Ontario Free Press
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is alerting residents across the region to an emerging scam trend involving suspects who pose as police officers to defraud victims of substantial amounts of money. In recent reports, fraudsters have contacted victims by phone while claiming to be members of the OPP. In each case, the suspect […]
(NORTH PERTH, ON) – One person is in custody following an incident involving a barricaded person at a residence in Listowel. On February 4, 2026, at approximately 9:30 p.m., members of the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an address on Derry Street East, Listowel. Police contained the area with the support of the […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – One person has been charged following a traffic stop in Leamington. On Feb 5, 2026, at approximately 2:34 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a vehicle stop on Talbot Street West near Erie Street in the Municipality of Leamington. Allan GABRIEL DE LEON, 28-years-old of Leamington was arrested and charged […]
(KENORA, ON) – Members of the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual which resulted in numerous firearm offences, and the seizure of a prohibited firearm. On February 4th, 2026, shortly after 9:00 p.m., members of the Kenora OPP attended a call for service involving a suspect with a firearm in the area of Cambrian […]
(SHUNIAH, ON) – One individual has been arrested and charged with drug trafficking following a traffic stop. On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, members from the Thunder Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a routine traffic stop. During the interaction with the driver, the officer formed reasonable grounds to believe the vehicle was being […]
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Norfolk County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one individual in connection with a sudden death that has been deemed a homicide in Port Rowan. On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at approximately 1:50 p.m., officers were called to a residence on Front Road, where an infant was located […]
(THAMES CENTRE, ON) – Traffic stop leads to multiple charges for driver. On January 29, 2026, at 8:53 p.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol on Catherine Street in Thames Centre, observed a suspicious vehicle at which time a traffic stop was initiated. As a result, Brock NEILSEN, […]
(TECUMSEH, ON) – A driver has been charged following a collision in Tecumseh. At approximately 9:50 p.m. on February 3, 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a single motor vehicle collision on Tecumseh Road near Bedell Street in the Town of Tecumseh. Megan MITCHELL, 30-years-old of Windsor was arrested and charged with the […]
(CENTRE WELLINGTON, ON) – An Elora resident is charged following a traffic stop. On January 30, 2026, at approximately 4:00 p.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a theft from a business on Parkside Drive West in Fergus. The accused concealed a bottle of vodka and left […]
(WELLINGTON NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) – An Arthur driver is charged following a traffic stop. On February 2, 2026, at approximately 12:15 a.m., a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Wellington Road 109 in Arthur, when the cruiser’s Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) alerted the officer of a […]