Ontario Free Press
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – Traffic complaint leads to multiple charges for driver. On March 9, 2025, at 4:16 a.m., members of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to traffic complaint in the Town of Essex. The vehicle was located on Allen Avenue, at which time a traffic stop was initiated. The driver of […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – An impaired driver was taken off the road thanks to a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen. On March 7, 2025, at approximately 3:00 pm, the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen who reported seeing an obviously impaired driver in […]
(TAY VALLEY TWP, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two people after a string of copper wire thefts and break-ins in Lanark County and the surrounding area. The thefts began in the fall of 2024, with numerous incidents of wires being cut and removed as well as a break-in at an industrial building […]
(ARCHIPILAGO TOWNSHIP ON) – Police arrested and charged two people with drugs and firearms related offences, after fleeing from a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program. On March 10, 2025, at approximately 11:25 p.m., members from the West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Anishinabek Police Service were conducting R.I.D.E. on Highway […]
(ALLISTON, ON) – The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver for driving while impaired in the Town of New Tecumseth. On March 11, 2025, shortly after 8:30 p.m., Nottawasaga OPP were conducting general patrols eastbound on Victoria Street East, in Alliston. Officers observed a dark passenger vehicle weaving left and […]
(LITTLE CURRENT, ON) – One person has been arrested for impaired operation as a result of a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check. On March 12, 2025, at approximately 3:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on Meredith Street in Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands (NEMI) Township. […]
(LONDON, ON) – Driver facing Impaired driving charge after traffic stop. On March 10, 2025, at 1:39 a.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), while travelling on Fanshawe Park Road West through the City of London, performed a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle. The driver was placed under arrest and transported […]
(NORTH GLENGARRY TWP., ON) – Three people have been arrested following a drug trafficking investigation in Alexandria. The investigation began in January. On Tuesday, March 11, 2025, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit, assisted by officers from the SD&G Detachment, executed a search warrant at a residence on Victoria […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person is facing impaired and drug related charges following reports of a motor vehicle collision (MVC) in Espanola. On March 11, 2025, at approximately 7:30 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting an MVC involving two vehicle. One pf the drivers was reported to be […]
(OTTAWA, ON) – Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid impaired driving related charges against an individual from Ottawa after an early morning collision. Shortly before 7:00 a.m. on March 12, OPP responded to reports of a three-vehicle collision on Highway 417 West, near Lees Avenue. One of the drivers was […]