upper ottawa valley Detachment
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LOCAL DRIVER FACING IMPAIRED CHARGES
Upper Ottawa Valley [159 words] 1/16/2026 1:35pm (0 image)
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a Laurentian Valley Township (LVTP) resident with impaired driving offences after a recent investigation. In the early morning hours of January 11, 2026, police received a report of a possible impaired driver in Pembroke. Police located the ve...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGE
Upper Ottawa Valley [149 words] 1/16/2026 1:35pm (0 image)
An early morning traffic stop has resulted in Criminal Code (CC) impaired driving charges for an Arnprior resident. On January 12, 2026, at approximately 1:15 am, officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Cecelia Street in the City of Pembroke. As part of the investigation a Roadside Screening Dev...
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DRUGS AND CASH SEIZED DURING IMPAIRED DRIVING INVESTIGATION
Upper Ottawa Valley [266 words] 1/16/2026 1:40pm (0 image)
Suspected Fentanyl and Cocaine Seized (PEMBROKE, ON) - An individual is facing numerous charges after an impaired driving investigation resulted in the seizure of a significant quantity of cash and suspected fentanyl and cocaine. On January 15, 2026, at approximately 1:00 pm members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report...
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DRIVER FACING CRIMINAL CODE REFUSAL CHARGE
Upper Ottawa Valley [158 words] 1/16/2026 1:30pm (0 image)
A Renfrew resident is facing a driving-related Criminal Code (CC) charge after an investigation by members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On January 10, 2026, at approximately 3:50 am, UOV OPP officers conducted a traffic stop on Petawawa Boulevard after receiving information about a possible impaired driver in the area. Du...
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OPP WARN OF EMERGENCY/GRANDPARENT SCAM SURFACING IN AREA
Upper Ottawa Valley [103 words] 1/13/2026 11:25am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to warn the public that the emergency/grandparent scam has surfaced in the area again. On January 7, 2026, a Pembroke senior was scammed out of $800 after receiving a phone call about a grandchild being in legal trouble. On January 9, 2026, a Petawawa senior was almost scammed out of $20,000...
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WANTED INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED IN PEMBROKE
Upper Ottawa Valley [122 words] 1/13/2026 10:20am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recently arrested a man wanted since 2024 for several driving offences in the City of Pembroke. On the morning of January 9, 2026, UOV OPP officers, with assistance from the Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) and Canine unit, executed an arrest warrant at a residence in Pembroke. Jonathan MACMUNN,...
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FATAL ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE COLLISON UNDER INVESTIGATION
Upper Ottawa Valley [177 words] 1/12/2026 2:50pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating an ATV collision that resulted in the death of a 5-year-old child in Brudenell, Lyndoch, and Raglan (BLR) Township. On January 10, 2026, just after 11:00 am, members of the UOV OPP, along with Renfrew County paramedics and the BLR Fire Department responded...
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STUNT DRIVING CHARGE LAID ON HIGHWAY 17
Upper Ottawa Valley [137 words] 1/10/2026 3:00am (0 image)
A 50-year-old Deep River resident is facing a stunt driving charge after being caught travelling 53 km/h over the posted limit on Highway 17 in Whitewater Region Township. The incident occurred on January 6, 2026, at approximately 6:10 pm when an officer with the East Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) Team of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) ca...
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DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER FAILING TO STOP FOR POLICE
Upper Ottawa Valley [262 words] 1/8/2026 2:15pm (0 image)
A driver has been arrested and charged after initially failing to stop for police on the evening of January 6, 2026. Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle travelling 135 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone on Lake Dore Road in North Algona-Wilberforce Township. The vehicle continued on to...
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TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT LEADS TO CHARGES
Upper Ottawa Valley [190 words] 1/8/2026 11:25am (0 image)
One person is facing Criminal Code (CC) and Highway Traffic Act (HTA) charges after members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop involving an ATV at the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation (AOPFN). On the afternoon of January 5, 2026, UOV OPP patrol officers observed an AT...
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UPDATE # 1 - BREAK AND ENTER IN PEMBROKE UNDER INVESTIGATION
Upper Ottawa Valley [118 words] 1/8/2026 9:10am (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- BREAK AND ENTER IN PEMBROKE UNDER INVESTIGATION Police Make Arrest (PEMBROKE, ON) - The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges in relation to a break, enter and mischief at a business in downtown Pembroke on January 4, 2026. As a result of this investigation 40-year-old Nicholas LESTER of Pembroke has been arrested an...
