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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CRIMINAL CHARGES
South Bruce [219 words] 1/16/2026 4:00pm (0 image)
On January 15, 2026, at approximately 2:32 pm, a member of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol in Walkerton when they stopped to check a vehicle along May Street. The officer had received an automated licence plate recognition system (ALPR) alert, indicating an issue with the observed licence plate. A traffic stop was initiated where further i...
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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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-CORRECTION- DRIVER CHARGED AT RIDE SPOT CHECK IN FERGUS - Updated Street Name
Wellington [210 words] 1/13/2026 4:05pm (0 image)
-CORRECTION- DRIVER CHARGED AT RIDE SPOT CHECK IN FERGUS Updated Street Name (CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) - An Arthur driver is charged following a traffic stop on Tower Street South. On January 10, 2026, at approximately 12:15 am, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) spot check to examine the...
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DRIVER CHARGED AT RIDE SPOT CHECK IN FERGUS - Seven Charges Laid
Wellington [209 words] 1/13/2026 4:05pm (0 image)
DRIVER CHARGED AT RIDE SPOT CHECK IN FERGUS Seven Charges Laid (CENTRE WELLINGTON TOWNSHIP, ON) - An Arthur driver is charged following a traffic stop on Wellington Road 18. On January 10, 2026, at approximately 12:15 am, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) spot check to examine the sobriet...
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OPP SEIZES ILLICIT CANNABIS VALUED AT MORE THAN $3.8 MILLION
Peterborough [204 words] 1/9/2026 9:25pm (6 images)
An investigation has resulted in the arrest of eight individuals and the seizure of more than 7,600 illicit cannabis plants and 100 lbs of dried illicit cannabis bud valued at more than $3.8 million. In December 2025, emergency services responded to a structure fire at a location on 5th Line in the Municipality of Port Hope. While at the location, the Municipality of Port Hop...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG SEIZURE
Elgin [215 words] 1/9/2026 12:05pm (0 image)
One person is charged with multiple offences after a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act violation. On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at approximately 3:13 pm, Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Selton Line on Moraviantown Delaware First Nation and seized approximately $16,000 worth of suspected cocaine, hydromorphone, and a c...
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DRIVER FACES IMPAIRED CHARGES FOLLOWING TWO-VEHICLE COLLISION
Northumberland [172 words] 1/9/2026 11:20am (2 images)
Members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a motorist with impaired operation following a collision. On January 8, 2026, shortly after 6:00 pm, police and fire crews responded to a two-vehicle collision on County Road 30 in the Municipality of Trent Hills. No serious injuries were reported; however, both a passenger vehicle...
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VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER INITIALLY FLEEING FROM OPP - Two Arrested for Drug, Firearm and Other Charges
Stormont Dundas and Glengarry [286 words] 1/8/2026 10:40am (1 image)
VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER INITIALLY FLEEING FROM OPP Two Arrested for Drug, Firearm and Other Charges (EDWARDSBURGH-CARDINAL TOWNSHIP, ON) - Two people are facing charges after a vehicle, which initially fled from officers, was stopped in Edwardsburgh-Cardinal Township. Officers with the Grenville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attempted to stop a car for a traffic violat...
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VEHICLE COLLIOSN LEADS TO DRUG SEIZURE IN NEW TECUMSETH
Nottawasaga [246 words] 1/7/2026 2:40pm (1 image)
Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two individuals following a two vehicle collision that led to an impaired investigation, multiple charges and a drug seizure in the Town of New Tecumseth. Shortly after 10:00 pm on January 6, 2026, Nottawasaga OPP responded to a two vehicle collision at the intersection of 4th Line a...
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MULTIPLE TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS LEAD TO ARREST OF IMPAIRED DRIVER
Nottawasaga [183 words] 1/6/2026 1:00pm (1 image)
Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual with impaired driving and multiple Provincial offences following traffic complaints for a suspected impaired driver. On Monday, January 5, 2025, shortly after 7:00 PM, Nottawasaga OPP officers responded to traffic complaints regarding a black sedan travelling east on C...
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-CORRECTION- OPP MAKES NUMEROUS IMPAIRED RELATED ARRESTS OVER HOLIDAYS
Essex [1368 words] 1/5/2026 1:45pm (1 image)
-CORRECTION- OPP MAKES NUMEROUS IMPAIRED RELATED ARRESTS OVER HOLIDAYS Changed total - One driver on previous release over same period (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) - Multiple drivers were arrested for impaired related offences in Essex County from December 23, 2005 to January 4, 2026. On December 23, 2025, at approximately 7:30 pm, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a...
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OPP MAKES NUMEROUS IMPAIRED RELATED ARRESTS OVER HOLIDAYS
Essex [1357 words] 1/5/2026 1:25pm (1 image)
Fourteen drivers were arrested for impaired related offences in Essex County from December 23, 2005 to January 4, 2026. On December 23, 2025, at approximately 7:30 pm, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checkpoint to examine the sobriety of drivers on Main Street in Comber in the Municipality of Lakeshore....
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRIVER BEING CHARGED WITH FAILING TO COMPLY WITH RELEASE CONDITIONS
Caledon [137 words] 1/2/2026 11:25am (0 image)
The Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual with several offences following a traffic stop in Caledon. On Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at approximately 12:38 am an officer was on patrol on Highway 410 near Valleywood Boulevard, in the Town of Caledon, when he stopped a motor vehicle for a traffic offence. The driver of the vehicle was...
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DRIVER CHARGED AT RIDE PROGRAM
Bracebridge [116 words] 1/2/2026 7:20am (0 image)
The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged another driver with impaired driving at a RIDE program. On December 31, 2025, at 1:20 pm OPP officers with the Traffic Investigation Management Team (T.I.M.E.) were conducting a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program on South Kahshe Lake Road in Gravenhurst. Officers soon entered into an i...
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SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION LEADS TO CHARGES
Oxford [165 words] 12/31/2025 12:50pm (1 image)
An individual from Woodstock is facing charges after a single vehicle collision on Highway 59. On December 29, 2025, at approximately 7:00 pm, members of the Oxford Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were dispatched to a report of a single vehicle collision that had occurred on Highway 59, near Old Stage Road in Norwich Township. It was reported that a vehicle...
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DRIVER CHARGED FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING FOLLOWING TRAFFIC STOP
North Bay [184 words] 12/31/2025 12:05pm (0 image)
The North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with impaired driving after a traffic stop. On Monday, December 29, 2025, at approximately 1:00 pm, officers observed a parked vehicle in a commercial lot off Highway 11 near McKeown Avenue in North Bay. The vehicle was idling, and the driver appeared to be smoking cannabis. Upon speaking with the driver, o...
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POLICE LAY DRUG CHARGES IN GRAVENHURST
Bracebridge [144 words] 12/29/2025 9:45am (0 image)
The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual in relation to illegal drugs in Gravenhurst. On December 26, 2025, just before 10:00 pm Bracebridge OPP officers responded to concerns from a member of the public about a vehicle that was lodged in a snowbank on Gravenhurst Parkway near Beaver Creek Drive in Gravenhurst and the driver w...
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GATINEAU RESIDENT CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING AND DRUG TRACCKING AFTER COLLISION ON HWY 417
Ottawa [198 words] 12/27/2025 6:55pm (0 image)
Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Gatineau resident with impaired driving and drug trafficking following a single-vehicle collision early this morning. Shortly after midnight on December 27, 2025, officers responded to a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 417 near March Road. During the traffic stop, officers suspected the drive...
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OPP AND LONDON POLICE SERVICE SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [330 words] 12/23/2025 8:41am (2 images)
An illegal dispensary has been shut down in London, and an individual is facing charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Cannabis Act (CA). The storefront has been shut down and will be held under Interim Closure Orders as per section 18(1) of the Cannabis Control Act (CCA). Anyone who wishes to enter these premises (including owners) must apply to the Superior Court...
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SINGLE MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION LEADS TO MULTIPLE CHARGES
Marathon [121 words] 12/22/2025 2:45pm (0 image)
The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with multiple offences following a single motor vehicle collision. On Saturday, December 20, 2025, at approximately 6:30 pm, members of the Marathon and Manitouwadge OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17. Officers discovered the driver was suspended and there was a...
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ARREST FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING
Quinte West [116 words] 12/19/2025 4:45pm (0 image)
- The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid an impaired driving charge. On Friday, December 12, 2025, at approximately 10:00 pm, the Quinte West OPP conducted a traffic stop which resulted in an arrest and multiple charges. Jacob VALE, age 23, from Trenton, was charged with: - Operation while impaired - alcohol - Operation while imp...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER REPORTED IN CENTRE HASTINGS - Vehicle Stopped and Driver Arrested on Highway 7
Central Hastings [220 words] 12/19/2025 11:55am (0 image)
IMPAIRED DRIVER REPORTED IN CENTRE HASTINGS Vehicle Stopped and Driver Arrested on Highway 7 (CENTRE HASTINGS TOWNSHIP, ON) - An individual is facing a long list of charges after a suspected impaired driver was reported in Centre Hastings. On Thursday, December 18, 2025, shortly after 7:00 pm, officers with the Central Hastings Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a...
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SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT: A TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO 32 CHARGES
Leeds [352 words] 12/18/2025 10:25am (1 image)
A traffic stop for a vehicle travelling in the passing lane led to over 30 charges for the two occupants. On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, shortly before 4:00 pm, a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division observed an SUV with obscured windows travelling in the passing lane for an extended period of time on Highway 401 near the City of Brockville. T...
