Ontario Free Press
(PICTON, ON) – The East Region Community Street Crime Unit has arrested and charged two individuals after executing a search warrant in Picton yesterday. On March 21, 2024 a search warrant was executed on Nery Avenue with the assistance of the East Region Tactics and Rescue Unit, Emergency Response Team and Canine Unit. As a result […]
(GREY HIGHLANDS, ON) – Two youth were treated for minor injuries after a collision in Markdale. On March 21, 2024, at 10:36 a.m., the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a collision between a vehicle and two pedestrians that occurred at the intersection of Toronto Street North and Grey Road 12 in […]
(TOWNSHIP OF WELLINGTON NORTH, ON) – On February 20, 2024, the Community Street Crime Unit (C.S.C.U) of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) concluded a drug trafficking investigation and executed a search warrant at a residence on George Street, Arthur. Investigators also executed a search warrant at an address on Pioneer Drive, Kitchener and at […]
(PEMBROKE, ON) – A local individual is facing drug possession charges after a trespassing incident was reported in Pembroke. On the evening of March 9, 2024, officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended an apartment building on Elizabeth Street in Pembroke in response to a trespassing complaint. Police located […]
(DRYDEN, ON) – A local resident is facing drug trafficking charges following an investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU). On March 20, 2024, just before midnight, members of the Dryden OPP CSCU, with the assistance of the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, and Kenora OPP Detachment, initiated a […]
(LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP, ON) – A Laurentian Hills resident is facing fraud-related charges after a criminal investigation was launched in December 2022. The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began investigating after a Laurentian Valley Township resident reported fraudulent activity by a contractor hired to complete work at their home. A second […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On March 20, 2024, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled Dugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant at a residence on Chalmers Crescent in Elliot Lake. As a result of the warrant being executed, approximately 386 grams of suspected cocaine (approximate street value $17,000), digital scales, packaging […]
(ST. CLAIR TOWNSHIP, ON) – On March 20, 2024, at 10:20 p.m., members of the Lambton County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a motor vehicle exit a licenced establishment on Lyndoch Street and was displaying expired licence plates. Upon speaking with a driver, it became apparent they had consumed an alcoholic beverage, at which time […]
(LUCAN BIDDULPH, ON) – Driver charged with Impaired after vehicle leaves roadway and rolls. On March 21, 2024, at 2:32 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Middlesex-London paramedic Service and local fire were dispatched to Elginfield Road in Lucan Biddulph, for the report of a single vehicle that left the roadway and […]
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – On March 20, 2024, at 10:48 a.m., a Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) member, while on general patrol on Glendon Drive in Middlesex Centre, was alerted by the Automatic Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system, of a vehicle with unattached licence plates. A traffic stop was initiated. It was determined the licence […]