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DANGEROUS OVERSIZED LOAD ON COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LEADS TO DRIVER AND COMPANY CHARGED
Upper Ottawa Valley [201 words] 1/8/2026 3:20am (2 images)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver and company with multiple Highway Traffic Act (HTA) offences after receiving a complaint of an unsafe Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) on Paul Martin Drive. On January 5, 2026, shortly before 6:00pm, OPP officers responded to a complaint for an oversized load that...
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BREAK AND ENTER IN PEMBROKE UNDER INVESTIGATION
Upper Ottawa Valley [115 words] 1/6/2026 9:00am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a break, enter and mischief at a business in downtown Pembroke. On the morning of January 4, 2026, police responded to the break-in at a business in the 0-100 block of Pembroke Street West in the City of Pembroke. Damage was caused at the business during the incident...
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INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO SEVERAL CHARGES
Upper Ottawa Valley [156 words] 12/23/2025 11:11am (0 image)
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid several Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) related Criminal Code (CC) charges against an area resident. In early December 2025 UOV OPP officers began investigating an IPV-related incident in North Algona-Wilberforce (NAW) Township. The investigation included recen...
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UPDATE # 1 - BREAK, ENTER AND THEFT IN PETAWAWA UNDER INVESTIGATION
Upper Ottawa Valley [178 words] 12/23/2025 10:05am (0 image)
-UPDATE # 1- BREAK, ENTER AND THEFT IN PETAWAWA UNDER INVESTIGATION Youth Facing Charges (PETAWAWA, ON) - The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges against a youth after a break, enter and theft at business on Petawawa Boulevard in the Town of Petawawa. On December 13, 2025, at approximately 2:00 am, police responded to an al...
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BREAK, ENTER AND THEFT IN PETAWAWA UNDER INVESTIGATION
Upper Ottawa Valley [87 words] 12/15/2025 2:40pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating a break, enter and theft at business on Petawawa Boulevard in the Town of Petawawa. On December 13, 2025, at approximately 2:00 am, police responded to an alarm at the business and found evidence of forced entry and theft. A quantity of vapes were stolen from the store...
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STOLEN PICKUP TRUCK RECOVERED BY POLICE
Upper Ottawa Valley [95 words] 12/15/2025 8:40am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating the theft of a white 2017 Ram 2500 pickup truck. The truck was stolen from a driveway on Grace Street in Westmeath in the early morning hours of December 14, 2025. Police located the vehicle later that afternoon after it was found abandoned in the ditch on Pleasant Valley R...
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THREE PEOPLE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH NEAR PEMBROKE
Upper Ottawa Valley [225 words] 12/13/2025 10:05am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a single-vehicle collision that sent three people to hospital. On Saturday, December 13, 2025, at approximately 12:30 am, Upper Ottawa Valley OPP, along with the Laurentian Valley Fire Department and Renfrew County Paramedics responded to a collision on White Water Road nea...
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TWO PEOPLE HURT IN TWO VEHICLE CRASH IN FOYMOUNT
Upper Ottawa Valley [142 words] 12/12/2025 6:55pm (0 image)
TWO PEOPLE SERIOUSLY HURT IN TWO VEHICLE CRASH IN FOYMOUNT (BONNECHERE VALLEY TWP., ON) - One person had to be airlifted to a regional trauma centre after a two-vehicle collision in the Foymount area, south of Killaloe. Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and other first responders were called to the scene around noon on Friday, December...
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SIU INVOKES MANDATE IN PEMBROKE
Upper Ottawa Valley [124 words] 12/3/2025 6:45pm (0 image)
The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an incident in Pembroke. On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, shortly before 6:00 pm, the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a reported disturbance at a residence on Pembroke Street West. A 44-year-old male, wanted on an outstanding warrant, was arrested...
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OPP CHARGE DRIVER AFTER COLLISION ON HWY 17
Upper Ottawa Valley [126 words] 12/2/2025 3:45pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver following a collision closed a section of Highway 17 for several hours. On December 2, 2025, just after 9:30 am, OPP officers were called to a collision involving a Tractor trailer and a dump truck. The collision happened at the intersection of Highway 17 and Whi...
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-UPDATE- CHILD STRUCK BY CAR AFTER GETTING OFF SCHOOL BUS Correction of Township
Upper Ottawa Valley [180 words] 11/26/2025 9:20am (0 image)
# UPDATE CHILD STRUCK BY CAR AFTER GETTING OFF SCHOOL BUS Correction of Township (LAURENTIAN HILLS TWP., ON) - A child has suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car on Highway 17 in the Rolphton area, west of Deep River. On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at approximately 4:30 pm, the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the scene....
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CHILD STRUCK BY CAR AFTER GETTING OFF SCHOOL BUS
Upper Ottawa Valley [168 words] 11/26/2025 9:05am (0 image)
A child has suffered minor injuries after being hit by a car on Highway 17 in the Rolphton area, west of Deep River. On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at approximately 4:30 pm, the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the scene. It was learned that a 10-year-old child had just gotten off a westbound school bus and was c...