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MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN CHARGES
Elgin [120 words] 12/17/2025 11:30am (0 image)
One person is charged following a single motor vehicle collision. On Friday, December 12, 2025, at approximately 5:05 pm, members of the Elgin OPP responded to a motor vehicle collision on Yorke Line in Malahide Township. A 30-year-old from Elgin County has been charged with the following Criminal Code offences: - Flight from peace officer - Operation while impair...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO MULTIPLE CHARGES
Middlesex [132 words] 12/17/2025 10:20am (0 image)
Traffic stop leads to multiple charges for driver. On December 14, 2025, at 12:35 am, a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol on Hamilton Road in the Municipality of Thames Centre, performed a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle. The driver was placed under arrest. As a result, Dawit SIMON, a 24-year-old of London, has...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO IMPAIRED AND TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Middlesex [140 words] 12/17/2025 9:30am (0 image)
Traffic stop results in impaired and drug trafficking charges for driver. On December 13, 2025, at 3:21 am, a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401, Municipality of Thames Centre, performed a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle. The driver was placed under arrest, at which time a qu...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVER
Middlesex [165 words] 12/16/2025 1:30pm (0 image)
Driver facing Impaired charge after traffic stop. On December 13, 2025, at 1:58 am, a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol on Carriage Road in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre, observed a suspicious vehicle. A traffic stop was initiated at which time the driver was placed under arrest and transported to the Middles...
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TRAFFIC STOP ON HIGHWAY 11 LEADS TO DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
North Bay [222 words] 12/16/2025 9:55am (1 image)
Two individuals from southern Ontario are facing multiple drug trafficking charges after Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a speeding vehicle on Highway 11 in Powassan. On Saturday December 13, 2025, at approximately 5:00 pm, members of the North Bay OPP conducted a traffic stop for speeding on Highway 11. During the stop, officers observed an unsealed container of cannabis...
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RIDE CHECK LEADS TO PROHIBITED DRIVER
Huron [173 words] 12/8/2025 4:45pm (1 image)
Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Huron East resident with Prohibited Driving along with several other provincial offences following a traffic stop on November 22, 2025. On Saturday, November 22, at 3:00 pm, Huron County OPP officers conducted a traffic stop for a vehicle during a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check on Stone School L...
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LAKESHORE OPP CHARGE THREE SEPARATE DRIVERS WITH IMPAIRED
Essex [311 words] 12/8/2025 9:25am (1 image)
Three separate drivers have been charged with impaired over 24-hour span. On December 6, 2025, at approximately 2:11 am, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a single vehicle collision on County Road 46 near Lakeshore Road 217 in the Municipality of Lakeshore. Andrew EMMONS, 18-years-old of Belle River was arrested and charged with the following Crimi...
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SPEEDING DRIVER CAUGHT DRIVING IMPAIRED
Huron [202 words] 12/2/2025 4:00pm (1 image)
Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Welland, Ontario resident with criminal driving offences following a traffic stop on Bluewater Highway in the Municipality of Central Huron. Just before 8:00 pm on Friday, November 07, 2025, Huron County OPP officers conducted a traffic stop for speeding and spoke to the vehicle driver who had consumed alcohol prior...
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COLLISION ON 417 RESULTS IN DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Ottawa [167 words] 12/2/2025 3:00pm (0 image)
COLLISION ON HWY 417 RESULTS IN DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES (OTTAWA, ON) - Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have laid drug trafficking charges against an individual from Mississauga after they were involved in a collision. Shortly before 4:00 pm on December 1, OPP members were dispatched to a collision on Highway 417 westbound near Maitland. One of the drivers...
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DRIVER CHARGED FOLLOWING COLLISION WITH SNOW PLOW
Wellington [190 words] 12/2/2025 3:00pm (0 image)
A Cambridge driver is charged following a collision with a snow plow. On November 28, 2025, at approximately 9:15 am, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a two-vehicle collision on Downey Road in Puslinch Township, between a hatchback and a snow plow. As a result of the investigation, 22-year-old from Cambridge,...
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STUNT DRIVE LEADS TO SEVERAL OFFENCES
South Bruce [224 words] 12/2/2025 2:45pm (0 image)
On November 29, 2025, a member of the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting radar enforcement along Highway 9 in the Municipality of Brockton. At approximately 8:07 pm, police observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed, activated their radar unit and observed a display speed in excess of 150km/h in a posted 80km/h zone. After the vehicle was sto...
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SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGE
Russell [172 words] 12/2/2025 11:15am (0 image)
A single-vehicle collision in Clarence-Rockland has resulted in several charges, including impaired driving. On Tuesday, December 2, 2025, shortly before 12:30 am, officers from the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report that a car had failed to stop for a stop sign and left the road at the intersection of Concession Road 7...
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-UPDATE #1- STUNT DRIVING LEADS TO ARREST AND DRUG SEIZURE - Correction of Court Date
Kirkland Lake [529 words] 12/2/2025 10:15am (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- STUNT DRIVING LEADS TO ARREST AND DRUG SEIZURE Correction of Court Date (KIRKLAND LAKE, ON) - A traffic stop for stunt driving on Highway 11 resulted in three arrests and the seizure of drugs. On Thursday October 19, 2025, at approximately 2:50 a.m, the Kirkland Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 11 in Grenfell Township. Office...
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STUNT DRIVING LEADS TO ARREST AND DRUG SEIZURE
Kirkland Lake [514 words] 12/2/2025 9:50am (1 image)
A traffic stop for stunt driving on Highway 11 resulted in three arrests and the seizure of drugs. On Thursday October 19, 2025, at approximately 2:50 am, the Kirkland Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting speed enforcement on Highway 11 in Grenfell Township. Officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for driving 141km/h in a posted 90km/h zone. Officers...
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YOUNG DRIVER REFUSES EFFORTS TO STOP THEM FROM DRIVING INTOXICATED WHICH RESULTS NUMEROUS CHARGES
Huntsville [258 words] 11/30/2025 8:55pm (0 image)
YOUNG DRIVER REFUSES EFFORTS TO STOP THEM FROM DRIVING INTOXICATED WHICH RESULTS IN NUMEROUS CHARGES (HUNTSVILLE, ON) - On November 30th, 2025, at approximately 02:03 am, Huntsville OPP Officers received a complaint of a physical dispute on University Street in Baysville ON. Information was the suspect had left the residence intoxicated, driving a vehicle. Police observed the suspect vehi...
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THREE CHARGED WITH DRUG OFFENCES AFTER TRAFFIC STOP IN ELLIOT LAKE
East Algoma [232 words] 11/29/2025 3:10pm (1 image)
The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged three people after a traffic stop on Ontario Avenue in Elliot Lake. On November 28, 2025, at approximately 12:00 pm, police stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction. Once stopped, the passenger was observed with a grinder and cannabis in hand. All three occupants were subsequently arrested and the vehicle search resulte...
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AGGRESSIVE TRAFFIC COMPLAINT OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING ARREST
James Bay [220 words] 11/28/2025 3:20pm (1 image)
A traffic complaint of a commercial motor vehicle tailgating and cutting off a vehicle in Cochrane resulted in an impaired driving arrest. On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at approximately 7:10 pm, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of aggressive driving on Highway 11 South in Cochrane. Police located a vehicle matching the description traveling...
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AFTERNOON RIDE PROGRAM YIELDS IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES
Leeds [187 words] 11/27/2025 7:10pm (0 image)
A vehicle entered a Reducing Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program. The driver now faces impaired driving charges, amongst others. On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, shortly after 2:00 pm, a member of the Leeds County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting a RIDE program on Hicock Road near Lyndhurst, ON. Only a few moments and vehicles into the RIDE program, the dr...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO MULTIPLE CHARGES
Elgin [180 words] 11/26/2025 9:00am (0 image)
The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), St. Thomas Detachment, has charged an individual following a traffic stop. On Friday, November 21, 2025, at approximately 2:25 pm, a member of the Elgin OPP stopped a passenger vehicle in the westbound lanes of Highway 401, Municipality of Dutton Dunwich. Middlesex - Elgin Community Street Crime Unit and Eelunaapeewi Lahkeewiit of...
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OPP EXECUTED SEARCH WARRANT RESULTS IN CHARGES
Elgin [134 words] 11/24/2025 9:50am (0 image)
One person was charged following a drug investigation and the execution of a search warrant at a business in the Municipality of Central Elgin. On Thursday, November 20, 2025, at approximately 12:40 pm, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin-Middlesex Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant for a business in the village of Port Stanley. The warr...
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TWO MOTORISTS CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING
Russell [303 words] 11/21/2025 10:45am (0 image)
- Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two motorists for impaired driving. On Monday, November 17, 2025, at approximately 1:55 am, officers responded to a report of a vehicle collision on Calypso Road. Upon arrival on scene officers observed the vehicle to be partially submerged in water. Dur...
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CALEDON OPP LAY NUMEROUS CHARGES AFTER SIX ALCOHOL-RELATED INVESTIGATIONS
Caledon [585 words] 11/21/2025 8:45am (1 image)
Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged six individuals with alcohol-related offences in the span of just five days. On November 9, 2025, at approximately 11:45 pm, Caledon OPP officers responded to a traffic complaint regarding a vehicle driving aggressively without their headlights on. Shortly after, officers located the vehicl...
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Traffic Complaint Results in Impaired Driving Arrest in Red Lake
Red Lake [172 words] 11/18/2025 3:30pm (0 image)
Members of the Red Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a traffic stop after a complaint of a possible impaired driver in Balmertown, Ontario. On Monday, November 17th, 2025 at approximately 9 pm, officers conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle and an impaired driving investigation commenced. The operator was arrested and charged under multiple l...
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NOTTAWASAGA OPP INVESTIGATING TWO BREAK AND ENTERS IN ESSA TOWNSHIP
Nottawasaga [173 words] 11/18/2025 1:15pm (1 image)
The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating two break and enters that occurred at local businesses in the early morning hours of Saturday, November 15, 2025. The first incident took place shortly before 3:30 am at a business located at 239 Barrie Street in Essa Township. Suspects forced entry through the front door and stole a quantity of cannabi...
