Ontario Free Press
(HALDIMAND COUNTY, ON) – Three drivers are facing impaired charges from this past weekend in Haldimand County. On January 18, 2025, at approximately 11:30 p.m., 35-year-old Kayla FENTON of Hamilton was arrested and subsequently charged with the following offences: On January 19, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., 54-year-old Jason WAITE of Lowbanks was arrested and subsequently […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged four people after a traffic stop on Ottawa Avenue in Elliot Lake. On January 21, 2025, at approximately 12:45 p.m., police stopped a vehicle after recognizing a person who was wanted on outstanding charges. The person was uncooperative with police, resisting arrest, assaultive, and […]
(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – Middlesex County OPP investigating a fatal two-vehicle collision. On January 22, 2025, at approximately 5:37 p.m., emergency services including members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Middlesex-London Paramedic Service and Middlesex Centre Fire, were dispatched to Richmond Street in Middlesex Centre, for a two-vehicle collision. Three individuals were transported […]
(BLUEWATER, ON) – On January 18th, 2025, members of the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a dispute in the Village of Bayfield in the Municipality of Bluewater. As a result of the investigation, OPP learned that the involved suspect had allegedly committed an assault on another person. Anthony RYAN. 42 years of age […]
(CENTRAL HURON, ON) – An investigation conducted by the Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Major Crime Unit, Huron-Perth Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU), and West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), resulted in the seizure of illegal drugs and offence-related property. Criminal charges have been laid against two Central Huron residents. An investigation initiated in […]
(HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid another impaired driving charge in Hamilton Township. On Friday January 17, 2025, at approximately 8:50 p.m., officers observed a white sedan travelling northbound on Division Street at a rate of speed higher than the posted 50km/hr speed limit. The […]
(BRANT, ON) – On January 14, 2025, at approximately 10:41 a.m., Brant County OPP responded to a reported theft at a retail store on Grand River Street North. A male suspect was observed shopping in the store and interacting with the store manager before leaving the premises with two stolen items. The suspect exited through the […]
(NIPIGON, ON) Mandatory Alcohol Screening (MAS) has lead to one driver being charged for Impaired Operation. On January 18, 2025, at approximately 1:00 a.m., members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. program which included MAS on Railway Street in the Township of Nipigon. Jarrett WOJICK, 45-years old, from […]
(BANCROFT, ON) – The Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person following a complaint about an individual breaching release conditions. On January 17, 2025, shortly after 11:00 p.m., officers responded to a location on Musclow Greenview Road in Hastings Highlands. A male, believed to be armed with firearms, fled into the […]
(MEAFORD, ON) – One individual is facing fraud charges after they received money for work and never completed the job. On August 18, 2024, the victim contracted a contractor to complete work at their property. The victim provided a deposit for materials and the contractor never returned to complete the work and refused to refund the money. Christopher […]