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LOCAL RESIDENT CHARGED WITH REFUSAL AND THEFT
Upper Ottawa Valley [132 words] 11/21/2025 2:35pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged a Laurentian Valley Township resident with refusal and theft under following an investigation. On November 11, 2025, at approximately 1:00 pm, officers received a theft complaint from a business on Renfrew Street in the Town of Petawawa. A short time later police s...
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DRIVING COMPLAINT LEADS TO ARREST
Upper Ottawa Valley [195 words] 11/21/2025 2:25pm (0 image)
A Bonnechere Valley Township (BVT) resident is facing Highway Traffic Act (HTA) and Criminal Code (CC) charges after several driving complaints were received by the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On November 17, 2025, at approximately 4:30 pm, police began investigating complaints of an erratic drive...
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TWO ARRESTED AFTER UOV OPP RECOVER STOLEN VEHICLE
Upper Ottawa Valley [182 words] 11/17/2025 11:20am (0 image)
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two individuals after a stolen vehicle was recovered in the Township of Laurentian Valley (TLV). On November 15, 2025, at approximately 10:20 am, police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle at an abandoned hunt camp in TLV. Police recovered a stolen pic...
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DRIVER CHARGED AFTER COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 17
Upper Ottawa Valley [163 words] 11/10/2025 10:20am (0 image)
A Montreal man is facing a Criminal Code (CC) charge after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Petawawa. Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the collision on November 10, 2025, at approximately 2:30 am on Highway 17 in Petawawa near Paquette Road. The sideswipe collision involved a passenger car and...
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FIVE ARRESTED AFTER EARLY MORNING BREAK AND ENTER
Upper Ottawa Valley [276 words] 10/24/2025 11:30am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested five people following a break and enter into a business in the 800 block of Pembroke St. East in the City of Pembroke. On Thursday, October 23, 2025, just after 2:00 am, OPP officers responded to a report of a break and enter at a local business. Prior to police arrival the suspects f...
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DRIVER ARESTED AFTER FLEEING POLICE
Upper Ottawa Valley [162 words] 10/24/2025 11:25am (0 image)
DRIVER CHARGED AFTER FLEEING POLICE (PETAWAWA, ON.) - The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual after fleeing from a traffic stop in the Town of Petawawa. On October 11, 2025, just after 10:00 pm, OPP officers responded to a report of a possible impaired driver on Petawawa Blvd. The vehicle was located in the parking lot...
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PEMBROKE RESIDENT FACING SEVERAL CHARGES AFTER TRAFFIC STOP
Upper Ottawa Valley [218 words] 10/17/2025 11:10am (0 image)
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a Pembroke resident with multiple driving-related offences after a traffic stop in the City of Pembroke. On October 17, 2025, just after 12:45 am, police conducted a traffic stop for speeding in excess of 50 km/h over the posted speed limit on Pembroke Str...
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MULTIPLE ARRESTS IN PEMBROKE AFTER POLICE ENTER RESIDENCE
Upper Ottawa Valley [165 words] 10/11/2025 10:30am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested three people following an incident near the downtown area of Pembroke. On October 10, 2025, just before 7:00 pm, OPP officers responded to a report of a gunshot on Victoria St. in the City of Pembroke. Police contained the residence and due to seriousness police took appropriate safet...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO IMPAIRED AND OTHER CHARGES
Upper Ottawa Valley [149 words] 10/10/2025 1:45pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver after a traffic complaint in the City of Pembroke. On October 9, 2025, just after 6:30 pm, OPP responded to a traffic complaint on Stuart St. in the City of Pembroke. Officers located the vehicle and spoke to the driver. The driver was transported to detachment for testing. K...
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DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED AFTER TRAFFIC STOP
Upper Ottawa Valley [117 words] 10/10/2025 1:45pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver after a traffic stop in the City of Pembroke. On October 4, 2025, just before 10:00 pm, OPP officers stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction. The vehicle was stopped in a parking lot in the downtown area of Pembroke. The driver was transported to detachment for testing Ben...
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DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED AFTER COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 17
Upper Ottawa Valley [121 words] 10/10/2025 1:40pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver after a collision on Highway 17. On October 7, 2025, just before 10:00 pm, OPP officers responded to a collision involving two vehicles near the intersection of Highway 17 and Sawmill Road. There were no injuries as a result of the collision. One driver was trans...
