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Significant Drug and Firearms Seizure in Tay Township and Midland – OPP Charges Local Resident
Southern Georgian Bay [295 words] 1/11/2026 6:20pm (2 images)
Significant Drug and Firearms Seizure in Tay Township and Midland - OPP Charges Local Resident (Tay Township, Midland, ON) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Southern Georgian Bay Detachment successfully executed two search warrants, leading to the seizure of drugs, firearms, and proceeds of crime in Tay Township and Midland. On January 9, 2026, members of the Southern Georgian Bay Com...
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UPDATE #1 - VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER INITIALLY FLEEING FROM OPP - Additional Charges Laid
Grenville County [305 words] 1/9/2026 10:45am (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER INITIALLY FLEEING FROM OPP Additional Charges Laid (EDWARDSBURGH-CARDINAL TOWNSHIP, ON) - Two people now face additional charges following an incident earlier this week, in which a vehicle, which initially fled from officers in Edwardsburgh-Cardinal Township. Officers with the Grenville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attempted to sto...
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INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER
South Porcupine [306 words] 1/7/2026 1:05pm (0 image)
One person has been arrested and charged following an investigation involving a firearm in Iroquois Falls. On Monday, January 5, 2026, at approximately 9:00 am, members of the Iroquois Falls and South Porcupine Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a firearm being discharged at a residence on Campion Street. No physical injuries wer...
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-UPDATE- EAST ALGOMA OPP INVESTIGATING B&Es IN THE PESHU LAKE AREA - Persons Arrested And Property Recovered
East Algoma [565 words] 1/5/2026 12:45pm (1 image)
# UPDATE EAST ALGOMA OPP INVESTIGATING B&Es IN THE PESHU LAKE AREA Persons Arrested And Property Recovered (THESSALON, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two people and recovered stolen property from multiple Break & Enters (B & E's). On December 27, 2025, the Sault Ste. Marie OPP was conducting proactive patrols and located an encampment with a large amount o...
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WELLINGTON OPP EXECUTE SEARCH WARRANT IN MOUNT FOREST - One Person Arrested and Firearm Seized
Wellington [163 words] 12/19/2025 6:40pm (0 image)
WELLINGTON OPP EXECUTE SEARCH WARRANT IN MOUNT FOREST One Person Arrested and Firearm Seized (WELLINGTON NORTH TOWNSHIP, ON) - One person has been charged following the execution of a search warrant in Mount Forest. On November 18, 2025, at approximately 7:00 am, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warr...
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FIREARMS RECOVERED AFTER BREAK AND ENTER IN ALBERTON TOWNSHIP
Rainy River District [464 words] 12/18/2025 3:40pm (0 image)
Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), have arrested multiple individuals following a month-long investigation of a break and enter resulting in weapons trafficking charges. On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, Rainy River District OPP responded to a report of a break and enter at a property in Alberton Township. Through investigation, of...
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FIREARM CHARGES LAID FOLLOWING OPP AND MNR COLLABORATION
Prince Edward [164 words] 12/9/2025 5:40pm (1 image)
The Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) partnered with Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) officers during an investigation that led to multiple firearm-related charges. On Sunday, December 7, 2025, shortly after 6:00 pm, MNR officers discovered a vehicle in an area where hunting activity had been observed. A query of the licence plate revealed th...
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DRUG AND FIREARMS CHARGES IN TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY - Eight People Facing Charges
Prince Edward [398 words] 12/1/2025 12:20pm (1 image)
DRUG AND FIREARMS CHARGES IN TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY Eight People Facing Charges (TYENDINAGA MOHAWK TERRITORY, ON) - Eight people are facing charges after a seizure of suspected cocaine and firearms in Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and Tyendinaga Police Service began an investigation earlier this fall....
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DRUG TRAFFICKING AND WEAPON CHARGES IN SOUTH DUNDAS
East Region Headquarters [394 words] 11/25/2025 10:20am (1 image)
Two people are facing charges after a seizure of drugs and firearms in South Dundas Township. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) began an investigation into drug trafficking in the area this fall. On Thursday, November 20, 2025, officers with CSCU, assisted by the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, OPP Emergency Response Team me...
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OPP STREET CRIME UNIT EXECUTES SEARCH WARRANT
Essex [224 words] 10/31/2025 1:30pm (1 image)
A Lakeshore resident has been charged in connection with a drug trafficking investigation led by the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU). On Thursday, October 30, 2025, at approximately 4:40 am, members of the Essex County OPP CSCU, with support from the Lambton CSCU, as well as the West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), Tac...
