Ontario Free Press
In December of 2024, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) Street Crime Detectives assigned to 2 District (Niagara Falls/Niagara-on-the-Lake) initiated an investigation into an individual not complying with the conditions of his release order. On Tuesday, January 7, 2025 Street Crime Detectives assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) and 2 District arrested the suspect Joshua SCHOLTENS (30 years). […]
Total calls for service – Belleville Police responded to 66 calls for service over a 24-hour period beginning at 5:00 am on January 7, 2025 to 5:00 am on January 8, 2025 Traffic stop leads to charges On the 7th of January at 6:42pm, an officer conducted a vehicle stop in the city’s east end after […]
On Wednesday January 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM, the Sarnia Police Service received a 911 call from the Sarnia Jail in response to an inmate that was found unresponsive in his cell. Police, Fire and Paramedics quickly responded to find the male with no vital signs and he was subsequently pronounced deceased. Investigators have since […]
A 44 year old St. Thomas resident has been arrested and charged with several offences after police were called to a disturbance downtown. This morning, at approximately 1:20 a.m. officers attended the area of Princess Avenue and Talbot Street to move along an unwanted person who had been involved in an altercation. Through investigation, officers […]
The Guelph Police Service is investigating after two people stole more than $2,200 worth of lipstick from a south-end business. Just after 7 p.m. Saturday, a man and woman entered a business near Stone Road West and Scottsdale Drive. As the woman pretended to look at fragrances while watching employees, the male began placing handfuls […]
A Fergus man is dead after he was struck by a city bus in downtown Guelph Wednesday afternoon. Emergency services were called at 1:37 p.m. to the intersection of Wyndham Street North and Carden Street. Investigation revealed a 49-year-old Fergus man was struck as he crossed Wyndham Street. The male was extricated from under the […]
On January 2, 2025 West Grey Police were advised that a 27 year old male from West Grey was breaching conditions of a release order. Officers attended his residence and he was arrested, charged, held for bail and remains in custody as of press time. On December 17th West Grey Police officers responded to a […]
(CORNWALL, ON) – Police have arrested four people after a traffic stop revealed eight individuals concealed in the rear of the vehicle destined for the United States (US). An ongoing joint forces operation led by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Border Enforcement Security Task Force (BEST) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), with assistance from the Royal […]
(NEW TECUMSETH, ON) – As a result of an ongoing police investigation, members of the Nottawasaga Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Collingwood Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), and the Emergency Response Team (ERT) of the Ontario Provincial Police executed a search warrant on Boyne Street, in the Town of New Tecumseth. On January 2 2025, […]
(BRANT, ON) – On January 7, 2025, the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded promptly to a theft incident, leading to the recovery of stolen items and the arrest of a suspect. At approximately 11:07 a.m., an OPP officer was approached by a complainant at a gas station on Colborne Street East. The complainant reported […]