Ontario Free Press
(HALIBURTON COUNTY, ON) – Members of the Haliburton Highlands detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two motorists with impaired operation. On Friday, March 13th, 2026, at approximately 8:50 p.m., members of the Haliburton Highlands (OPP) stopped a vehicle that had been travelling on Gelert Road in the Municipality of Dysart et […]
(POWASSAN) – A 28-year-old Sarnia resident is facing impaired driving charges after officers located and stopped a vehicle following a 911 report of a suspected impaired driver on Highway 11. On Sunday, March 15, 2026, at approximately 6:00 a.m., the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 call reporting a vehicle travelling southbound […]
(CENTRE HASTINGS, ON) – Officers from the Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges in an impaired driving investigation. On Saturday March 14, 2026, at approximately 9:30 p.m., police received a report of a vehicle stuck in a snowbank on Johnston Rd in Thomasburg. Police attended the scene and numerous open alcohol […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – The James Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), with assistance from the OPP North East Region Crime Unit, has arrested and charged one individual in connection with a significant fraud and theft investigation involving a large industrial operation located northeast of Cochrane. On January 30, 2025, police received a report from […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an Orangeville resident with impaired driving related offence after receiving a call from a concerned citizen. On March 16, 2026, at approximately 12:11 p.m., Dufferin OPP officers were dispatched to the area of Broadway and Dawson Road in the Town […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged an impaired motorist during a routine traffic stop. On Thursday, March 12, 2026, officers from the Fort Frances OPP stopped a vehicle travelling without licence plates. During the investigation, officers observed open alcohol in the vehicle within […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a motorist with impaired operation following a traffic stop on Highway 401. On March 14, 2026, shortly before 10:30 p.m., police received a report of a pickup truck travelling westbound on Highway 401 in the Township of Cramahe with no lights activated. […]
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – A resident of St. Thomas has been charged with fraud after an investigation in Middlesex Centre. On January 9, 2026, at 1:31 p.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a business on Jefferies Road, in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, for the report of a fraud. […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an Orangeville resident with multiple offences after a male fled from a traffic stop. On March 18, 2026, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Dufferin OPP officers initiated a traffic stop after observing a motorist proceed through a red light. While the […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged the operator of a motorized snow vehicle (MSV) with impaired driving after a traffic stop in Espanola. On Sunday, February 22, 2026, at approximately 12:30 a.m., an OPP officer on general patrol observed an MSV travelling on Centre Street near Secord Street […]