Ontario Free Press
(Ottawa)—A month-long investigation has led to the arrest of one individual and the execution of search warrants at two residences in Ottawa South last week. As a result, investigators from the Guns and Gangs Unit seized: Due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, the name and gender of the arrested person are being withheld […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – A Bonnechere Valley Township resident is facing Criminal Code (CC) impaired driving charges after a collision in the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment area. On the evening of February 3, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., members of the UOV OPP responded to a report of a possible impaired driver […]
(WHITEWATER REGION TWP, ON) – An American motorist is facing Criminal Code (CC) charges after a driving complaint in the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment area. On the afternoon of February 3, 2025, at approximately 2:30 p.m., the UOV OPP began investigating after a possible impaired driver was reported on Highway 17 […]
(HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON) – The Haldimand detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has received several calls recently after residents have spotted a raccoon out during the day. The primary focus of the OPP is public safety. The OPP wants to remind the public that anyone having issues with raccoons, skunks, bats or any other animal […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Two individuals have been arrested and charged in connection with an ongoing home invasion investigation in Simcoe. At approximately 3:47 a.m. on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment, assisted by the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team and the West Region OPP Canine Unit, […]
(HALIBURTON COUNTY, ON) – The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged two individuals following an investigation involving firearms and drugs. As a result of an ongoing investigation, members of the Haliburton Highlands and Kawartha Lakes OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance of the OPP Tactics and […]
(JOGUES, ON) – A driver who reported their own vehicle stuck in a ditch south of Hearst is now facing impaired driving charges. On February 3, 2025, at approximately 4:45 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call from a driver that reported they had gotten their vehicle stuck in a ditch […]
(SERPENT RIVER FIRST NATION, ON)– Argument results in one being arrested. On February 4, 2025, at approximately 12:30 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance that had taken place at a community centre on Ball Park Road in the community of Serpent River First Nation where two […]
(TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) – A vehicle in the ditch leads to one person being charged with impaired and resisting arrest. On January 31, 2025, at approximately 3:30 a.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 11 in Temiskaming Shores. The OPP located the […]
(GUELPH-ERAMOSA TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charge a Fergus resident with three criminal charges stemming from a traffic stop. On February 1, 2025, at approximately 7:00 p.m., members of the Wellington County OPP were conducting a traffic enforcement initiative and initiated a traffic stop on Highway 6 within Guelph-Eramosa Township. As […]