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L&A COUNTY OPP LAY IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGE - Traffic complaint on Highway 401 leads to arrest
Lennox & Addington [162 words] 11/18/2025 8:30am (0 image)
L&A COUNTY OPP LAY IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGE Traffic complaint on Highway 401 leads to arrest (LENNOX AND ADDINGTON COUNTY, ON) - Lennox and Addington County members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a person with impaired driving related charges overnight. On Monday November 17, 2025, just before 11:00 pm, L&A County OPP members were advised of a traffic complaint invo...
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ORANGEVILLE RESIDENT REMOVED FROM DUFFERIN COUNTY ROADS AFTER REGISTERING OVER TWICE THE LEGAL ALCOHOL LIMIT
Dufferin [150 words] 11/17/2025 3:30pm (1 image)
The Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Hamilton resident with impaired driving-related offences following a traffic stop. On November 13, 2025, shortly before 11:00 pm, officers on general patrol in the area of Fifth Avenue in the Town of Orangeville observed a vehicle strike a curb while attempting to enter a parking lot. Officers then...
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-UPDATE #1- ILLICIT CANNABIS PRODUCTION SITES DISMANTLED ON TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [328 words] 11/17/2025 12:36pm (4 images)
-UPDATE #1- ILLICIT CANNABIS PRODUCTION SITES DISMANTLED ON TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY Additional Charges Laid and Illicit Cannabis Plants Seized (TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, ON) - An additional 46,700 illicit cannabis plants have been seized, and 53 charges were laid against 24 individuals following enforcement efforts on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory between Wednesday, October 1, 2...
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OPP RIDE PROGRAM LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGE FOR DRIVER
Middlesex [142 words] 11/13/2025 10:30am (0 image)
Driver charged with impaired as a result of OPP RIDE Program. On November 12, 2025, at 11:15 pm, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were engaged in a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Cromarty Drive in the Municipality of Thames Centre. A vehicle entered the RIDE program at which time a traffic stop was initiated. As a res...
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CONCERNED CITIZEN’S CALL SPARKS ARREST OF DRUG-IMPAIRED MOTORIST
Thunder Bay [204 words] 11/9/2025 5:55am (0 image)
On November 7th, 2025 at approximately 10:57 pm, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call for service from a concerned citizen who had stopped to check on a distressed motorist located along Highway 11-17, east of Terry Fox Memorial, within the Municipality of Shuniah. The officers, along with Emergency Medical Services...
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OPP SEIZES ILLICIT CANNABIS VALUED AT MORE THAN $1.6 MILLION
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [164 words] 11/6/2025 9:01am (3 images)
An investigation in Brighton has resulted in the arrest of five individuals and the seizure of 580 illicit cannabis plants and more than 1,100 pounds of dried illicit cannabis bud. Officers seized a total of 580 illicit cannabis plants and approximately 1,100 pounds of dried illicit cannabis bud. The combined value of the illegal cannabis is estimated at more than $1.6 million...
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WEAPONS AND CANNABIS CHARGES LAID AGAINST DRIVER AND PASSENGER
Norfolk [265 words] 11/4/2025 3:15pm (1 image)
Two individuals have been charged with weapons and cannabis-related offences following a traffic stop in Simcoe. On Monday, November 3, 2025, at approximately 11:10 pm, the Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspicious person possibly entering vehicles in the area of Norris Street and Lee Avenue in Simcoe. While investigating, a res...
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MANITOULIN OPP SEEKING ASSISTANCE IN TWO BREAK AND ENTER INVESTIGATIONS
Manitoulin [132 words] 11/2/2025 1:00pm (0 image)
The Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking for the public's assistance in connection with two break and enter investigations that occurred on Monday, October 27, 2025. On Monday, October 27, 2025, at approximately 4:00 am, the Manitoulin OPP responded to an alarm call at the High Life Cannabis Store in Espanola. Upon arrival, police determined t...
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HALIBURTON HIGHLANDS OPP LOOKING TO IDENTIFY A SUSPECT
Haliburton Highlands [96 words] 10/30/2025 9:20am (1 image)
Members of the Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating an attempted break and enter in Minden. On October 29, 2025, officers from the Haliburton Highlands OPP were dispatched to the Eighth Cannabis store on Bobcaygeon Road in Minden for an attempted break and enter. Officers began an investigation and learned that som...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS ARREST AND DRUG SEIZURE
Kirkland Lake [378 words] 10/29/2025 1:15pm (0 image)
A proactive traffic stop in Kirkland Lake has led to the arrest of three people and a seizure of drugs and paraphernalia. On Saturday October 25, 2025, the Kirkland Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting general patrol in the Town of Kirkland Lake and stopped a vehicle on Taylor Avenue. Police identified the driver as having outstanding warrants from Durham Regi...
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OPP RIDE PROGRAM LEADS TO IMPAIRED BY DRUG CHARGE FOR DRIVER
Middlesex [130 words] 10/28/2025 1:50pm (0 image)
Driver charged with impaired as a result of OPP RIDE Program. On October 24, 2025, at 11:55 pm, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were engaged in a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Glendon Drive in the Municipality of Middlesex Centre. A vehicle entered the RIDE program at which time a traffic stop was initiated. As a...
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OPP INVESTIGATING BREAK AND ENTER TO A BUSINESS IN HALIBURTON
Haliburton Highlands [105 words] 10/28/2025 11:55am (1 image)
Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the person involved in a break and enter in Haliburton. On Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at approximately 12:58 am, members of the Haliburton Highlands detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an alarm call at a local cannabis store on Highland Street in Haliburton. Upon arrival officers...
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FOCUS ON REDUCING IMPAIRED DRIVING - Week One Results
Quinte West [177 words] 10/27/2025 3:50pm (1 image)
FOCUS ON REDUCING IMPAIRED DRIVING Week One Results (QUINTE WEST, ON) - A joint-forces initiative targeting impaired driving has already begun paying off with arrests. The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Belleville Police Service, Central Hastings OPP, Prince Edward County OPP and members of the OPP Highway Safety Division are conducting Focused Patrols...
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MOTORIST CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED
Quinte West [155 words] 10/23/2025 10:55am (0 image)
- The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges in an impaired driving investigation. On Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at approximately 1:00 am, a traffic complaint led Quinte West OPP to suspect a motorist may be under the influence of alcohol. An approved alcohol screening device was utilized, the driver was arrested and transported...
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STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERY LEADS TO DRUGS AND MORE
Hawkesbury [312 words] 10/22/2025 10:30am (1 image)
The detection and recovery of a stolen car in Alfred-Plantagenet have led to the seizure of illegal drugs and burglary tools. A member of the Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting routine traffic enforcement on Cunty Road 17 on Thursday, October 2, 2025, shortly after 11:00 pm, when his automated licence plate recognition system det...
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ROAD RAGE INCIDENT RESULTS IN IMPAIRED CHARGE
Wellington [157 words] 10/22/2025 10:05am (0 image)
A driver was charged with impaired driving following a complaint of a road rage incident. On October 21, 2025, at approximately 6:30 pm, the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a possible road rage incident on Alma Street in Rockwood. As a result of the investigation, Jonathon CRISPI, a 47-year-old from Rockwood...
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DUFFERIN OPP HAVE REMOVED THREE IMPAIRED DRIVERS WITHIN A 24 HOUR PERIOD
Dufferin [211 words] 10/20/2025 2:05pm (1 image)
Between October 17 and October 18, 2025, members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged three individuals with impaired driving-related offences. Colin Dobie, a 29-year-old male from Holland Centre, has been charged with: - Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs - Operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)...
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SEARCH WARRANT LEADS TO SIGNIFICANT CANNABIS SEIZURE IN NEW TECUMSETH
Nottawasaga [324 words] 10/20/2025 1:44pm (1 image)
As part of an ongoing investigation, members of the Nottawasaga Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Dufferin CSCU, along with general patrol officers and the Crime Reduction Unit (CRU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), executed a search warrant at a property on Victoria Street in the Town of New Tecumseth. In early summer 2025, the Nottawasaga CSCU initiated an investi...
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MANITOULIN OPP SEIZE $26,700 IN SUSPECTED DRUGS AT RIDE CHECK ON BIDWELL ROAD
Manitoulin [260 words] 10/20/2025 11:20am (0 image)
Two people are facing charges after police seized suspected drugs during a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check. On Sunday, September 21, 2025, at approximately 5:00 pm, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on Bidwell Road in the Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands (NEMI) Township. A vehicle came thr...
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CANNABIS AND PROPERTY SEIZED IN CENTRE HASTINGS
Central Hastings [222 words] 10/17/2025 1:00pm (0 image)
Six people charged (CENTRE HASTINGS, ON) - Two search warrants in Centre Hastings have resulted in a drug seizure and the arrest of six people for cultivation of cannabis. In October 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit began an investigation into a large outdoor cannabis production site in the Municipality of Centre Hastings. Further investigation re...
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Search Warrant Executed at Cannabis Grow in Tiny Township
Southern Georgian Bay [182 words] 10/16/2025 12:01pm (5 images)
SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTED AT CANNABIS GROW IN TINY TOWNSHIP (TINY TOWNSHIP, ON) - A significant quantity of cannabis was seized yesterday following an investigation into a grow operation. On the morning of October 15, 2025, a search warrant was executed at a rural property on Chemin du Loup in Tiny Township. Prior investigation revealed that the location was being used for a large-scale g...
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DUFFERIN OPP REMOVED THREE IMPAIRED DRIVERS FROM OUR ROADS BETWEEN OCTOBER 11–16
Dufferin [238 words] 10/16/2025 11:15am (1 image)
DUFFERIN OPP REMOVED THREE IMPAIRED DRIVERS FROM OUR ROADS BETWEEN OCTOBER 11-16 (DUFFERIN COUNTY) - Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged three individuals with impaired driving-related offences between October 11 and October 16, 2025. OPP officers from the Dufferin Detachment have been actively working to keep our roads safe by removing...
