Ontario Free Press
(GEORGIAN BLUFFS, ON) – On February 28, 2024, at 9:00 p.m., the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 21 between Grey Road 3 and Grey Road 18, Georgian Bluffs. Officers responded to the scene with members of the Grey County Paramedic Services and the Intertownship Fire department to find a […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – Five people were arrested following a search warrant execution at a residence in the Mercury Avenue East area of Atikokan. On February 29, 2024, at approximately 8:30 a.m., members of the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Rainy River District Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Northwest Region Organized Crime Enforcement […]
(LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP, ON) – A Pembroke resident is facing multiple Criminal Code (CC) charges after a series of shoplifting incidents at a large retail store in Laurentian Valley Township. Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began investigating after the first incident on February 25, 2024. Further incidents of tools […]
(PEMBROKE, ON) – The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have made an arrest after a series of thefts were reported in Pembroke. The incidents took place between February 21-26, 2024, at various locations in the City of Pembroke. Items stolen include groceries, purses from shopping carts and vehicles. As a result, […]
(Round Lake, ON) – A member of the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is being praised for his life-saving actions. Provincial Constable Jared MOORE was off-duty and out for a walk with family members at Round Lake on February 24, 2024, when he saw two snowmobiles attempting to cross a section […]
(ORILLIA, ON) – The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (ROPE) Squad arrested 1,213 high-risk offenders throughout the Province of Ontario in 2023. This surpassed the 1,141 arrests made in 2022. In addition to arrests, the ROPE Squad continued to support public safety last year through the seizure of 17 illegal firearms and substantial quantities of illicit drugs. […]
(NEYAASHIINIGMIING, ON) – On February 29, 2024, at 10:45 p.m., the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were responding to a call for service on the Chippewas of Nawash Unceded First Nation when an officer crashed their police vehicle. No injuries are reported. The investigation is ongoing, and community members will see an increased police presence while […]
(COUNTY OF WELLINGTON, ON) – In October 2023, the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) began an investigation into reported historic sexual assaults that occurred between 1986 and 1991 throughout Wellington County. As a result, Brian Edward COX, 68-years-old of Puslinch, has been charged with two counts of Sexual Assault, two counts of Sexual Assault, two […]
(MIDLAND, ON) – On the morning of February 29, 2024, a search warrant was executed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) at a residence on William Street in the Town of Midland, which resulted in the seizure of Cocaine and other items. Members of the Community Street Crime Units (CSCU) of the Southern Georgian Bay, Muskoka, Huronia […]
(PETAWAWA, ON) – Two drivers are facing Criminal Code (CC) impaired driving charges after members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recently investigated two separate incidents. On February 24, 2024, at approximately 2:25 a.m., police conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on Petawawa Boulevard in the Town of […]