Ontario Free Press
A Guelph man faces drug and weapons charges after officers seized more than $50,000 in drugs – as well as cash and a conducted energy weapon – Thursday afternoon. Approximately 4:40 p.m. officers were in the area of Speedvale Avenue East and Gladstone Avenue when they spotted a man who has been the subject of […]
Impersonating his older brother during a traffic stop has led to a criminal charge for a Guelph man. Just after 2 a.m. Thursday a Guelph Police Service officer pulled over a car on Gordon Street because its rear lights were not illuminated. The driver said he didn’t have his licence but provided a verbal identification. […]
A man has been arrested after a customer was sprayed in the face with a noxious substance while attempting to stop a theft from a Guelph LCBO last summer. Just before 6 p.m. August 20, 2025, four men entered the LCBO on Scottsdale Drive and began placing product into shopping bags. As they walked out […]
A Guelph man faces several charges after he was found in possession of a replica firearm downtown. Approximately 11:30 a.m. Thursday a passerby called police after witnessing a man removing a gun from his backpack and showing it to another man on Wyndham Street North. Officers observed video footage from the area and were able […]
(Ottawa) – The Ottawa Police Service has arrested and charged an Ottawa resident with sexual offences following an investigation that began in early March 2026. Mohamed HABIB, 20 years of age, has been charged by the OPS Sexual Assault and Child Abuse Unit (SACA) with the following counts: HABIB is scheduled to appear in […]
On Wednesday, April 17, 2026, Melvin Brown was released from prison at the conclusion of his sentence. In 2014, Mr. Brown was found to be a Long-Term Offender, and was subject to a Long-Term Supervision Order until 2019. Mr. Brown was subsequently convicted in 2023 of Assault, Utter Threat to Cause Death/Harm, Fail to Comply […]
On Monday, April 13, 2026, the Stratford Police Service was contacted regarding a 10-year-old youth who had become ill after ingesting a cannabis gummy, requiring medical attention. Police attended the residence and were informed that at the end of the school day the youth arrived at the Pyramid Recreation Centre, in the Town of St […]
(OXFORD, ON) – Two additional passengers involved in a two-vehicle collision in Norwich Township have succumbed to their injuries. On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Oxford Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with fire and emergency medical services, responded to a collision involving a sport utility vehicle (SUV) […]
(HUNTSVILLE, ON) – The Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver following a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) check in Huntsville. On Wednesday April 8, 2026, at approximately 10:49 p.m., officers were conducting a RIDE check on Brunel Road in Huntsville. An impaired driving investigation was initiated, resulting in the arrest […]
(MADAWASKA VALLEY TWP, ON) – Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid impaired driving charges against a Killaloe-Hagarty-Richards (KHR) Township resident after a recent traffic stop. On Friday April 3, 2026, at approximately 12:45 a.m., police stopped a vehicle on John Street in Madawaska Valley Township. As […]