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CALEDON OPP CHARGES THREE DRIVERS WITH OPERATION WHILE IMPAIRED
Caledon [327 words] 10/16/2025 10:50am (1 image)
Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged three individuals with operation while impaired offences during the Thanksgiving long weekend. On October 11, 2025, at approximately 11:30 pm, Caledon OPP conducted a traffic stop upon a vehicle who travelled through a RIDE program on Albion Vaughan Road, and Queensgate Boulevard, in the To...
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FIREARM AND ARMOUR PIERCING ROUNDS SEIZED DURING TRAFFIC STOP
City of Kawartha Lakes [229 words] 10/16/2025 9:30am (1 image)
Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint about a vehicle stopped in a live lane of Highway 35 at Thunderbridge Road. On Wednesday October 15, 2025 at approximately 9:07 pm, officers were notified of a motor vehicle stopped on Highway 35 in a live lane at Thunderbridge Road. Officers loc...
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MOTORIST CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED
Quinte West [178 words] 10/15/2025 8:50am (0 image)
- The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges in an impaired driving investigation. On Sunday, October 12, 2025, at approximately 1:00 pm, a traffic stop for speeding led Quinte West OPP to suspect a motorist may be under the influence of alcohol and cannabis. An Alcohol Screening Device (ASD) was administered, the driver was arrest...
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DROPPED 911 CALL LEADS TO SEIZURE OF DRUGS AND TWO ARRESTS
Northumberland [143 words] 10/14/2025 4:05pm (3 images)
The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two individuals following an investigation involving drugs. While at the location, police discovered what was believed to be an illegal Cannabis grow operation. As a result, a search warrant was executed with the assistance of the OPP Peterborough-Northumberland Community Street Crime Unit (CS...
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NOVICE DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING AND MULTIPLE OTHER CHARGES
City of Kawartha Lakes [184 words] 10/13/2025 4:55pm (0 image)
Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into an impaired driving investigation after receiving two traffic complaints regarding a vehicle stopped in the middle of a live lane. On Tuesday October 07, 2025 at approximately 00:42 am, officers were notified of a traffic complainant for a vehicle stopped in a l...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER CHARGED IN GRAVENHURST
Bracebridge [115 words] 10/13/2025 7:25pm (0 image)
The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged another driver with impaired driving. On October 12, 2025, at 1:00 am Bracebridge OPP officers responded to a concern from a member of the public about the condition of a driver on Airport Road in Gravenhurst. Officers located the vehicle and subsequently arrested and charged 38-year-old Jordan SMITH...
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JOINT INVESTIGATION LEADS TO SIGNIFICANT DRUG SEIZURE - Two Quebec residents arrested in attempted Millhaven Institution drone drop
Lennox & Addington [273 words] 10/10/2025 5:20pm (0 image)
JOINT INVESTIGATION LEADS TO SIGNIFICANT DRUG SEIZURE Two Quebec residents arrested in attempted Millhaven Institution drone drop (GREATER NAPANEE, ON) - A multi-agency investigation has led to two people facing extensive drug related charges. On Thursday, October 9, 2025, Correctional Service Canada, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit, and offi...
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ILLICIT CANNABIS PRODUCTION SITES DISMANTLED ON TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [286 words] 10/3/2025 2:41pm (0 image)
More than 72,000 illicit cannabis plants with a value of more than $122 million and three firearms have been seized following an investigation into an organized criminal network allegedly operating illicit cannabis production sites on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. A total of 10 individuals, including six non-community members, were arrested and charged under t...
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STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERED AND INDIVIDUAL CHARGED
Quinte West [220 words] 10/3/2025 8:20am (0 image)
The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested an individual following a traffic stop. On October 02, 2025, at approximately 4:10 am, Quinte West OPP performed a traffic stop on Highway 401. During the investigation, an individual was arrested for being in possession of a stolen vehicle. As a result of the inv...
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OPP ARREST PROHIBITED DRIVER WITH BAGS OF CANNABIS
Northumberland [177 words] 10/2/2025 2:15pm (3 images)
Members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with cannabis-related offences following a traffic stop. On October 1, 2025, shortly after 9:00 pm, officers responded to a traffic complaint regarding a vehicle being driven erratically on Theatre Road in the Township of Hamilton. While on patrol, officers located...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES
City of Kawartha Lakes [166 words] 10/1/2025 2:10pm (0 image)
Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into an impaired driving investigation after receiving a traffic complaint. On Wednesday October 01, 2025 at approximately 02:02 am, officers were notified of a traffic complainant for a vehicle stopped in a live lane of traffic in Woodville. Officers located the mot...
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MANITOULIN OPP LAYS IMPAIRED CHARGE
East Algoma [212 words] 10/1/2025 9:45am (0 image)
Traffic complaint leads to an arrest. On Sunday, September 28, 2025, at approximately 9:00 pm, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint involving a vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 17, east of the Town of Thessalon. The driver reported concerns about being followed by another vehicle. The driver was unable to prov...
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-UPDATE #1- OPP AND LONDON POLICE SERVICE SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [309 words] 10/1/2025 9:41am (2 images)
-UPDATE #1- OPP AND LONDON POLICE SERVICE SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY Illegal Dispensary Shut Down After Resuming Operations (LONDON, ON) - An illegal dispensary that reopened after being held under Interim Closure Orders per section 18(1) of the Cannabis Control Act (CCA) has been shut down in London. Persons with interest in the location (including owners) who wish to...
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ORILLIA OPP SEIZE WEAPONS AFTER OFFICERS OBSERVED SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
Orillia [505 words] 9/29/2025 2:15pm (1 image)
Members of the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid multiple weapon related charges after officers, while on routine patrol, observed suspicious activity in the City of Orillia. On Sunday, September 28, 2025, at approximately 10:00 pm officers on routine patrol observed individuals standing near an outgoing mailbox on Memorial Avenue, using flashligh...
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RIDE CHECK AT LITTLE CURRENT SWING BRIDGE RESULTS IN IMPAIRED ARREST
Manitoulin [160 words] 9/29/2025 10:40am (0 image)
A driver is facing impaired-related charges after a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check in Little Current. On Saturday, September 13, 2025, at approximately 1:30 am, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting a RIDE check on Meredith Street East in Little Current, at the Swing Bridge. A vehicle was observed speeding toward...
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DRIVER ARRESTED FOR IMPAIRED AFTER OBSERVED SPEEDING
Manitoulin [191 words] 9/29/2025 10:25am (0 image)
One person is facing charges after a traffic stop for speeding on Highway 6. On Sunday, September 7, 2025, at approximately 7:15 pm, an officer of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting speed enforcement on Highway 6 in the Township of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands. A driver was observed travelling 122 km/hr in an 80 km/...
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DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING DURING RIDE PROGRAM
Norfolk [121 words] 9/25/2025 2:15pm (0 image)
An individual has been charged following an impaired driving investigation in Port Ryerse. On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at approximately 1:36 pm, Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Front Road in Port Ryerse when they stopped a vehicle to assess the driver's sobriety. As a re...
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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN DRUG CHARGES
Norfolk [155 words] 9/24/2025 3:10pm (0 image)
An individual is facing drug-related charges following a traffic stop near Simcoe. On Wednesday, September 24, 2025, at approximately 2:09 am, a Norfolk County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer conducted a traffic stop and investigation on McDowell Road East, just outside of Simcoe. During the interaction with the driver, cannabis was observed inside the vehicle....
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OPP RIDE PROGRAM LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGE FOR DRIVER
Middlesex [150 words] 9/23/2025 12:30pm (0 image)
Driver charged with impaired as a result of OPP RIDE Program. On September 21, 2025, at 2:25 am, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were engaged in a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Highway 401 at Veterans Memorial Parkway in the City of London. A vehicle entered the RIDE program at which time a traffic stop was initiated. A...
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INVESTIGATION LEADS TO SEIZURE OF DRUGS AND TWO ARRESTS
Haliburton Highlands [83 words] 9/19/2025 4:50pm (0 image)
The Haliburton Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged two individuals following an investigation involving drugs. As a result of the investigation, Guo-Zhang CHEN, 54 of Scarborough, and Yaping WU, 36 of Scarborough, have both been charged with: - Cultivate, propagate or harvest a cannabis plant that is from seed or plant...
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DRIVER ARRESTED AND CHARGED DURING RIDE PROGRAM
Orillia [178 words] 9/19/2025 10:00am (0 image)
Officers from the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with criminal and provincial charges after a vehicle stop at a RIDE (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program. On September 19, 2025, just before 1:30 am, officers were conducting a RIDE program on Atherley Road in the City of Orillia. A vehicle entered the RIDE program a...
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RIDE CHECK ON HIGHWAY 6 IN ESPANOLA RESULTS IN IMPAIRED ARREST
Manitoulin [113 words] 9/19/2025 9:55am (0 image)
A driver is facing impaired-related charges after they were arrested at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check. On Thursday, September 4, 2025, at approximately 11:00 pm, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on Highway 6 in Espanola. A vehicle came through and police initiated an investigation. As a resu...
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OPP Traffic Notes In Review For The Week In North Simcoe
Southern Georgian Bay [708 words] 9/13/2025 8:31am (3 images)
Officers from the [Southern Georgian Bay Detachment](https://www.shopmidland.com/sgbopp) of the [Ontario Provincial Police](https://opp.ca/) (OPP) were kept busy with traffic investigations during the past week on roadways in North Simcoe. With students back in school, drivers had extra vehicular traffic to contend with including school buses and pedestrian traffic and communit...