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-CORRECTION- UOV OPP CHARGE FOUR DRIVERS WITH IMPAIRED CHARGES IN FOUR DAYS Removes one individual included erroneously
Upper Ottawa Valley [257 words] 9/29/2025 8:00pm (0 image)
-CORRECTION- UOV OPP CHARGE FOUR DRIVERS WITH IMPAIRED CHARGES IN FOUR DAYS Removes one individual included erroneously (PEMBROKE, ON.) - The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged three drivers with impaired related charges within a span of four days. On September 25, 2025, just before 1:00 am, OPP responded to a noise complaint in t...
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UOV OPP CHARGE FOUR DRIVERS WITH IMPAIRED CHARGES IN FOUR DAYS
Upper Ottawa Valley [294 words] 9/29/2025 2:40pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged four drivers with impaired related charges within a span of four days. On September 25, 2025, just before 1:00 am, OPP responded to a noise complaint in the City of Pembroke. While police were investigating a vehicle was seen leaving the residence. The vehicle was stopped, and the driv...
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COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 60 SENDS TWO TO HOSPITAL
Upper Ottawa Valley [109 words] 9/29/2025 9:57am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) closed a section of Highway 60 to eastbound traffic Sunday afternoon for several hours following a collision. On September 28, 2025, just before 1:00 pm, OPP officers responded to a collision involving two vehicles near the intersection of Highway 41 and Highway 60. As a resul...
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OPP CHARGE DRIVER WITH REFUSAL AT LOCAL BUSINESS
Upper Ottawa Valley [115 words] 9/23/2025 10:00am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with refusal after a complaint at a local business. On September 22, 2025, just before 4:30 pm, OPP officers were called to a local business on Pembroke St. east in the City of Pembroke. Police located the vehicle and spoke to the driver. Lacy GEORGE, 41 years old, of Walla...
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OPP CHARGE DRIVER WITH IMPAIRED AT LOCAL BUSINESS
Upper Ottawa Valley [136 words] 9/19/2025 11:10am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with impaired after a complaint at a local business. On September 17, 2025, just before 11:30 pm, OPP officers were called to a local business on Pembroke St. west in the City of Pembroke. Police attended and spoke to the person at their vehicle. As part of the investigation a...
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DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED AFTER VEHICLE ROLLS IN DITCH
Upper Ottawa Valley [137 words] 9/17/2025 11:55am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with impaired after a single vehicle rollover. On September 9, 2025, just after 10:00 pm, OPP officers were dispatched to a vehicle in the ditch on Stafford Second line in Laurentian Valley Township. The lone person in the vehicle suffered no injuries. As part of...
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DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED AFTER SINGLE VEHICLE ROLLOVER
Upper Ottawa Valley [153 words] 9/16/2025 9:20am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with impaired after a single vehicle rollover. On September 15, 2025, just after 6:30 pm, OPP officers were advised of a vehicle in the ditch after it had rolled over on Round Lake Rd. in the Township of Killaloe-Hagarty-Richards. The lone person in the v...
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ASSAULT AND OTHER CHARGES LAID IN BONNECHERE VALLEY TOWNSHIP
Upper Ottawa Valley [128 words] 9/8/2025 10:50am (0 image)
One person is facing charges after an assault in Bonnechere Valley Township. On Sunday, September 7, 2025, shortly before 2:00 pm, officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a location on Zadow Line. A woman had been assaulted in an apparent dispute over trespassing and damage to a fence. There were no se...
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PERSON CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED AFTER TRAFFIC COMPLAINT
Upper Ottawa Valley [130 words] 9/4/2025 5:45pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with impaired after a traffic complaint. On September 3, 2025, just before 6:00 pm, OPP officers were advised of a vehicle in a local business parking lot with the person behind the wheel who appeared intoxicated. Police located the vehicle and driver. The driver...
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PERSON CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED AFTER ALTERCATION WITH POLICE
Upper Ottawa Valley [130 words] 9/1/2025 9:25am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with impaired after an altercation with police. On August 30, 2025, just after 10:00 pm, OPP officers were dealing with a complaint on Bruce St. in the Township of Bonnechere Valley. During the interaction with police the party fled on foot. A short foot pursuit...
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HWY #17 CLOSED BETWEEN PETAWAWA AND CHALK RIVER DUE TO COLLISION UPDATE #1 Highway has reopened
Upper Ottawa Valley [89 words] 8/27/2025 7:40am (0 image)
UPDATE #1 HIGHWAY 17 CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION Highway 17 reopened both directions (LAURENTIAN HILLS TWP., ON.) - The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a a collision on highway #17 between Petawawa and Chalk River that forced the highway shut down in both directions. A motorcyclist collided with a moose. The motorcyclist...
