Ontario Free Press
The Halton Regional Police Service has arrested and charged a suspect in relation to a sex trafficking investigation. In December of 2024, the Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) began an investigation into a report of an adult female that was allegedly being trafficked by the suspect in the Greater Toronto Area. Members of the HRPS […]
An arrest warrant for second-degree murder has been issued following the 11th homicide of 2024. On Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., members of East Division responded to reports of an armed person at 1040 Cedar Street in Oshawa. Officers arrived on scene and located a male shot inside the building, he was […]
LONDON, ON (January 7, 2024) – A man is facing charges in relation to a suspicious death investigation on Chippewa Drive this morning. The victim has been identified as Phy Puth, 64, of London. The victim and accused were known to each other. As a result of the investigation, Lee Couturier, 48, of London, has been […]
Residents are reminded to be cautious when dealing with individuals online after a Guelph man lost $188,000 US in a cryptocurrency scam. The victim reported he met a male in the summer through an online chat forum and believed the two knew each other from childhood overseas. Between September and the end of November the […]
Case #: 2025-40505Â Published: Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 2:45 PM The Toronto Police Service is making the public aware of four arrests made in a Retail Robbery investigation. On Sunday, January 5, 2025, at approximately 1:43 p.m., York Regional Police responded to a call in the Weston Road and Rutherford Road area. It is alleged that: See previous […]
Case #: 2024-1735319Â Published: Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 2:42 PM The Toronto Police Service is updating the public on a Homicide investigation. See excerpt from the previous news release published on August 10, 2024: — On Thursday, August 8, 2024, at approximately 10:40 p.m., police responded to a call for a Shooting in the Lake Shore Boulevard East and Joseph Duggan […]
Case #: 2025-35483Â Published: Tuesday, January 7, 2025, 1:13 PM The Toronto Police Service is making the public aware of two arrests made in a Carjacking investigation. On Monday, January 6, 2025, at approximately 2:18 a.m., police responded to a call for Unknown Trouble in the Yonge Street and Sheppard Avenue East area. It is alleged that: […]
(TEMAGAMI, ON) – One person has died after the snowmobile they were riding went through the ice on Lake Temagami. On January 6, 2025, at approximately 4:15 p.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with members of the Bear Island Police Service, responded to an incident of a missing snowmobiler […]
(SAUGEEN FIRST NATION, ON) – Two people are charged following an infant death investigation on Saugeen First Nation. On March 26, 2023, the Grey Bruce Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with Bruce County Paramedic Services and the Saugeen Fire Department, responded to a call concerning an unresponsive infant at a residence on Scotch Settlement […]
(MARMORA & LAKE TWP, ON) – An Oshawa resident and a Marmora and Lake resident are facing charges after a foiled attempt to sell stolen property online. On Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 2:45 p.m., officers with the Central Hastings Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded when an individual reported a suspicious ad on an online marketplace. […]