Ontario Free Press
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police is warning residents about an ongoing fraud involving scammers impersonating the Crown Attorney’s Office. In this scam, individuals receive phone calls from someone claiming to be from the Crown Attorney’s Office. The call display may appear to show a legitimate phone, and scammers may use the names […]
(SMITHS FALLS, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is alerting residents across the region to an emerging scam trend involving suspects who pose as police officers to defraud victims of substantial amounts of money. In recent reports, fraudsters have contacted victims by phone, claiming to be members of the OPP. In some cases, the […]
(MUNICIPALITY OF TRENT LAKES, ON) – An individual was arrested and faces multiple charges after Peterborough County OPP officers were called to a residence after an assault took place. On Saturday February 28, 2026, prior to 9:30am, the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call from an individual who had just […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – Two Leamington residents have been charged in connection with a drug traffickins investigation led by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex County Street Crime Unit (CSCU). On Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at approximately 4:10 p.m., members of the Essex County OPP CSCU, with support from the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), […]
(NEW TECUMSETH, ON) – Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual with impaired driving following a single vehicle collision. On Sunday, March 01, 2026, shortly after 9:00 p.m., officers of the Nottawasaga OPP received a call for service regarding a single motor vehicle in the ditch. The vehicle […]
(NORTHUMBERLAND, ON) – The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid multiple charges in various investigations over the past week. On February 25, 2026, at around 11:30 p.m., OPP responded to a report of an impaired driver on Telephone Road in the Township of Hamilton. Officers located a vehicle matching the description near […]
An Ottawa resident has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a drug overdose death northwest of Ingleside. On Friday, October 28, 2022, officers with the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a residence on Neville Road in South Stormont Township. A 20-year-old woman was found […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – Driver arrested after pickup truck stopped on Hergott Avenue. On March 1, 2026, at approximately 2:15 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a vehicle stop with a known black pickup truck. Police knew the owner/driver was not to be operating a motor vehicle. The driver also had suspected cocaine […]
(WASAGA BEACH, ON) – The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two drivers with impaired-related offences over the weekend. On Saturday, February 28, 2026, shortly after 12:30 a.m., officers responded to reports of an impaired driver on Mission Street in the Town of Wasaga Beach. As a result of that investigation, […]
(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a passenger with drug related offences after conducting a traffic stop. On February 27, 2026, at approximately 11:40 p.m., members of the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP conducted a traffic stop with a motor vehicle and observed the rear passenger not wearing a […]