Ontario Free Press
(KENORA, ON) – Two individuals from Kenora face charges under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) and the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC). On March 15, 2024, shortly after 2:00 p.m. officers with the Kenora Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) observed a drug transaction between two persons near the Kenora Court House. Police arrested the […]
(WEST NIPISSING, ON)Â – Police have identified the victim and charged one person after a shooting incident at a residence in West Nipissing. On March 13, 2024, shortly after 5:00 p.m., members of the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on Bradley Street. […]
(STRONG TOWNSHIP, ON) – One person has been charged for impaired driving following multiple traffic complaints. On March 14, 2024, shortly after 5:50 p.m., the Almaguin Highlands Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to multiple traffic complaints of a tractor trailer on Highway 11 in the Township of Strong. Police were able to locate the tractor trailer […]
Door to Door/in person scams/Reno fraud: Despite the evolution of technology, one fraud still remains the same: Door to Door and in person scams. The fraudsters use high-pressure sales tactics or offer a low price for some services and in return the victim gets services with no or little value. Typical frauds are services like […]
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON) – Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop in Lindsay after receiving a report of a traffic complaint, which the led to numerous charges being laid and a stolen vehicle being seized. On March 14, 2024, at approximately 12:54 a.m., officers […]
(GREATER NAPANEE, ON) – The East Region County Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located and arrested a male who was wanted on an outstanding warrant. On March 14, 2024, just before 11:00 am CSCU members located the male in Springside Park in Greater Napanee. CSCU members arrested the male and […]
(BAYHAM, ON) – On March 13, 2024, at 7:21 p.m., members of the Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were dispatched to Victoria Street in Bayham Township for the report of a suspicious vehicle. Police located the vehicle stationary on the side of the road, at which time a traffic stop was initiated. The driver was […]
(NEW TECUMSETH, ON)- The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) made an arrest on March 1st, 2024, in the Town of New Tecumseth in relation to a drug trafficking investigation. On March 1st, 2024, members of the Nottawasaga OPP Community Street Crime Unit, along with Collingwood Street Crime Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and […]
(SOUTH HURON, ON)Â – Residents and business owners have seen an increased police presence in the Town of Exeter, South Huron while the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) dealt with an ongoing police investigation. John Street and Main Street South had sections that were closed to the public. Due to the location of the police incident, businesses […]
(HOWICK TWP, ON) – A two-vehicle collision involving a passenger car and pickup truck has claimed the lives of all three occupants. Just before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 14th, 2024, members from Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Huron County Paramedic Services, and North Huron Fire Department responded to a location on Harriston Road […]