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RECOVERED STOLEN MOTOR VEHICLE & MULTIPLE IMPAIREDS IN THUNDER BAY
Thunder Bay [313 words] 9/11/2025 11:45am (0 image)
On September 10th, 2025 at approximately 9:11 am, officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol in the area of Banning Street, within the City of Thunder Bay and observed several motor vehicles; one of the vehicles was known to police as stolen. As a result of the investigation, Eric Thomas LINDSTROM, 54, of T...
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SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING ARREST
Temiskaming [161 words] 9/9/2025 8:10am (0 image)
A suspicious vehicle call to police in Harley Township has led to impaired driving charges. On Monday, September 8, 2025, at approximately 1:15 am, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding a suspicious vehicle on Maybrook Road. The vehicle was located by police shortly after and stopped on Highway 11 in Harley Township. As a result of the...
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CHARGES LAID FOLLOWING ILLICIT CANNABIS INVESTIGATION
Norfolk [237 words] 9/8/2025 4:00pm (10 images)
A Haldimand/Norfolk Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) investigation into an illicit cannabis operation has resulted in an individual facing multiple charges. On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, members of the Haldimand/Norfolk OPP CSCU, with support from the Elgin/Middlesex and Brant/Oxford CSCUs, the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team,...
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OPP AND LONDON POLICE SERVICE SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [329 words] 9/8/2025 2:01pm (2 images)
An illegal dispensary has been shut down in London and an individual is facing charges under the Criminal Code (CC) and the Cannabis Act (CA). The storefront has been shut down and will be held under Interim Closure Orders as per section 18(1) of the Cannabis Control Act (CCA). Persons with interest in the location (including owners) who wish to enter these premises may a...
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WEEKEND INCIDENT RECAP – NORTHUMBERLAND OPP RESPOND TO COLLISIONS, THEFT, AND STUNT DRIVING
Northumberland [512 words] 9/8/2025 1:10pm (2 images)
The Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to several incidents over the weekend, resulting in multiple charges being laid, including theft, drug possession, and stunt driving. drugs On September 6, 2025, at approximately 9:15 am, police responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 401 eastbound in the Township of Alnwick/...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER ARRESTED
Wellington [165 words] 9/5/2025 11:30am (1 image)
The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges a local resident with three criminal charges stemming from a traffic complaint. On September 4, 2025, at approximately 10:45 am, members of the Wellington County OPP were conducting proactive traffic enforcement when a traffic complaint came in, informing officers of a possible impaired driver. O...
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KIRKLAND LAKE OPP INVESTIGATES THREE IMPAIRED INCIDENTS IN AUGUST
Kirkland Lake [410 words] 9/4/2025 11:50am (0 image)
The Kirkland Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged three drivers with a total of 8 impaired-related offences in August. On Sunday August 10, 2025, at approximately 3:50 pm, members of the Kirkland Lake OPP were conducting general patrol on Highway 66 in Gauthier Township, when a traffic stop was conducted for speed related offences. Officers determined the driver had...
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TWO DRIVERS CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING IN PRINCE EDWARD COUNTY
Prince Edward [243 words] 9/3/2025 5:35pm (0 image)
Two drivers have been charged with impaired driving in Prince Edward County. On Saturday, August 30, 2025, around 10:00 pm officers with the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a single motor vehicle collision on Consecon Street in Prince Edward County. Officers located the vehicle and the driver and con...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE CHARGES
City of Kawartha Lakes [155 words] 9/2/2025 1:45pm (0 image)
Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into an impaired driving investigation during a traffic stop. On Monday September 01, 2025 at approximately 6:42 pm, officers responding to a call for service located a pick up truck on Woodville Road. The driver was arrested and charged with Criminal Code, Highway T...
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LONG WEEKEND TRAFFIC INITITIVE RESULTS - Over 1500 Charges Laid
East Region Headquarters [197 words] 9/2/2025 11:35am (0 image)
LONG WEEKEND TRAFFIC INITITIVE RESULTS Over 1500 Charges Laid (SMITHS FALLS, ON) - A long weekend traffic enforcement initiative resulted in over 1,500 charges being laid on roads and highways across eastern Ontario. The goal of the Labour Day weekend enforcement was to increase and improve safety on the roadways, waterways and trails. The preliminary results show that Ontario Provinci...
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INTERPROVINCIAL INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN SEIZURE OF $8 MILLION IN ILLICIT CANNABIS
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [295 words] 8/29/2025 10:31am (4 images)
An eight-month illicit cannabis investigation leads to charges against five individuals and the seizure of $8 million in illicit cannabis, including dried cannabis, cannabis plants, edibles and vapes, as well as contraband tobacco. Investigators seized the following items with approximate quantities, valued at more than $8 million: - 753 lbs of dried illicit cannabi...
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DRUGS CHARGES LAID IN PETERBOROUGH COUNTY INVESTIGATION
Peterborough [314 words] 8/27/2025 3:45pm (1 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in partnership with the Peterborough Police Service, has laid charges as part of an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. In July 2025, members of the Peterborough/Northumberland Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) began investigating individuals believed to be involved in the distribution of controlled substances. On August 26...
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5 IMPAIRED CHARGES IN 5 DAYS
Quinte West [528 words] 8/27/2025 9:50am (0 image)
- The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges in five more impaired driving investigations. On Friday, August 22, 2025, at approximately 7:45 pm, a traffic stop on Frankford Road led to an investigation where an ASD was used, resulting in the arrest of the driver for being impaired as well as other offences. The driver was transporte...
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OPP ARREST DRIVER ON HIGHWAY 17 FOR IMPAIRED BY DRUG
East Algoma [150 words] 8/25/2025 2:00pm (0 image)
A driver was arrested and charged after vehicle stop on Highway 17, North Shore Township. On August 24, 2025, at approximately 5:00 pm, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a possible impaired driver complaint. Information was that of a black Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) swerving between lanes and very inconsistent speeds. The black SUV was located and stopp...
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OPP ENFORCEMENT IN OTTAWA FOCUSES ON RACING, DANGEROUS DRIVERS - Teamwork By Ottawa OPP, Highway Safety Division and OPP Aviation
Ottawa [471 words] 8/23/2025 2:15pm (0 image)
OPP ENFORCEMENT IN OTTAWA FOCUSES ON RACING, DANGEROUS DRIVERS Teamwork By Ottawa OPP, Highway Safety Division and OPP Aviation (OTTAWA, ON) - There was a major traffic safety initiative in Ottawa Friday night, which included support from the sky. Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division and Ottawa OPP Detachment joined forces with an aircraft from OPP Avia...
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OTTAWA OPP CHARGE TEEN AFTER STREET RACING GATHERING TURNS DANGEROUS
Ottawa [212 words] 8/23/2025 11:05am (1 image)
Ottawa OPP Charge Teen After Street Racing Gathering Turns Dangerous (OTTAWA, ON) - Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual from Ottawa with dangerous and racing related charges. On August 22, 2025, around 23:10 hrs, officers with the OPP aerial unit, observed a large gathering of vehicles, including sport bikes, in the area of Moo...
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CORRECTION - OPP ENFORCEMENT IN OTTAWA FOCUSES ON RACING, DANGEROUS DRIVERS - Corrects Spelling of Surname of Accused
Ottawa [467 words] 8/23/2025 3:40pm (0 image)
-CORRECTION- OPP ENFORCEMENT IN OTTAWA FOCUSES ON RACING, DANGEROUS DRIVERS Corrects Spelling of Surname of Accused (OTTAWA, ON) - There was a major traffic safety initiative in Ottawa Friday night, which included support from the sky. Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division and Ottawa OPP Detachment joined forces with an aircraft from OPP Aviation Servic...
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COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 6 SUNDAY EVENING RESULTS IN IMPAIRED ARREST
Manitoulin [120 words] 8/22/2025 1:00pm (0 image)
One person is facing impaired-related charges after police were called to a motor vehicle collision (MVC). On Sunday, August 17, 2025, at approximately 5:15 pm, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 6 near Gravelle Road in the Curtin Township. Police attended the location and completed a Sta...
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ALPR ALERT RESULTED IN IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES
Sudbury [200 words] 8/21/2025 12:05pm (1 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a driver with multiple offences after a traffic stop. On Wednesday August 20, 2025, at approximately 3:40 pm, members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP, were alerted by the Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system, of a possible suspended driver on Highway 17, West Nipissing. The driver was ar...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER CAUGHT FOLLOWING TRAFFIC STOP
Huron [178 words] 8/20/2025 11:35am (1 image)
Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh (ACW Twp) resident with several offences following a traffic stop on July 12th, 2025, in the Township of North Huron. Just before 11:00 pm on Saturday, July 12, 2025, Huron County OPP officers spoke to a vehicle driver after they were stopped for a traffic violation on Amberley Road in Nort...
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IMPAIRED DRIVING INVESTIGATION LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES
West Parry Sound [167 words] 8/20/2025 10:20am (1 image)
The West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a person with drug related offences after a call from a concerned citizen. On August 12, 2025, at approximately 10:00 am officers received a call regarding a possible impaired driver stopped at a gas station on Henvey Inlet First Nation. Officers attended to investigate the driver...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO SIEZURE OF FIREARM AND DRUGS
Quinte West [226 words] 8/19/2025 9:55pm (0 image)
The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has obtained a warrant for the arrest of an individual who fled a traffic stop. On Monday August 18, 2025, at approximately 7:45 pm, the OPP Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Team (TIME) conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on Highway 401 eastbound near Wooler Road, after observing it operating at...
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L&A COUNTY OPP CHARGE TWO WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING - Two collisions lead to arrests
Lennox & Addington [264 words] 8/19/2025 10:35am (0 image)
L&A COUNTY OPP CHARGE TWO WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING Two collisions lead to arrests (LENNOX AND ADDINGTON COUNTY, ON) - Lennox and Addington County members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two people with impaired driving related charges recently. On Sunday August 17, 2025, just before 7:00 am, L&A County OPP members were advised of a single vehicle collision on County Roa...