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UOV OPP CHARGE FIVE DRIVERS WITH IMPAIRED CHARGES
Upper Ottawa Valley [382 words] 8/27/2025 4:55am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged five drivers with impaired related charges within a span of five days. On August 20, 2025, just after 7:00 pm, OPP received a traffic complaint on Highway 60 in North Algona-Wilberforce Township. The vehicle was located a short time after. As part of the investigation a Roadside Screen...
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HWY #17 CLOSED BETWEEN PETAWAWA AND CHALK RIVER DUE TO COLLISION
Upper Ottawa Valley [88 words] 8/27/2025 5:55am (0 image)
HIGHWAY 17 CURRENTLY CLOSED DUE TO COLLISION (LAURENTIAN HILLS TWP., ON.) - The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently on scene of a collision on highway #17 between Petawawa and Chalk River that has the highway shut down in both directions. Shortly after 5:00 am on August 27, 2025, OPP were called to a collision on highway #17 that curre...
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TWO SEPARATE VEHICLE COLLISIONS ON SIBERIA ROAD
Upper Ottawa Valley [145 words] 8/20/2025 4:20pm (0 image)
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to two separate collisions on Siberia Road on Saturday, August 16, 2025. Police responded to a single vehicle collision in the early afternoon. The driver was transported to an Ottawa area trauma centre with significant injuries. The investigation is on-going. As p...
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OPP REQUESTING ASSISTANCE TO SOLVE THEFT FROM CHURCH
Upper Ottawa Valley [94 words] 8/8/2025 4:50pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) needs your help to solve a theft from a church. The theft at the church, on Palmer Road in Palmer Rapids, is believed to have taken place between June 17 and 20, 2025. One of the missing items is a large, heavy stature of the Virgin May. It would have required two people to carry it....
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INDECENT ACT CHARGES IN KILLALOE
Upper Ottawa Valley [146 words] 8/8/2025 4:25pm (0 image)
An ongoing investigation has led to criminal charges against a Killaloe resident. On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation when it was reported that a male had been committing an indecent act in a car while driving. The investigation determined that the incident took place on...
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COCAINE AND CRACK COCAINE SEIZED IN PEMBROKE - Two People Charged in Connection With Drug Trafficking
Upper Ottawa Valley [253 words] 8/1/2025 4:00pm (1 image)
COCAINE AND CRACK COCAINE SEIZED IN PEMBROKE Two People Charged in Connection With Drug Trafficking (PEMBROKE, ON) - An ongoing drug trafficking investigation in Pembroke has resulted in two arrests and the seizure of illegal drugs. On Friday, August 1, 2025, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit, assisted by the OPP Tactics and Rescue Un...
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DISTURBANCE ON THE MADAWASKA RIVER RESULTS IN ARREST
Upper Ottawa Valley [154 words] 8/1/2025 8:40am (0 image)
An individual has been arrested after a disturbance on the Madawaska River. On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, shortly after 9:00 pm, officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the Combermere area. It had been reported that a male in a peddle boat had been yelling at people at making threats. The disorderly behaviour continue...
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DRIVER INJURED IN SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION NEAR COMBERMERE
Upper Ottawa Valley [95 words] 7/31/2025 11:35am (0 image)
A single vehicle collision near Combermere has left the driver with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. On Tuesday, July 29, 2025, at approximately 3:00 pm, officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police and members of the Madawaska Valley Fire Department responded to collision on Palmer Road in Madawaska Valley Town...
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FATAL HEAD-ON COLLISION IN DENBIGH - Both Drivers Deceased
Upper Ottawa Valley [137 words] 7/31/2025 8:25am (0 image)
FATAL HEAD-ON COLLISION IN DENBIGH Both Drivers Deceased (DENBIGH., ON) - Two drivers are deceased after a head-on collision in Denbigh, east of Bancroft. Officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley, Bancroft and Renfrew Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the crash, which happened on Highway 28 near Trout Lake Road, just before 8:00 pm on Wednesday, July 30, 20...
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UOV OPP CHARGE THREE DRIVERS WITH IMPAIRED RELATED CHARGES IN TWO DAYS
Upper Ottawa Valley [237 words] 7/28/2025 4:45pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged three drivers with impaired related charges within a span of two days. On July 26, 2025, just before 12:30 am, OPP received a report of a vehicle going off the roadway on Barron Canyon Rd. in the Town of Petawawa. The vehicle fled the scene shortly after. Police located the vehicle. As...
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COLLISION RESULTS IN CARELESS DRIVING CHARGE - CORRECTION - changes to Highway 17 in body of release
Upper Ottawa Valley [117 words] 7/23/2025 3:50pm (0 image)
COLLISION RESULTS IN CARELESS DRIVING CHARGE Two Vehicle Crash At Intersection of Highway 17 And Paquette Road (PETAWAWA., ON) - A driver from Russell Township has been charged following a two-vehicle collision in Petawawa. On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, just after 8:00 am, officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two-...
