Ontario Free Press
(HURON COUNTY, ON) – A young driver is facing charges after failing the Approved Screening Device (ASD) in Huron County. On March 23, 2024, at 4:48 p.m., the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting a Reduced Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Summer Hill Road in Central Huron. While the officers were speaking to the […]
(MEAFORD, ON) – The Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are seeking the publics assistance in locating video surveillance of a break and enter. On March 23, 2024, at 2:23 p.m., the Grey Bruce OPP responded to a break and enter from a business on Susan Street in the Municipality of Meaford. Sometime between March 18, 2024, and March […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual with stunt driving in the Township of Oro-Medonte. On March 24, 2024, while conducting traffic patrol on Hwy 11 North bound in the Township of Oro-Medonte, an officer of the Orillia Detachment conducted a traffic stop due to a vehicle […]
(HUNTSVILLE, ON) – Members of the Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid multiple charges following an investigation into stolen beer kegs. On March 14, 2024, at approximately 2:30 p.m. officers were contacted regarding a suspicious male party attempting to return stolen beer kegs to a local brewery. Officers began an investigation and […]
(SEARCHMONT, ON) – A collision has resulted in impaired driving charges for one individual. On March 19, 2024, shortly before 10:00 p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was notified of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 556 in Vankoughnet Township. Through investigation, officers determined the vehicle driver had consumed […]
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – The OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP Canine, and the OPP Tactical Response Unit (TRU) assisted Smiths Falls Police Service (SFPS) with the execution of a warrant for a subject who was believed to be armed and barricaded in the Town of Smiths falls. On March 21, 2024, the Smiths Falls Police […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual was charged following an investigation into an incident of impaired driving. At approximately 6:57 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2024, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment responded to and investigated a report of a two-vehicle collision on Gunton Drive in Simcoe, Norfolk County. It was determined […]
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person following several months worth of unsubstantiated calls to 911. On March 19, 2024, Quinte West OPP with the assistance of the Quinte West Crime Unit arrested one male following an extensive investigation into unsubstantiated calls to 911. The […]
(BRACEBRIDGE, ON) – In early 2024, the Muskoka Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted an investigation into drug trafficking through-out the District of Muskoka. On March 20th and 21st, 2024, with the assistance of theCentral Region Tactics and Rescue Unit, the Orillia Community Street Crime Unit, and Bracebridge Detachment officers, investigators executed five search warrants, two in the Town of Bracebridge and three withinthe City of Toronto. As a result of the investigation, police seized a quantity of fentanyl, cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine, various prescription medications, a large quantity of cash and drug trafficking […]
(WASAGA BEACH, ON) –Â The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police executed a search warrant which resulted in an arrest and drug related charges being laid in the Town of Wasaga Beach. In January 2024, Huronia West Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) initiated a drug trafficking investigation involving an individual who was allegedly trafficking […]