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INDIVIDUAL FACING WEAPONS CHARGES
Leeds [151 words] 10/31/2025 10:15am (0 image)
The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual in connection with an intimate partner violence incident. On Tuesday, October 29, 2025, members of the Leeds OPP, assisted by the Leeds County Crime Unit, the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) and the OPP Canine, executed a search warrant at a residence in Rideau Lakes. They seized pe...
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DUFFERIN OPP INVESTIGATE FIREARM INCIDENT
Dufferin [269 words] 10/30/2025 1:10pm (1 image)
The Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged three individuals with firearm-related offences following an investigation. On October 29, 2025, Dufferin OPP officers responded to a local hospital where a male was being treated for gunshot wounds. During the investigation, officers determined that the incident had occurred in another jurisdiction....
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WARRANT EXECUTED BY HURONIA WEST OPP COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT LEADS TO SEIZURE OF LOADED HANDGUN AND DRUGS
Huron [218 words] 10/27/2025 10:25am (2 images)
Members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) from the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid numerous charges against a Toronto-area male. On Thursday, October 27, 2025, members of the Huronia West OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with support from the Collingwood OPP CSCU, arrested a male suspect following a drug trafficking...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO FIREARM AND DRUG SEIZURE
Temiskaming [218 words] 10/27/2025 11:00am (1 image)
The driver of a vehicle is facing numerous charges after a traffic stop led to the seizure of a loaded firearm, suspected fentanyl, and cocaine. On Friday, October 23, 2025, members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), initiated an investigation into a male believed to be tr...
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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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QUINTE WEST OPP MAKES QUICK ARRESTS IN HOME INVASION ROBBERY
Quinte West [356 words] 10/14/2025 9:20am (0 image)
Officers with the Quinte West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have made quick arrests after a home invasion. Officers were called to a home on Adrian Court in Quinte West on Monday, October 13, 2025, shortly after 8:00 pm Residents of an apartment reported being robbed in their home by three individuals armed with a gun and a knife. One of the residents was assaulted but did no...
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-UPDATE #1- OPP RESPONDS TO ARMED INDIVIDUAL, SHELTER-IN-PLACE LIFTED Individual Charged
Lambton [254 words] 10/7/2025 7:45pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- OPP RESPONDS TO ARMED INDIVIDUAL, SHELTER-IN-PLACE LIFTED Individual Charged (KETTLE AND STONY POINT FIRST NATION, ON) - The Anishinabek Police Service (APS), with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), is investigating an assault that occurred in Kettle and Stony Point First Nation. On October 4, 2025, just before 9:00 am, a member of the Anishinabek Pol...
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- UPDATE #1 - WANTED PERSON – POLICE SEEK PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE - Accused arrested
James Bay [215 words] 10/4/2025 5:50pm (0 image)
- UPDATE #1 - WANTED PERSON - POLICE SEEK PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE Accused arrested (MOOSONEE, ON) - Seikon SACKANEY was arrested on Friday October 3, 2025, in Moose Factory. The charges laid against the accused stem from an investigation into a firearms incident that occurred on April 12, 2025, in Moosonee, where a firearm was discharged into a residence on Bert Trapper Drive. That inciden...
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WEAPONS INVESTIGATION
Haldimand [157 words] 10/3/2025 10:40am (0 image)
On September 25, 2025, at approximately 4:20 pm, members of the Haldimand detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a weapons complaint on Railway Street, Hagersville. The investigation determined that two people under the age of 18 years of age, were involved in an altercation earlier that day. As a result, a 17-year-old youth has been charged with t...
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ARRESTS MADE FOLLOWING BREAK AND ENTER TO BUSINESS
Huron [372 words] 10/1/2025 1:20pm (1 image)
Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged two individuals following a break and enter to a retail business in the Municipality of South Huron on September 26th, 2025. Just before 3:00 am on Friday, September 26, 2025, OPP were contacted about suspicious activity inside a locked compound at a business on Main Street South in Exeter. Officers arrived on scene and...
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CHARGES LAID IN BREAK AND ENTER CASE
Lanark [121 words] 9/29/2025 2:45pm (0 image)
The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges following a break and enter investigation at a local storage facility. Lanark County OPP officers investigated an incident in Montague Township on September 28, 2025, just before 12:30 pm This resulted the arrest of a 29-year-old man. The individual from North Grenville has been charged with...