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COLLISION RESULTS IN CARELESS DRIVING CHARGE - Two Vehicle Crash At Intersection of Highway 17 And Paquette Road
Upper Ottawa Valley [117 words] 7/23/2025 3:40pm (0 image)
COLLISION RESULTS IN CARELESS DRIVING CHARGE Two Vehicle Crash At Intersection of Highway 17 And Paquette Road (PETAWAWA., ON) - A driver from Russell Township has been charged following a two-vehicle collision in Petawawa. On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, just after 8:00 am, officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two-...
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STOLEN VEHICLE SLAMS INTO HOUSE - Resident Injured, Vehicle Occupants Flee On Foot
Upper Ottawa Valley [160 words] 7/23/2025 8:10am (0 image)
STOLEN VEHICLE SLAMS INTO HOUSE Resident Injured, Vehicle Occupants Flee On Foot (LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP., ON) - The resident of a home in Laurentian Valley Township been injured when his home was struck by a stolen car. On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, shortly after 11:00 pm, officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to the incident o...
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UOV OPP CHARGE DRIVER WITH IMPAIRED AFTER STOP IN PARKING LOT
Upper Ottawa Valley [127 words] 7/20/2025 3:20pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver following a stop in a parking lot. On July 19, 2025, just before 7:30 pm, OPP received a report of a possible impaired driver at a local business. Police attended the 1100 block of Pembroke St. E in Laurentian Valley Township. Police located the vehicle and drive...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT RESULTS IN IMPAIRED AND TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Upper Ottawa Valley [148 words] 7/20/2025 3:20pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver after multiple traffic complaints in the City of Pembroke. On July 17, 2025, just before 11:30 pm, OPP received multiple 911 calls about a vehicle on a road with the driver who appeared unconscious. Police located the vehicle, and driver. The driver was then transported to a l...
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UOV OPP CHARGE DRIVER WITH IMPAIRED AND DANGEROUS OPERATION
Upper Ottawa Valley [128 words] 7/17/2025 6:20pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver after a traffic complaint. On July 13, 2025, just after 9:30 pm, OPP received a traffic complaint in a parking lot on Pembroke St. E. Police located the vehicle. As part of the investigation a standardized field sobriety test was conducted, and the driver was transported to th...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER ARRESTED ON HIGHWAY 17
Upper Ottawa Valley [230 words] 7/14/2025 11:15am (0 image)
A City of Pembroke resident is facing numerous charges after the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located a stopped vehicle on Highway 17. Shortly before 2:00am on July 12, 2025, members of the UOV OPP observed a stopped vehicle on the shoulder of the road with its driver side door open in the live lane of traffic on Highway...
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MULTIPLE WEAPONS, DRUG CHARGES LAID - THREE ARRESTED
Upper Ottawa Valley [338 words] 7/10/2025 12:55pm (0 image)
Three people have been arrested and charged with multiple criminal offences after police received a call of a person chasing someone with a long gun in a residential area of the City of Pembroke. On July 9, 2025, shortly after 10:00 pm, members of the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a weapons call in the area of Victoria Stree...
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CORRECTION - MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTS IN FATALITY - Clarifies first line of release
Upper Ottawa Valley [237 words] 7/9/2025 11:45am (0 image)
-CORRECTION- MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTS IN FATALITY Clarifies first line of release (BONNECHERE VALLEY TWP., ON) - One person is deceased, and another is facing multiple charges after a collision near Eganville. On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, just after noon, officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Bonnechere Valley Fire Departmen...
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MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTS IN FATALITY - Corrects to reflect that the highway reopened Tuesday night.
Upper Ottawa Valley [235 words] 7/9/2025 11:35am (0 image)
MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTS IN FATALITY Individual Facing Multiple Charges (BONNECHERE VALLEY TWP., ON) - One person is deceased, and another is facing impaired driving charges after a collision near Eganville. On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, just after noon, officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Bonnechere Valley Fire Department a...
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MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTS IN FATALITY - Individual Facing Multiple Charges
Upper Ottawa Valley [236 words] 7/9/2025 11:05am (0 image)
MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTS IN FATALITY Individual Facing Multiple Charges (BONNECHERE VALLEY TWP., ON) - One person is deceased, and another is facing impaired driving charges after a collision near Eganville. On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, just after noon, officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Bonnechere Valley Fire Department a...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER ARRESTED AT LOCAL RESTAURANT
Upper Ottawa Valley [148 words] 7/8/2025 5:40am (0 image)
A Township of Laurentian Valley resident is facing a Criminal Code (CC) impaired driving charge after the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision at a local restaurant. In the early morning hours of July 8, 2025, members of the UOV OPP responded to a single vehicle collision after it was repor...
