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DANGEROUS OVERSIZED LOAD ON COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE LEADS TO DRIVER AND COMPANY CHARGED
Upper Ottawa Valley [201 words] 1/8/2026 3:20am (2 images)
The Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver and company with multiple Highway Traffic Act (HTA) offences after receiving a complaint of an unsafe Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) on Paul Martin Drive. On January 5, 2026, shortly before 6:00pm, OPP officers responded to a complaint for an oversized load that...
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KIRKLAND LAKE OPP SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER IMPAIREDS
Kirkland Lake [593 words] 11/12/2025 4:05pm (0 image)
The Kirkland Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged three drivers with a total of 8 impaired-related offences in September through October. On Friday September 26, 2025, at approximately 11:30 pm, the Kirkland Lake OPP received a report of a vehicle on Goodfish Road doing burnouts on the road with pallets of the truck and onto the roadway. Officers located the driver f...
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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES - Driver and Business Charged – Picture Attached
Wellington [316 words] 10/6/2025 10:25am (1 image)
TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES Driver and Business Charged (GUELPH-ERAMOSA TWP, ON) - The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit charges London resident, alongside a business in-relation to a traffic stop within Wellington County. On October 3, 2025, at approximately 12:30 pm the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit were conducting a proac...
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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES
Wellington [132 words] 9/12/2025 12:00pm (1 image)
The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit lay several provincial offences in relation to a traffic stop. On September 11, 2025, at approximately 11:15 am, members of the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit were performing a proactive traffic enforcement initiative when they detected a motor vehicle travelling wi...
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DRIVER CHARGED AFTER DEBRIS DAMAGES VEHICLES - Garbage Falling From Truck On Highway 7 Strikes Vehicles
Frontenac [134 words] 9/8/2025 8:55am (0 image)
DRIVER CHARGED AFTER DEBRIS DAMAGES VEHICLES Garbage Falling From Truck On Highway 7 Strikes Vehicles (CENTRAL FRONTENAC TWP., ON) - A driver has been charged after other vehicles were damaged by flying garbage. On Sunday, September 7, 2025, shortly after 3:30 pm, members of the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded a report that garbage was falling from...
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MULTIPLE IMPAIRED CHARGES TO FINISH AUGUST
Peterborough [1117 words] 9/3/2025 1:20pm (0 image)
Officers from the Peterborough County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged multiple individuals with impaired over the last days of August 2025. On Friday August 22, 2025, at approximately 11:00pm, while on patrol on Highway 7 in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township, a Peterborough County OPP officer received a notification through their In-Car Ca...
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IMPROPER FUEL TRANSPORT LEADS TO CHARGES IN WASAGA BEACH
Huron [212 words] 7/28/2025 2:55pm (1 image)
Members of the Huronia West Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop involving a local business, which resulted in the operator being charged with multiple offences under the Dangerous Goods Transportation Act and the Highway Traffic Act. On Sunday, July 27, 2025, shortly after 7:00 pm, officers stopped a vehicle transporting fuel in the Wasag...
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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN 11 CHARGES
Wellington [251 words] 7/9/2025 10:30am (1 image)
Driver and Business Charged, Over 10 Verbal Warnings Given (TOWN OF MINTO, ON) - The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit lay 11 charges under the Highway Traffic Act, and over 10 verbal warnings to both driver and business. On July 8, 2025, at approximately 2:00 pm, the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit were conducting a proactive traffic...
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COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER ARRESTED FOLLOWING DANGEROUS VEHICLE CONDITION
Temiskaming [284 words] 6/25/2025 10:20am (1 image)
The Temagami Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid multiple charges after stopping a commercial motor vehicle on Highway 11 in Temagami. On Saturday, June 14, 2025, at approximately 8:45 pm, OPP observed a commercial motor vehicle with obvious tire defects travelling along Highway 11. Upon initiating a traffic stop, the officer conducted a thorough inspection and identified m...
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UTILITY TRAILER DETACHED ON HIGHWAY 401
Oxford [100 words] 6/20/2025 8:40am (0 image)
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Oxford Detachment responded to several calls regarding a utility trailer that became detached from a pickup truck on Highway 401 in South-West Oxford Township. On June 19, 2025, at approximately 7:00 pm, members of the Oxford OPP were dispatched to a trailer that was sitting in a live lane on Highway 401, detached from a...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO NINE CHARGES
Wellington [144 words] 6/19/2025 3:40pm (1 image)
The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges Georgetown resident with nine charges, stemming from a safety blitz. On June 16, 2025, at approximately 9:30 am, members of the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit were performing a proactive traffic enforcement safety blitz, which resulted in a traffic stop being conducted on Wellington Road 12...
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TOW OPERATOR AND COMPANY FACE MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER UNSAFE TOW ATTEMPT
Temiskaming [190 words] 6/18/2025 12:15pm (1 image)
The Temagami Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a tow operator after an unsafe tow attempt. On Wednesday, June 11 at 12:40 pm, the Temagami OPP stopped a tow truck attempting to tow a trailer involved in a fire by removing 8 wheels and caging the brakes. Following a level two commercial vehicle safety inspection (CVSA), the vehicle combination was deemed unsafe and placed o...
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EAST ALGOMA OPP LAYS PROHIBITED DRIVE CHARGE
East Algoma [281 words] 6/5/2025 11:10am (0 image)
A traffic stop for an insecure load resulted in a prohibited driving charge. On Saturday, May 31, 2025, at approximately 11:00 am, the East Algoma Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol duties on Causley Street in the Town of Blind River when officers observed an eastbound black pick-up truck carrying a paddle boat in its bed that was not properly secured...
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ARMSTRONG & THUNDER BAY OPP TEAM UP WITH MNR FOR JOINT-ENFORCEMENT
Thunder Bay [418 words] 6/3/2025 7:25am (4 images)
On June 1st, 2025, the Armstrong and Thunder Bay Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in partnership with Conservation Officers from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF), conducted a joint-enforcement R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) initiative. The operation included mandatory alcohol screening (M.A.S.) and a fish and wildlife in...