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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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INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED FOR CHARGES RELATED TO TRAFFICKING FIREARMS
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [251 words] 9/26/2025 7:51am (2 images)
An individual is facing 27 firearms-related Criminal Code (CC) charges following an investigation into the trafficking of firearms and prohibited devices. In May 2025, members assigned to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Weapons Enforcement Unit (PWEU) initiated an intelligence-led investigation into the alleged trafficking of firearms and prohibited devices...
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THREE PEOPLE FACING WEAPONS CHARGES AFTER POLICE INVESTIGATION
Highway Safety Division [206 words] 9/24/2025 3:25pm (0 image)
Three individuals are facing firearms-related charges following a traffic stop in Oshawa. On Friday, September 19, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division (HSD) Highway 407 and Toronto Detachments conducted a traffic stop on Highway 407 near Harmony Road in Oshawa, Ontario. As a result of the traffic stop, Inder...
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FOUR PEOPLE CHARGED FOLLOWING OPP COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT INVESTIGATION
Bancroft [237 words] 9/17/2025 2:15pm (0 image)
Four people have been charged following a drug trafficking investigation, which began in the summer of 2025 by Bancroft OPP. On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, the OPP Community Street Crime Unit, Emergency Response Team (ERT), Canine Unit and members of the Bancroft Detachment executed a warrant at a residence in Faraday Township. Officers located a quantity of suspected methamphe...
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-UPDATE #1- MIDDLESEX COUNTY OPP INVESTIGATING SHOOTING INCIDENT Accused Identified
Middlesex [218 words] 9/16/2025 11:30am (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- MIDDLESEX COUNTY OPP INVESTIGATING SHOOTING INCIDENT Accused Identified (ONEIDA NATION OF THE THAMES FIRST NATION, ON) - Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Oneida Nation Police investigating a shooting incident on Oneida Nation of the Thames First Nation. On September 14, 2025, at 12:59 am, members of the Oneida Nation Police, Munsee-Delaware First Nati...
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UPDATE #1 - DRUMMOND-NORTH ELMSLEY RESIDENT CHARGED WITH MAKING THREATS - Search Warrant Executed, Additional Charges Laid
Lanark [215 words] 9/11/2025 4:20pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- DRUMMOND-NORTH ELMSLEY RESIDENT CHARGED WITH MAKING THREATS Search Warrant Executed, Additional Charges Laid (DRUMMOND-NORTH ELMSLEY TWP., ON) - An individual, charged last month with making threats toward police officers, is facing additional charges. The investigation began in late August when it was reported to the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Polic...
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FIREARM LOCATED WHEN A BLOCKER TRUCK PROTECTING A COLLISION SCENE WAS HIT
Highway Safety Division [272 words] 8/14/2025 2:30pm (3 images)
Officers Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Highway Safety Division (HSD) - Whitby Detachment are investigating a two-vehicle collision with a road maintenance vehicle and a passenger vehicle. On Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 12:42 am, Whitby OPP were on scene of a police investigation on Highway 401 Eastbound near Bennett Rd. in the Municipality of Clarington. At this time th...
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OPP Execute Search Warrant on Midland Residence
Southern Georgian Bay [364 words] 8/14/2025 9:21am (1 image)
Property, drugs, Weapons Seized (MIDLAND, ON) - As part of an ongoing investigation, two individuals are facing charges following the execution of a search warrant at a Midland residence which resulted in a significant seizure of contraband items related to the drug trade. On August 13, 2025, officers from the OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachments...
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POLICE SEIZE HANDGUN, TASER, AND SUSPECTED DRUGS AT TRAFFIC STOP IN SHEGUIANDAH
Manitoulin [587 words] 7/30/2025 10:50am (1 image)
Three people are facing charges after police located weapons and suspected drugs during a traffic stop. On Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at approximately 8:00 pm, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle veering onto the shoulder and struggling to maintain a consistent speed on Highway 6 in Sheguiandah. A traffic stop was conducted,...
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-UPDATE #1- LEEDS OPP INVESTIGATING ARSON: One Person Now Facing 22 Charges
Leeds [327 words] 7/29/2025 8:15pm (0 image)
- UPDATE #1 - LEEDS OPP INVESTIGATING ARSON One Person Now Facing 22 Charges (BROCKVILLE, ON) - The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual in connection with a suspicious fire. On Sunday, July 20, 2025, shortly after 5:00 am, Leeds OPP responded to a report of a structure fire at a single-family dwelling north of Brockville. The home...