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PEMBROKE RESIDENT CHARGED WITH SEXUAL OFFENCES
Upper Ottawa Valley [116 words] 7/3/2025 5:15pm (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested an individual in connection with multiple sexual offences in Pembroke. In early June, the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Crime Unit launched an investigation following allegations that a Pembroke resident engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct involving youth under the age of 16. On Thursday, July 3, 2025, as a result of the investi...
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SERIOUS INJURIES IN QUADEVILLE INCIDENT - Young Child Seriously Injured, Suspected Animal Attack
Upper Ottawa Valley [133 words] 6/25/2025 11:05am (0 image)
SERIOUS INJURIES IN QUADEVILLE INCIDENT Young Child Seriously Injured, Suspected Animal Attack (QUADEVILLE, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing to investigate an incident that left a young child with potentially life-threatening injuries in Quadeville, southeast Barry's Bay. On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at approximately 12:30 am, officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley (...
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ONE PERSON CHARGED WITH ASSAULT
Upper Ottawa Valley [106 words] 6/23/2025 1:55pm (0 image)
One person has been arrested and charged with assault after a late evening dispute. On June 22, 2025, shortly before 10:00 pm, members of the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an assault on Victoria Street in the city of Pembroke. The victim was taken to hospital by paramedics with minor injuries. As a result of the investigati...
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INDECENT ACT CHARGE LAID AFTER INCIDENT IN PEMBROKE
Upper Ottawa Valley [120 words] 6/20/2025 8:25am (0 image)
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Pembroke resident after an investigation into an indecent act incident in the City of Pembroke. On Thursday, June 18, 2025, at approximately 8:00 am, police received several reports that an individual was exposing themselves and performing an indecent act in the area of...
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UPDATE #1 - PONTOON BOAT AND TRAILER STOLEN FROM LOCAL RESIDENCE
Upper Ottawa Valley [96 words] 6/18/2025 3:15pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- PONTOON BOAT AND TRAILER STOLEN FROM LOCAL RESIDENCE Boat Recovered; No Foul Play Involved (LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP., ON.) - A pontoon boat recently reported stolen to the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has been located. The pontoon boat, motor and trailer were reported stolen from a residence in Laurentian Valley Township by th...
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MISCHIEF IN BARRY’S BAY UNDER INVESTIGATION
Upper Ottawa Valley [114 words] 6/18/2025 9:05am (0 image)
MISCHIEF IN BARRY'S BAY UNDER INVESTIGATION Multiple stop signs damaged (MADAWASKA VALLEY TWP, ON) - The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating after multiple stop signs were damaged in Barry's Bay. On June 17, 2025, the UOV OPP began investigating after a town official reported that 24 stop signs were either damaged, spray pain...
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SERIOUS COLLISION ON COMBERMERE ROAD UNDER INVESTIGATION
Upper Ottawa Valley [154 words] 6/17/2025 8:15am (0 image)
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a serious two-vehicle collision involving a passenger car and SUV in Madawaska Valley Township. On June 16, 2025, at approximately 2:15 pm police were called to the collision on Combermere Road. Preliminary investigation indicates that a northbound passenge...
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-UPDATE #1- OPP INVESTIGATING REPORTED INCIDENT INVOLVING A FIREARM Complainant charged with public mischief
Upper Ottawa Valley [212 words] 6/13/2025 11:05am (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- OPP INVESTIGATING REPORTED INCIDENT INVOLVING A FIREARM Complainant charged with public mischief (SOUTH ALGONQUIN TWP., ON.) - An individual who previously alleged they were abducted at gunpoint has now been charged with public mischief. On Monday, March 17, 2025, members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to So...
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PONTOON BOAT AND TRAILER STOLEN FROM LOCAL RESIDENCE
Upper Ottawa Valley [133 words] 6/13/2025 11:00am (1 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking for the public's assistance in locating a stolen boat and trailer. Between 6:30 pm, on June 10, 2025, and 9:00 am on June 11, 2025, a pontoon boat and trailer were taken from a driveway in the Forest Lea Road and Sufian Road area. The boat is described as a 2022 black and...
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VANDALISM AT TOWNSHIP PROPERTY IN WHITNEY
Upper Ottawa Valley [65 words] 6/13/2025 9:40am (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating after graffiti was discovered at the community centre in Whitney. On Monday, June 9, 2025, around 2:15 pm, officers from the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment (Killaloe office) responded to the Lester B. Smith Community Centre in the Township of South Algonquin. An unknown culprit or culprits had written derogatory comme...