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CALEDON OPP LAY NUMEROUS CHARGES UPON IMPAIRED MOTORIST
Caledon [243 words] 8/18/2025 4:05pm (1 image)
Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with numerous offences after a recent investigation. On August 3, 2025, at approximately 1:00 pm, Caledon OPP officers were on general patrol in the area of Highway 10 and Old School Road in the Town of Caledon. The in-cruiser Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system issue...
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EAST ALGOMA OPP ARREST PERSON AFTER STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED
East Algoma [145 words] 8/14/2025 10:30am (0 image)
The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person after calls for service in relation to stolen property. On August 13, 2025, police were called to a residence on Poplar Road where the complainant reported that a known male entered their garage and stole numerous items sometime over night. Police also executed a search warrant for the male's rental vehicle a...
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OPP CHARGE DRIVER FROM SASKATCHEWAN WITH 14 OFFENCES
Marathon [229 words] 8/13/2025 3:10pm (3 images)
A Saskatchewan driver is facing multiple charges following an attempt to flee from police. On August 4, 2025, at approximately 11:24 am, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon Detachment responded to multiple calls of a driver in a pick-up truck driving erratically and in an unsafe manner eastbound on Highway 17. OPP officers located and attempted to pull t...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER CAUGHT AFTER ENTERING RIDE CHECK
Huron [190 words] 8/13/2025 11:50am (1 image)
Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Huron East resident with an Impaired driving offence following a traffic stop in a "Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere" (R.I.D.E.) check on July 01, 2025, in the Municipality of Huron East. Just before 10:00 am on Tuesday, July 01, 2025, Huron County OPP officers spoke to a vehicle driver at an OPP RIDE check in the vi...
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ANOTHER IMPAIRED DURING MARINE JOINT-ENFORCEMENT WITH THUNDER BAY OPP & MNR
Thunder Bay [315 words] 8/13/2025 9:55am (0 image)
Throughout this summer, the Northwest Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) team of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in partnership with Conservation Officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), has been conducting joint-enforcement marine patrols. The summer-long operation has included mandatory alcohol screening (M.A.S.)...
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PASSED OUT DRIVER IN IDLING CAR LEADS TO SEVERAL CHARGES
Orillia [236 words] 8/13/2025 10:55am (1 image)
A complaint of a suspicious vehicle has led to Criminal Code and Controlled drugs and Substance Charges by the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On August 12, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m, officers were dispatched to a report of a suspicious vehicle with a driver slumped over at business on Monarch Drive in the City of Orillia. With assistance from a...
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DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED OPERATION AFTER FAIL TO REMAIN COLLISION
Huntsville [191 words] 8/13/2025 9:35am (0 image)
Officers from the Huntsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver with impaired operation following a report of a fail to remain motor vehicle collision in the Town of Huntsville. On August 10, 2025, at approximately 3:22 pm, Huntsville OPP responded to reports of a motor vehicle that struck a fence at McCulley-Robertson Sports Complex on Will...
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Drugs and Alcohol Lead to Weekend OPP Impaired Driving Investigations
Southern Georgian Bay [388 words] 8/12/2025 10:16pm (2 images)
Two separate impaired driving investigations over the weekend by OPP, one by alcohol, one by drugs point to the fact that driving while impaired by drug or alcohol or both is impaired driving. An officer from the [Southern Georgian Bay Detachment](https://www.shopmidland.com/sgbopp) of the [Ontario Provincial Police](https://opp.ca/) (OPP) while on patrol at approximately 10:46 pm...
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Update #1 - OPP ARREST FOUR PEOPLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP - ASSISTING UNITS ADDED
Quinte West [293 words] 8/12/2025 3:20pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- OPP ARREST FOUR PEOPLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP Assisting Units Added (QUINTE WEST, ON) - Four people have been arrested during a traffic stop on Highway 401. On Sunday, August 11, 2025, at approximately 9:00 am, the Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 401 between Highway 33 and Glen Miller Road in Quinte West....
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OPP ARREST FOUR PEOPLE AT A TRAFFIC STOP
Quinte West [260 words] 8/12/2025 2:35pm (1 image)
Four people have been arrested during a traffic stop on Highway 401. On Sunday, August 11, 2025, at approximately 9:00 am, the Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 401 between Highway 33 and Glen Miller Road in Quinte West. As a result of the investigation, police seized over a kilogram of suspected cocaine, an...
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IMPAIRED DRIVERS FEATURED IN RECAP
Northumberland [945 words] 8/12/2025 9:05am (1 image)
Members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have responded to a number of incidents and speeding charges are among highest in central region through the Civic Day Long Weekend. From August 1 through August 4, 2025, the focus was on the following offences and number of charges are as follows: - Speeding...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER ARRESTED FOLLOWING A SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION
City of Kawartha Lakes [143 words] 8/11/2025 5:05pm (0 image)
Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into an impaired driving investigation while investigating a single vehicle collision. On Sunday August 10, 2025 at approximately 11:40 pm, officers were notified of a single vehicle collision on Little Britain Road. Upon arriving on scene officers entered into an im...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER ARRESTED DURING A RIDE PROGRAM
City of Kawartha Lakes [147 words] 8/11/2025 4:40pm (0 image)
Members from the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into an impaired driving investigation while conducting a RIDE program early Sunday morning. On Sunday August 10, 2025 at approximately 2 am, officers were conducting a RIDE program on Highway 35 near Golf Course Road. A driver entered the RIDE program and an investi...
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9-1-1 CALL RESULTS IN IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES
Norfolk [110 words] 8/11/2025 12:00pm (0 image)
An individual has been charged in relation to an impaired driving investigation in Simcoe. Officers located the vehicle and, following an interaction with the driver, took them into custody without incident. As a result, 42-year-old Jacob VANEVERA of Norfolk County has been charged with the following alleged offences: - Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs, -...
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OFFICER ON FOOT PATROL DETECTS IMPAIRED DRIVER
Oxford [183 words] 8/11/2025 11:10am (0 image)
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Oxford Detachment responded to a suspected impaired driver after an officer detected concerning driving behaviour, while on foot patrol, in the Town of Tillsonburg. On August 10, 2025, at approximately 9:40 pm, members of Oxford OPP identified a suspected impaired driver on Bloomer Street in the Town of Tillsonburg. As a resu...
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OPP SEIZES ILLEGAL CANNABIS VALUED AT MORE THAN $55 MILLION
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [259 words] 8/7/2025 10:57am (6 images)
A Cannabis Act (CA) investigation in Haldimand County has resulted in the arrest of 16 individuals and the seizure of illegal cannabis valued at more than $55 million. The OPP-led Provincial Asset Forfeiture Unit was engaged in the investigation and seized several assets that were deemed to be offence-related property, including grow lights, machinery and other cannabis proces...
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TRAFFIC STOP FOR STUNT DRIVING THROUGH COMMUNITY SAFETY ZONE RESULTS IN IMPAIRED
Manitoulin [161 words] 8/6/2025 11:35am (0 image)
A driver is facing impaired-related charges after police received a traffic complaint. On Saturday, August 2, 2025, at approximately 9:30 pm, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint on Highway 6 in Espanola. Police later located the vehicle driving 114 km/hr in a 60 km/hr community safety zone. A traffic stop was conducted,...
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OPP AND LONDON POLICE SERVICE SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL CANNABIS DISPENSARY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [325 words] 8/6/2025 9:42am (2 images)
An illegal dispensary has been shut down in London, and police have laid Criminal Code (CC) and Cannabis Act (CA) charges against one individual. The storefront has been shut down and will be held under Interim Closure Orders as per section 18(1) of the Cannabis Control Act (CCA). Persons with interest in the location (including owners) who wish to enter these premises ma...
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TOWNLINE RIDE CHECK LANDS AN ORANGEVILLE RESIDENT BEHIND BARS
Dufferin [146 words] 8/5/2025 2:05pm (1 image)
TOWNLINE RIDE CHECK LANDS AN ORANGEVILLE RESIDENT BEHIND BARS (DUFFERIN COUNTY) - Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an Orangeville resident with impaired driving-related offences following a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) program. On August 3, 2025, just after 10:30 pm, Dufferin OPP officers were conducting a R.I.D.E....
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TRAFFIC STOP WEST OF NORTH BAY RESULTS IN IMPAIRED AND DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
North Bay [283 words] 8/5/2025 6:26am (0 image)
Twelve drivers have been charged with impaired driving offences by the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the month of July 2025. One of those individuals was arrested after a traffic stop for speeding, which led to the discovery of suspected drugs west of North Bay. On Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at approximately 7:30 pm, the North Bay OPP conducted a traffic stop...
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INDIVIDUAL CHARGED FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING NEAR DUCHESNAY FALLS
North Bay [215 words] 8/5/2025 6:25am (0 image)
Twelve drivers have been charged with impaired driving offences by the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the month of July 2025. One of those individuals was arrested after officers conducted a traffic stop on a parked vehicle near Duchesnay Falls and observed signs of drug impairment. On Monday July 7, 2025, at approximately 7:00 pm, the North Bay OPP conducted a...
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Early Morning Traffic Stop Leads to Impaired Driving Charges Ahead of Civic Long Weekend
Collingwood [183 words] 7/31/2025 1:40pm (0 image)
On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 6:36 am, an officer from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on First Street at Oak Street in Collingwood. The early morning stop led to the arrest of a Wasaga Beach resident on multiple charges. Fabio GAGLIARDI, 42 years old, of Wasaga Beach, has been cha...
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TWO PEOPLE CHARGED WITH DRUGS AND WEAPON OFFENCES
Sudbury [225 words] 7/30/2025 4:20pm (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged two people with drugs and weapon related offence after investigating a motor vehicle collision. On Wednesday July 30, 2025, at approximately 4:55 am, members from the Nipissing West Detachment (Sudbury) and Fire Services responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 144, Unincorporated Territ...