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INVESTIGATION LEADS TO NUMEROUS CHARGES INCLUDING DRUG RELATED
Quinte West [177 words] 7/21/2025 8:25am (1 image)
The Quinte West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an individual with drug related and other offences, following an investigation in Quinte West. On Friday, July 18, 2025, at approximately 12:00 pm, Officers with the Quinte West OPP, the OPP Emergency Response Team, OPP Canine Unit and Belleville Police Service (BPS) arrested an individual at the...
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ALMOST 13,000 DOLLARS IN DRUGS SEIZED AT RIDE PROGRAM
Bancroft [193 words] 7/4/2025 1:15pm (0 image)
Members of the Bancroft Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have seized almost $13,000 worth of drugs during a RIDE check. On Thursday July 3rd, 2025, shortly after 8:30 pm, officers were conducting a RIDE program on Monck Street in the Town of Bancroft. While Officers were speaking with a driver, they recognized a wanted person in the vehicle who was subsequently a...
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-Correction- DRUGS AND A FIREARM SEIZED AFTER VEHICLE STOP ON HIGHWAY 17 Third paragraph corrections
Manitoulin [229 words] 7/4/2025 8:35am (0 image)
-CORRECTION- drugs AND A FIREARM SEIZED AFTER VEHICLE STOP ON HIGHWAY 17 -Third paragraph corrections (NAIRN-HYMAN TOWNSHIP, ON)- An investigation conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) results in a seizure of drugs and a handgun. On Thursday June 26, 2025, at approximately 9:45 pm, CSCU with the assistance from the Manitoulin OPP detachment conducte...
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DRUGS AND A FIREARM SEIZED AFTER VEHICLE STOP ON HIGHWAY 17
Manitoulin [213 words] 7/4/2025 8:30am (1 image)
An investigation conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) results in a seizure of drugs and a handgun. On Thursday June 26, 2025, at approximately 9:45 pm, CSCU with the assistance from the Manitoulin OPP detachment conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 in Nairn-Hyman Township. As a result of the investigation, police made an arre...
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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 PEOPLE AFTER STOLEN VEHICLE ALERT ON HWY 17
East Algoma [253 words] 6/26/2025 2:15pm (0 image)
The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested two people in a stolen vehicle. On June 25, 2025, at approximately 4:00 pm, officers were on general patrol, Highway 17 Blind River, when they received stolen vehicle notification from the Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR). This alert was in relation to an east bound grey Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). A short ti...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN MULTIPLE ARRESTS - Quinte Area Investigation Results In Search Warrant And Arrests In Whitby
Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau [499 words] 6/25/2025 11:05am (1 image)
DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN MULTIPLE ARRESTS Quinte Area Investigation Results In Search Warrant And Arrests In Whitby (WHITBY, ON) - An investigation, which began earlier this year into drug trafficking in the Quinte area, has led to arrests in Whitby. On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Community Street Crime Unit, Belleville P...
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OPP EXECUTE DRUG WARRANT IN WAWA
Superior East [220 words] 6/5/2025 1:25pm (1 image)
On June 4, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a Controlled drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) warrant in Wawa. Police attended an apartment complex on Churchill Avenue and seized more than 30 grams of suspected cocaine (estimated street value exceeding $3000), more than 48 grams of suspected crystal methamphetamine (estimated street value exceeding $4800) more than 760 ta...
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FIREARMS AND STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED - One Person Charged, One Wanted
Frontenac [307 words] 6/2/2025 2:45pm (0 image)
FIREARMS AND STOLEN PROPERTY RECOVERED One Person Charged, One Wanted (CENTRAL FRONTENAC, ON) - Two people are facing a long list of charges after the recovery of property, stolen from a location in Central Frontenac Township. On Sunday, April 6, 2025, a break-in was reported at a location on Crow Lake Road. Stolen items included an excavator. It was recovered the next day but was missi...
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ARRESTS MADE IN DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGAITON
Marathon [324 words] 6/2/2025 10:25am (1 image)
Officers from the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with support from the OPP's Emergency Response Team, OPP's Tactics and Rescue Unit and Marathon OPP Detachment have arrested and charged two individuals for drug trafficking and firearms offences in the Marathon. Following an investigation into drug trafficking in Marathon, a search...