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UOV OPP CHARGE FOUR DRIVERS WITH IMPAIRED CHARGES IN A WEEK
Upper Ottawa Valley [289 words] 6/10/2025 3:05pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged four drivers with impaired related charges within a week On May 23, 2025, just after 11:00 am, OPP received a traffic complaint on Highway 17. Police located the vehicle. The driver was transported to detachment to complete further tests. Richard KOHLI, 59 years old, of Niagara Falls...
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THREE DRIVERS CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED CHARGES IN FOUR DAYS
Upper Ottawa Valley [276 words] 6/10/2025 3:05pm (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged three drivers with impaired following a traffic complaint. On June 5, 2025, just after 2:00 pm, OPP received information regarding a vehicle in the line of traffic coming through the road detour that was in place due to a previous serious collision. As part of the investigation a Roa...
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-UPDATE #2- OPP CONTINUING INVESTIGATION INTO FIREARM DISCHARGE IN PETAWAWA - Eight Arrests Made, $2.5 Million in Drugs Seized
Upper Ottawa Valley [242 words] 6/7/2025 4:30pm (4 images)
-UPDATE #2- OPP CONTINUING INVESTIGATION INTO FIREARM DISCHARGE IN PETAWAWA Eight Arrests Made, $2.5 Million in drugs Seized (PETAWAWA, ON) - Police have arrested eight individuals and are seeking public assistance in relation to a firearm incident in Petawawa. On Saturday, March 22, 2025, at approximately 10:30 am, members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario...
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ILLEGAL DRUG OPERATIONS SHUTDOWN IN PEMBROKE - Nearly Two Dozen People Charges, More Arrests and Charges Expected
Upper Ottawa Valley [261 words] 6/6/2025 10:20am (7 images)
ILLEGAL DRUG OPERATIONS SHUTDOWN IN PEMBROKE Nearly Two Dozen People Charges, More Arrests and Charges Expected (PEMBROKE, ON) - Nearly two-dozen people have been arrested, with more arrests and charges expected after a drug trafficking investigation in Pembroke. On Thursday, May 22 and Wednesday, June 4, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed search warrants at residence...
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OPP INVESTIGATING SERIOUS COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 17 IN PETAWAWA
Upper Ottawa Valley [169 words] 6/4/2025 4:20pm (1 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently on scene investigating a serious collision that has resulted in a full closure of Highway 17 between Paquette Road and Brindle Road in Petawawa. The OPP is advising the public to avoid the area if possible or please follow the detour from Highway 17 to Messer Trail, then Paquette Road back to Highway 17. On Wednesday, June 4, 20...
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THEFT OF FUEL UNDER INVESTIGATION
Upper Ottawa Valley [70 words] 6/4/2025 9:55am (0 image)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating the theft of diesel fuel in Bonnechere Valley Township. The theft was reported to police on June 3, 2025. Sometime in the last month an unknown person or persons attended the Bonnechere Valley Fire Department building on Janet Road and stole diesel fuel from...
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ROLLOVER COLLISION ON BEACHBURG ROAD SENDS ONE TO HOSPITAL
Upper Ottawa Valley [93 words] 6/3/2025 10:55am (0 image)
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a single-vehicle collision in Whitewater Region. The collision occurred on May 29, 2025, at approximately 10:50 am on Beachburg Road. Investigation found that an eastbound pickup left the roadway on a curve, struck a telephone pole, and rolled. The driver,...
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COLLISION IN LAURENTIAN VALLEY TOWNSHIP UNDER INVESTIGATION
Upper Ottawa Valley [98 words] 6/3/2025 10:50am (0 image)
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a two-vehicle collision on Pembroke Street West in Laurentian Valley Township. The collision occurred on May 29, 2025, at approximately 12:30 pm on Pembroke Street West near B Line Road. Preliminary investigation indicates that a westbound vehicle crossed into...
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COLLISION IN WHITEWATER REGION SENDS ONE DRIVER TO HOSPITAL
Upper Ottawa Valley [124 words] 6/3/2025 8:05am (0 image)
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a three-vehicle collision in Whitewater Region that sent one of the involved drivers to hospital by air ambulance. The collision occurred on May 30, 2025, at approximately 4:20 pm, on Highway 17 near Finnerty Road. One of the involved drivers was take...
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INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE INVESTIGATION LEADS TO SERIOUS CHARGES
Upper Ottawa Valley [192 words] 6/2/2025 9:05am (0 image)
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid several Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) related Criminal Code (CC) charges against an Oshawa resident. On the morning of June 1, 2025, at approximately 7:00 am, police responded to an IPV incident in progress at a residence in Pembroke. One of the involved individuals fled the res...