) into drug trafficking in the Quinte West area. On Wednesday, February 12, 2025, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region CSCU, assisted by the East Region Tactics and Rescue Unit, Emergency Response […]
(ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, ON) – On February 11, 2025, just after 10:00 a.m., while conducting general patrol, a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a traffic stop on Highway 40, north of Holt Line, St. Clair Township. As a result of the investigation, John BRADSHAW, 44-year-old of Wallaceburg, was arrested and charged under the […]
(ORANGEVILLE, ON) – Officers from the Dufferin County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have recently charged a prohibited driver with multiple criminal offences. On February 10, 2025, members of the Dufferin County OPP were patrolling the area of Fourth Ave, in the Town of Orangeville. A traffic stop was initiated due to the absence […]
(PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY, ON) – A vehicle discovered in ditch has resulted in a driver being charged with impaired operation. On February 3, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were proactively patrolling County Road 22 when they discovered a vehicle several meters off the […]