Ontario Free Press
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – One person has been charged with impaired driving after a traffic complaint in Leamington. On February 27, 2025, at approximately 3:28 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a traffic complaint on Maxon Avenue in the Town of Leamington. Michael HICKS, 39-years-old of Leamington, was arrested and charged with the following […]
(BLIND RIVER, ON)– Traffic complaint led to an impaired charge. On February 28, 2025, at approximately 11:45 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint regarding a white pickup truck driving erratically westbound on Highway 17. The vehicle was reported to have crossed into oncoming […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – Mandatory alcohol screening detected an impaired driver who was stopped for a moving violation. On March 3, 2025, at approximately 3:00 am, members of the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle after seeing a stop sign related moving violation. Officers demanded alcohol screening as part of the […]
(COCHRANE, ON) – A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint in Cochrane resulted in the arrest of a snowmobiler and multiple charges. On March 1, 2025, at approximately 12:00 a.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a RIDE check on Glackmeyer Concession 6 & 7 at the intersection of Genier Road. A motorized […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Dundalk resident with impaired operation related offences as the result of a traffic stop. On March 2, 2025, just after 12:30 a.m., Dufferin OPP officers were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 89 in the Township of Mulmur. Officers noted a traffic violation […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – Two people are facing charges after police located suspected cocaine at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check. On February 25, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on Highway 6 in Espanola. A vehicle came through the RIDE check, and […]
(GUELPH/ERAMOSA TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charge a Rockwood resident in relation to an impaired driving arrest. On February 27, 2025, at approximately 7:45 p.m., a motorist attended the south Wellington County OPP Operations Centre on Wellington Road 27 in Rockwood. The motorist was looking to speak with police regarding an unrelated […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested and suspected fentanyl was seized after police responded to reports of a disturbance. On February 27, 2025, at approximately 8:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a fight on John Street in Espanola. Police responded to the address and […]
(CALEDON, ON) – Members of the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a driver for impaired operation following a traffic stop. On March 2, 2025, shortly after 1:00 a.m., an officer patrolling Mayfield Road, near McLaughlin Road, conducted a traffic stop. During the investigation, grounds were formed that the driver’s ability to operate […]
(TWEED, ON) – A single vehicle collision in Tweed has resulted in impaired driving charges. On Saturday, March 1, 2025, just after 10:00 p.m., officers with the Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the collision on Crookston Road. The officers located a car, upside down in the ditch, with no one […]