Ontario Free Press
(TOWN OF WASAGA BEACH, ON) – The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with impaired driving after a single vehicle collision. On January 7, 2025, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Huronia West OPP officers were conducting general patrol on Main Street in The Town of Wasaga Beach and located a […]
(SOUTHGATE, ON) – On January 7, 2025, at 1:14 p.m., the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Main Street in Southgate. A vehicle entered the RIDE program and police determined that the driver’s ability to operate the motor vehicle was impaired. As a result of the investigation, Brendan […]
(ESPANOLA, ON) – One person has been arrested and charged after a traffic stop in Espanola. On December 31, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for a sobriety check. During the stop, police detected an odour of cannabis emanating from the vehicle. […]
(SELWYN TOWNSHIP, ON) – Officers from the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with the first impaired driving charge in 2025. On Wednesday January 1, 2025, shortly before 8:30am, a 911 call was received by an individual stating his friend was ‘overdosing on mushrooms’. During the call, the individual […]
(SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP, ON) – The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with impaired driving related charges. On January 6, 2025, at approximately 11:20 p.m., Huronia West OPP officers were conducting general patrols in Springwater Township, in the area of Mayer Road. The officer was alerted to speeding motorist and […]
(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a driver with multiple offences after receiving a call from a concern motorist. On January 3, 2025, at approximately 2:25 p.m., the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver on Highway 17, West Nipissing. The […]
(LAKE HELEN, ON) – Shortly before 2:00 pm on January 2, 2025 members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with assistance from the Lake Helen Police Service were notified of a collision between an all terrain vehicle (ATV) and a truck towing a large sign. An off-duty Lake Helen Police Officer detained […]
(PEMBROKE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) 2024 Festive R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) campaign commenced on November 21, 2024, and continued until January 1, 2025. During the fifth week of the campaign from December 19 to December 25, 2024, officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the OPP conducted 14 RIDE checks throughout the […]
(BURKS FALLS, ON) – The Almaguin Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one individual following a complaint about a potentially impaired driver. On January 4, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m. members of the Almaguin Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of a possible impaired driver on Ontario Street, […]
(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a New Tecumseth resident with impaired operation related offences as the result of a traffic complaint. On January 5, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Dufferin OPP officers were dispatched to a traffic complaint in the area of County Road 124 […]