Ontario Free Press
(CITY OF KAWARTHA LAKES, ON) – On March 12th, 2025, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting proactive radar patrol on Country Road 36. During the patrol, an officer stopped a vehicle for speeding. While speaking with the driver, the officer became suspicious that the driver was impaired. As a result, […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – An impaired driver was charged with several offences after a proactive traffic stop to check sobriety. On March 7, 2025, at approximately 7:30 pm, an officer with the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a suspicious vehicle in the 5th Street East area of town. Investigation determined that […]
(FORT FRANCES, ON) – An impaired driver was taken off the road thanks to a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen. On March 7, 2025, at approximately 3:00 pm, the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen who reported seeing an obviously impaired driver in […]
(ALLISTON, ON) – The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver for driving while impaired in the Town of New Tecumseth. On March 11, 2025, shortly after 8:30 p.m., Nottawasaga OPP were conducting general patrols eastbound on Victoria Street East, in Alliston. Officers observed a dark passenger vehicle weaving left and […]
(LITTLE CURRENT, ON) – One person has been arrested for impaired operation as a result of a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check. On March 12, 2025, at approximately 3:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on Meredith Street in Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands (NEMI) Township. […]
(PETERBOROUGH COUNTY, ON) – Officers from the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged three individuals with impaired driving within a 24-hour period. On March 8, 2025, shortly after 9:00pm, a Peterborough County OPP Officer was conducting general patrol on Highway 115 when they noticed a pickup truck in the emergency turn […]
(KAPUSKASING, ON) – A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program in Kapuskasing led to the arrest of a driver for impaired operation. On March 1, 2025, at approximately 10:45 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle on Dallyn Avenue as part of a RIDE program. Upon speaking with the driver, officers […]
(PUSLINCH TWP, ON) – The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrest and charge a Hamilton resident with one criminal and two provincial charges stemming from a traffic stop. On March 1, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., members of the Wellington County OPP were conducting a proactive traffic enforcement initiative and initiated a traffic stop on […]
LONDON, ON (March 3, 2025) – As a result of the collision which occurred on Saturday, March 1, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m., an adult male with life-threatening injuries and an adult female with serious but non-life-threatening injuries were transported to hospital by paramedic services The adult female, Bridget Anne Moore, 47, of London, has been […]
(ONEIDA NATION OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION, ON) – Traffic complaint leads to multiple charges. On February 28, 2025, at 11:52 a.m., members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to Oneida Nation of the Thames First Nation, for the report of a traffic complaint. Officers located the vehicle stuck in a snowbank […]