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IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGE AMONG WEEKEND INCIDENTS
Northumberland [357 words] 7/28/2025 3:45pm (1 image)
Members of the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to several incidents over the weekend, resulting in multiple charges. Public Intoxication On July 24, 2025, at approximately 7:00 pm, officers responded to a report of an individual causing a disturbance on Inkerman Street in Campbellford. Police located the person, who was into...
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RIDE PROGRAM LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING ARREST
James Bay [165 words] 7/28/2025 1:20am (0 image)
A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program in Cochrane resulted in an impaired driving arrest. On Sunday, July 13, 2025, at approximately 2:45 am, the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle at a RIDE program on Fifth Street in Cochrane. Officers determined the driver had been consuming an intoxicating substance. The driver was arrested and transport...
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COMMERCIAL DRIVER ARRESTED FOR IMPAIRED OPERATION AT COCHRANE MTO SCALES
James Bay [208 words] 7/28/2025 1:20am (0 image)
A commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver was arrested for impaired operation after officers observed signs of drug impairment during a routine inspection at the Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) scales in Cochrane. On Friday, July 11, 2025, at approximately 1:30 pm, members of the Cochrane Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team of the Ontario Provincial Po...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO RECOVERY OF STOLEN VEHICLE
Elgin [237 words] 7/25/2025 3:35pm (0 image)
Two people are charged following a traffic stop on Sunset Road in Central Elgin. On July 23, 2025, at approximately 2:53 pm the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), stopped a motor vehicle on Sunset Road because of a hit on the Automated Licence Plate Recognition system. Tanya TUCKEY, 44-years-old of London is charged with the following Criminal Code offences: - Possession o...
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Traffic Stop Leads to Multiple Charges and Subsequent Arrest on Warrant
Collingwood [295 words] 7/25/2025 2:15pm (0 image)
On April 3, 2025, an officer from the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Mountain Road near 11th Line in the Town of Collingwood after an Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) alert identified a suspended driver. The vehicle, a white Dodge Sprinter van, was stopped without incident. The lone mal...
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L&A COUNTY OPP CHARGE TWO WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING - Collision and traffic complaints lead to arrests
Lennox & Addington [252 words] 7/24/2025 9:45am (0 image)
L&A COUNTY OPP CHARGE TWO WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING Collision and traffic complaints lead to arrests (LENNOX AND ADDINGTON COUNTY, ON) - Lennox and Addington County members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two people with impaired driving related charges recently. On Saturday July 19, 2025, just after 6:00 pm, L&A County OPP members were advised of a traffic complaint inv...
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OPP DISMANTLES LARGE CANNABIS GROW-OP IN HALDIMAND COUNTY
Haldimand [176 words] 7/22/2025 3:30pm (0 image)
Several individuals were arrested following an illicit cannabis grow operation investigation in Haldimand County. More than 100,000 cannabis plants and over 900 pounds of dried cannabis bud as well as a large quantity of marihuana processing equipment and other property was seized. The total value of seized cannabis is estimated to be over $55 million dollars. The follow...
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THREE DRIVERS CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING
Lennox & Addington [323 words] 7/21/2025 3:20pm (0 image)
The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged three drivers in impaired driving related investigations. On July 18, 2025, at approximately 1:00 pm, officers were dispatched to a report of a fail to remain collision on County Road 9 in Greater Napanee. Officers responded and located the vehicle and drive...
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DRIVER WHO CRASHED WHILE STREET RACING ALSO FACES IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES
Ottawa [193 words] 7/21/2025 3:05pm (0 image)
Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid Impaired Driving related charges against an individual from Ottawa. Shortly after 7:00 pm on July 20, OPP members received a call about a vehicle that had crashed on Highway 417 near Innes Rd. Witnesses stated that the driver had been racing another vehicle when he lost control of his car after fai...
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MULTIPLE ARRESTS AND CHARGES LAID IN DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION
Thunder Bay [250 words] 7/21/2025 12:25pm (1 image)
The Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) has arrested and charged multiple people in connection with drug trafficking. The arrests were the result of a four-week investigation into the trafficking of illegal drugs and substances in northwestern Ontario. With assistance from the North West Region OPP Canine Unit, OPP Organized Crime...
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HAWKESBURY OPP INVESTIGATING ATTEMPTED CANNABIS STORE BREAK-IN
Hawkesbury [89 words] 7/21/2025 11:35am (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating an attempted break-in at a cannabis store in Champlain Township. On Friday, July 19, 2025, just before midnight, officers from the Hawkesbury Detachment responded to an alarm at the shop on County Road 17. Two males, wearing balaclavas, hoodies and gloves, had been captured on surveillance video, but appeared to fle...
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STOLEN VEHICLE DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED AFTER COLLISION
East Algoma [146 words] 7/20/2025 4:35pm (0 image)
A person was charged with impaired after police were called to Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) on Highway 17, west of Spanish. On July 19, 2025, at approximately 10:00 pm, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call of a black Jeep all over the road travelling east bound on Highway 17. A short time later, another call reported the black Jeep had crashed...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO SEIZURE OF OVER $75,000 IN DRUGS
Kirkland Lake [330 words] 7/17/2025 12:20pm (1 image)
The Kirkland Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that resulted in over $75,000 in drugs. On Sunday July 13, 2025 at approximately 3:40 pm the Kirkland Lake OPP conducted a traffic stop on Prospect Avenue in Kirkland Lake for a driver whose licence was suspended. The vehicle driver was arrested for driving while drivers' licence was sus...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER CHARGED IN LEAMINGTON
Essex [149 words] 7/17/2025 12:30pm (0 image)
On July 16, 2025, at approximately 11:33 am, members of the Leamington Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment conducted a traffic stop Satinwood Cresent in the Municipality of Leamington. Upon speaking to the driver, officers detected signs of impairment. The driver was taken into custody and transported to a local detachment for further testing. As a result, Renee POTVIN,...
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TWO DRIVERS CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING
Lennox & Addington [231 words] 7/16/2025 9:15am (0 image)
The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two drivers in impaired driving related investigations. On July 14, 2025, just before 4:00 am, officers responded to a report of a vehicle parked on the road in the area of County Road 11 in Greater Napanee. Officers responded and located the vehicle and dri...
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TRAFFIC STOP FOR DISOBEY SIGN RESULTS IN IMPAIRED ARREST
Manitoulin [158 words] 7/15/2025 4:10pm (0 image)
One person is facing impaired-related charges after a traffic stop for a Highway Traffic Act (HTA) violation in Espanola. On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at approximately 11:00 am, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for disobeying a stop sign on Highway 17 in the Baldwin Township. Upon interacting with the driver,...
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TRAFFIC VIOLATION LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGE
Temiskaming [153 words] 7/15/2025 1:40pm (0 image)
A traffic violation leads to a driver being arrested for impaired on Highway 624. On Wednesday, July 9,2025 at approximately 11:45 pm, the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Highway 624 in Marter Township. As a result of the investigation, the driver was arrested for impaired driving and transport...
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CALEDON OPP BICYCLE PATROL LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES
Caledon [148 words] 7/15/2025 9:25am (1 image)
Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Caledon resident with drug-related offences following a traffic stop while on bicycle patrol. On July 14, 2025, shortly after 11:00 am, officers from the Caledon Detachment were conducting bicycle patrol in the area of Innis Lake Road and Old Church Road in the Town of Caledon, when a tra...
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IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE…
Peterborough [266 words] 7/14/2025 12:45pm (2 images)
The Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have made an arrest relating to a 'moving' scam. On Sunday July 13, 2025, the Peterborough County OPP received a call from an individual who was in the process of moving to Peterborough. The caller advised that they had hired a mover who originally quoted a price that seemed too g...
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EAST ALGOMA OPP LAYS 27th IMPAIRED CHARGE IN 2025
East Algoma [192 words] 7/10/2025 10:05am (0 image)
EAST ALGOMA OPP LAYS 27 th IMPAIRED CHARGE IN 2025 (THESSALON, ON)- Traffic complaint leads to impaired charge. On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at approximately 8:30 am, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint involving a red car travelling eastbound on Highway 17 within the Town of Thessalon. The vehicle was reporte...
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TRAFFIC STOP FOR SPEEDING RESULTS IN IMPAIRED CHARGES
Huron [200 words] 7/9/2025 10:45am (1 image)
Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an Innisfil, Ontario resident with criminal driving offences following a traffic stop for speeding in the Municipality of Bluewater on June 21st, 2025. Just after 8:15 pm on Saturday, June 21, 2025, Huron County OPP officers conducted a traffic stop on Zurich-Hensall Road in Bluewater. Police spoke to the driver and disco...
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ARREST MADE FOLLOWING BREAK AND ENTER TO FARM PROPERTY - 28 Charges Laid in Total
Huron [234 words] 7/8/2025 11:35am (1 image)
ARREST MADE FOLLOWING BREAK AND ENTER TO FARM PROPERTY 28 Charges Laid in Total (CENTRAL HURON, ON) - Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual from Zorra Township following a break and enter to a Central Huron rural property on June 18th, 2025. At approximately 7:00 pm on June 18, 2025, an individual was discovered unlawfully in a barn by a property owner o...
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OPP RIDE PROGRAM LEADS TO IMPAIRED BY DRUG CHARGE FOR DRIVER
Middlesex [131 words] 7/8/2025 9:20am (0 image)
Driver charged with impaired by drug as a result of OPP RIDE Program. On July 5, 2025, at 3:10 am, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were engaged in a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program on Highway 401 at Wellington Road in the City of London. A vehicle entered the RIDE program at which time a traffic stop was initiated. As a resul...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING AND DRUG CHARGES
West Parry Sound [159 words] 7/8/2025 8:25am (0 image)
The West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one person with multiple charges including impaired driving and drug trafficking. On July 3, 2025, at approximately 9:00 pm the West Parry Sound OPP stopped a vehicle on William Street in the Town of Parry Sound for several Highway Traffic Act (HTA) violations. Further investigatio...
