Ontario Free Press
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – A serious collision involving two vehicles on Old Highway 2, in the City of Quinte West, has left two people deceased. On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, around 3:45 p.m., officers with the Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the collision near Quinte View Drive. One driver […]
(OTTAWA, ON) – Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid numerous weapons charges against an individual from Scarborough as a result of a traffic stop. Shortly before 2:00 p.m. on January 14, OPP conducted a traffic stop on Highway 417 in the west end of Ottawa. The investigation led officers […]
(CALEDON, ON) – Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with impaired operation, following a traffic complaint. On January 13, 2025, shortly before 2:30 p.m., officers investigated a traffic complaint on Highway 10, after a concerned citizen reported the driver was operating a motor vehicle in an unsafe […]
(SOUTH BRUCE, ON) – South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), West Region OPP K-9, and OPP Aviation Unit responded to a weapons incident in the Municipality of Brockton in Greenock Township just after 2:00 p.m. on January 11th, 2025. One individual was located in an isolated area along Schmidt […]
(Prince Edward County, ON) – Members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged an individual as a result of a traffic stop. On January 12, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m., officers conducted a proactive traffic stop on County Road 8. Further investigation led to an Approved Screening Device being utilized, […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A report of a vehicle stuck on a railroad crossing has led to impaired driving charges. On January 14, 2025, at approximately 5:45 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call regarding a vehicle that had become stuck after driving onto the train tracks near the intersection of […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – Three individuals have been charged following a break-and-enter investigation in Simcoe. At approximately 5:27 p.m. on Monday, January 13, 2025, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment responded to a reported break-and-enter on Norfolk Street South in Simcoe, Norfolk County. It was determined that a group of individuals had […]
(KINCARDINE, ON) – On January 11, 2025, at approximately 12:52 a.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a break & enter at a business property along Queen Street, Municipality of Kincardine. OPP Canine and members of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) located one individual a short distance from the scene; they […]
(ORANGEVILLE, ON) – Officers from the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), alongside Orangeville Fire Services, responded to a fire in the Town of Orangeville. On January 10, 2025, just before 4:00p.m., Dufferin OPP responded to a fully engulfed homeless encampment at a location on First Street within the Town of Orangeville. No injuries […]
(THUNDER BAY, ON) – A resident of East Gwillimbury and three others are facing charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) after nearly two kilograms of suspected cocaine was seized in connection with a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay. On December 10, 2024, three search warrants were executed at residences in Thunder Bay […]