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R.I.D.E. CHECK RESULTED IN A DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING
Sudbury [167 words] 7/7/2025 4:30pm (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a driver with impaired driving offences after a traffic stop at a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) initiative. On Monday June 30, 2025, at approximately 10:35 pm, members from the Nipissing West Detachment (Sudbury) and Sudbury Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E) of the OPP were conducting a R...
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CALEDON OPP TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO NUMEROUS CHARGES
Caledon [202 words] 7/7/2025 11:45am (1 image)
Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Brampton resident with numerous offences following a traffic stop. On July 6, 2025, shortly after 3:00 am, officers from the Caledon Detachment were patrolling the area of Old School Road near Torbram Road in the Town of Caledon, when a traffic stop was conducted upon a vehicle. During th...
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FIVE PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR WEAPONS CHARGES
South Porcupine [301 words] 7/2/2025 4:15pm (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged five people following a traffic stop. On Tuesday, July 1, 2025, shortly before midnight, the Iroquois Falls OPP conducted a traffic stop on Highway 101, east of Matheson. During the course of the investigation, police located a loaded firearm. As a result, five people have been arrested and charged. Samuel ETIENNE,...
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OPP CHARGE TWO AFTER DRUG INVESTIGATION
West Parry Sound [218 words] 7/2/2025 3:30pm (0 image)
The West Parry Sound Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two people with drug related offences after a traffic stop on Highway 69 in Carling Township. On June 26, 2025, at approximately 10:00 pm officers stopped the vehicle for a speeding. The driver was arrested for stunt driving and a subsequent investigation revealed over $5000 of Canadia...
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11 DRIVERS CHARGED FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING IN MAY AND JUNE
James Bay [1253 words] 6/29/2025 2:25pm (0 image)
Officers from the James Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Hearst, Kapuskasing and Cochrane, have charged 11 individuals with impaired driving offences in separate incidents throughout May and June 2025. 1. On Sunday May 4, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm the James Bay OPP conducted a traffic stop on Front Street in Hearst, and officers...
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CALEDON OPP CHARGES THREE DRIVERS WITH OPERATION WHILE IMPAIRED
Caledon [320 words] 6/27/2025 8:30am (1 image)
Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged three individuals with operation while impaired offences. On June 22, 2025, at approximately 3:30 am, Caledon OPP officers responded to a traffic complaint regarding a vehicle displaying poor driving behaviour. Shortly after, officers located the vehicle on Albion Vaughan Road, near Caledon...
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MULTIPLE IMPAIRED CHARGES LAID OVER LAST 5 DAYS
City of Kawartha Lakes [276 words] 6/26/2025 2:00pm (0 image)
Members of the City of Kawartha Lakes Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid multiple impaired driving charges since June 21, 2025 On June 21, 2025, at approximately 4:08 pm, officers conducted a traffic stop on a Off-road vehicle for an Off-Road Vehicle act offence on Alvar Road. Through investigation the driver was charged with Impaired dri...
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RIDE PROGRAM YEILDS IMPAIRED CHARGES
Perth [183 words] 6/24/2025 10:15am (1 image)
Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual with multiple offences during a RIDE program in the Municipality of West Perth. On June 23, 2025 shortly after 11:00 pm the Perth County OPP were conducting a RIDE program at the intersection of Perth Road 164 and Perth Line 20 when they observed a vehicle attempting to avoid police. The vehicle was st...
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OPP SEIZES MORE THAN $4 MILLION IN ILLEGAL CANNABIS
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [121 words] 6/19/2025 9:31am (1 image)
More than $4 million in illegal cannabis plants, clones and processed cannabis bud seized and three people charged following a Cannabis Act (CA) investigation. Investigators located and seized approximately 3,750 illegal cannabis plants, 12,500 cannabis clones, as well as approximately 430 pounds of dried, processed cannabis. As a result of the investigation, three indivi...
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MORE THAN 7 KG OF FENTANYL, 12 KG OF COCAINE AND 4 FIREARMS SEIZED IN SUDBURY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [399 words] 6/17/2025 10:02am (11 images)
Twenty-five individuals, many from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), are facing a combined 197 charges under the Criminal Code and the Controlled drugs and Substances Act following a 16-month investigation. In January 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) and the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) Drug Enforcement Unit...
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IMPAIREDS CONTINUE IN WEEKEND RECAP
Northumberland [425 words] 6/16/2025 1:55pm (0 image)
Members from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid a number of charges over the weekend. On June 13, 2025, at around 8:20 pm, police where conducting speed enforcement on George Street in the Municipality of Brighton. An officer observed a passenger vehicle travelling at 107 Km/h in a posted 50. The driver, a 26-year-old male, fr...
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EAST ALGOMA OPP LAYS 23RD IMPAIRED CHARGE IN 2025
East Algoma [171 words] 6/11/2025 10:05am (0 image)
EAST ALGOMA OPP LAYS 23 RD IMPAIRED CHARGE IN 2025 (BLIND RIVER, ON)- Unwanted person located in parked vehicle and charged with impaired driving. On Monday June 9, 2025, at approximately 9:00 pm, members from the East Algoma Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint of unwanted persons on Wellington Street in the Town of Blind River. Upon arrival, of...
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POLICE DISMANTLE DARK WEB DRUG TRAFFICKING OPERATION SHIPPING ILLEGAL DRUGS ACROSS CANADA
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [600 words] 6/10/2025 10:31am (0 image)
Project BIONIC has resulted in the seizure of more than 27 kilograms and 64,000 tablets of 37 different illegal drugs and prescription medications, including fentanyl, hydromorphone, methamphetamine, ketamine and MDMA, destined to be shipped across Canada through various courier services and Canada Post. In November 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Covert Internet Intel...
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DRIVER ARRESTED AND CHARGED TWICE IN THREE DAYS
Highway Safety Division [268 words] 6/9/2025 9:40am (0 image)
A resident of North Dundas Township was arrested and charged twice in three days for driving offences. On Friday, June 6, 2025, just after 10:00 am, officers with the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle on Notre Dame Street in Russell Township after the ALPR indicated that the licence plates should not be in use. The driver was arrest...
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MORE THAN $2.3 MILLION IN CONTRABAND TOBACCO SEIZED; CHARGES LAID
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [286 words] 6/6/2025 11:06am (2 images)
A 16-month contraband tobacco investigation has resulted in Criminal Code (CC) charges against five individuals from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). In January 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Contraband Tobacco Enforcement Team (CTET) began this intelligence-led investigation into the alleged trafficking of contraband tobacco, including shisha tobacco a...
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MANDATORY ALCOHOL SCREENING RESULTS IN IMPAIRED ARREST
Manitoulin [141 words] 6/5/2025 4:35pm (0 image)
One person is facing impaired-related charges after a traffic stop. On Saturday, May 24, 2025, at approximately 1:00 am, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol on Highway 551 in M'Chigeeng First Nation. Police observed a vehicle that was travelling on Highway 551 turn onto Mnaawnkwad Road, and a traffic stop was in...
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EAST ALGOMA OPP LAYS 20TH IMPAIRED CHARGE IN 2025
East Algoma [195 words] 6/5/2025 11:10am (0 image)
EAST ALGOMA OPP LAYS 20 TH IMPAIRED CHARGE IN 2025 (MUNICIPALITY OF HURON SHORES, ON)- Trespass complaint leads to an impaired charge. On Monday, June 2, 2025, at approximately 7:00 pm, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a trespassing complaint on Eley Road in the Town of Iron Bridge. A black vehicle had reportedly driven past...
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DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO FLEE FROM POLICE AFTER LEAVING SCENE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION
East Algoma [200 words] 6/5/2025 11:10am (0 image)
The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) lays 19th impaired charge in 2025. On Friday, May 30, 2025, at approximately 9:30 pm, the OPP responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a pick-up truck that collided with another vehicle while travelling eastbound on Causley Street in the Town of Blind River. The pickup truck driver attempted to evade the...
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SLEEPY DRIVER IN IDLING CAR LEADS TO SEVERAL CHARGES
Orillia [276 words] 6/5/2025 10:45am (1 image)
A complaint of a suspicious vehicle has led to Criminal Code and Controlled drugs and Substance Charges by the Orillia Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On June 4, 2025, at approximately 8:50 a.m, officers were dispatched to a report of a suspicious vehicle with a driver slumped over on Jarvis St. in the City of Orillia. Upon arriving on scene, officers noted t...
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TWO PEOPLE ARE CHARGED AFTER POLICE INVESTIGATED A WEAPONS COMPLAINT
Sudbury [213 words] 6/4/2025 4:20pm (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged two people, after investigating a weapons complaint. On Sunday June 1, 2025, at approximately 1:55 am, the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP, responded to a weapons complaint on Highway 17, West Nipissing. The driver advised police, that two individuals had approached them with knives, but was able to flee in...
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LOUD VEHICLE LEADS TO MULTIPLE CHARGES
Frontenac [154 words] 5/30/2025 9:30am (0 image)
A noisy vehicle has led to multiple charges against a Godfrey resident. On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, shortly before noon, officers with the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of a loud vehicle on White Lake Road. Officers located the pick-up truck and spoke to the driver. They determined that the individual was not suppose...
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MORE THAN 7 KG OF COCAINE, 1 KG OF METHAMPHETAMINE AND A LOADED FIREARM SEIZED IN THUNDER BAY
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [218 words] 5/29/2025 5:12pm (1 image)
Four Thunder Bay residents and one individual from Ajax are facing a combined 35 charges under the Criminal Code and the Controlled drugs and Substances Act after a drug trafficking investigation in Thunder Bay and the surrounding communities. In late 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team (PGNG) and the OPP Provincial Operatio...