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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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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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ADJALA-TOSORONTIO RESIDENT ARRESTED AND CHARGED FOLLOWING OPP SEARCH WARRANT
Nottawasaga [204 words] 11/28/2025 12:45pm (1 image)
As a result of an ongoing police investigation, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) from Nottawasaga Detachment, with assistance from Dufferin and Caledon Detachments, executed a search warrant at a residence on County Road 50 in Adjala-Tosorontio Township. In early fall of 2025, Nottawasaga CSCU received information that the...
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DRIVER CHARGED WITH STUNT DRIVING IN BRANT COUNTY
Brant [135 words] 11/24/2025 10:30am (0 image)
On Sunday, November 23, 2025, at approximately 8:00 pm, a member of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Oakland Road after observing a vehicle travelling at an excessive rate of speed. The officer was conducting speed enforcement in the area when a vehicle was observed travelling 101 km/h in a posted 50 km/h posted speed zone. As a result...
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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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-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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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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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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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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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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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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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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PROACTIVE POLICING LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES
Prince Edward [262 words] 8/27/2025 10:35am (0 image)
Members of the Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have charged two drivers with impaired driving while conducting proactive traffic enforcement. On Saturday, August 23, 2025, around 12:00 am, officers were conducting a RIDE program in Picton when a motorist attempted to evade the RIDE program. Officers located the vehicle and spoke t...
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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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TWO ARRESTED FOLLOWING A DRUG INVESTIGATION
Nottawasaga [156 words] 8/14/2025 10:25am (1 image)
As a result of an ongoing police investigation, members of the Nottawasaga Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Central Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), Central Region Tactical Response Unit (TRU), and Central Region Canine Unit of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), have arrested and charged two individuals following the execution of a sear...
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SHELBURNE MOTORCYCLIST ARRESTED FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING FOLLOWING TRAFFIC COMPLAINT
Dufferin [159 words] 7/17/2025 10:25am (1 image)
Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Shelburne resident with impaired driving-related offences following a traffic complaint. On July 11, 2025, shortly before 9:00 pm, officers from the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a motorcycle in the ditch in the area of James Street...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO TRANSPORT FILLED WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF CONTRABAND TOBACCO
Frontenac [228 words] 7/16/2025 10:00am (2 images)
TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO TRANSPORT FILLED WITH MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF CONTRABAND TOBACCO (KINGSTON, ON) - A traffic complaint about a speeding tractor-trailer on Highway 401 has led to a large seizure of contraband tobacco, worth millions of dollars. On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, shortly before 7:00 am, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers from the Lennox and Addington Coun...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER AMONG WEEKEND RECAP
Northumberland [760 words] 7/15/2025 1:50pm (1 image)
Members from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a range of incidents over the weekend. On July 12, 2025, at around 7:10 pm, police responded to a traffic complaint regarding a vehicle travelling on County Road 30 in the Municipality of Brighton. The complainant advised police the driver had pulled into nearby gas station. O...
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BOATER FACING IMPAIRED CHARGES
East Region Headquarters [217 words] 7/7/2025 2:05pm (0 image)
A boater on Graham Lake, southeast of Athens, has been charged with impaired operation. On Saturday, July 5, 2025, shortly before 2:30 pm, officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) East Region Snow Vehicle, All terrain Vehicle, Vessel Enforcement / Education (SAVE) team were conducting marine patrols when they stopped a small boat for a safety check. It was not...
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DRIVER BLOWS OVER THREE TIMES THE LEGAL LIMIT
Northumberland [281 words] 7/2/2025 3:04pm (1 image)
On Sunday June 29, 2025, at approximately 2:45 pm, members from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a possible impaired driver A fellow motorist called police to report that a grey Volkswagen sedan was travelling eastbound on Ganaraska Road in Port Hope and believed the driver to be impaired. The vehicle was...
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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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DRUG SEIZURE AND CHARGES LAID AFTER TRAFFIC STOP
Rainy River District [316 words] 6/28/2025 7:00pm (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan arrested two people after drugs were discovered during a proactive traffic stop. On June 24, 2025, at approximately 1:30 pm, an officer with the Atikokan Detachment OPP conducted a traffic stop to check document compliance. The officer found one of the vehicle passengers violating a court ordered prohibition. The passenger wa...
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THUNDER BAY OPP TEAM UP WITH MNR FOR MARINE JOINT-ENFORCEMENT
Thunder Bay [309 words] 6/27/2025 9:25am (2 images)
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), will be conducting joint-enforcement marine patrols. The summer-long operation include mandatory alcohol screening (M.A.S.) and fi...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO 11 CHARGES
Wellington [155 words] 6/16/2025 9:30am (1 image)
A traffic-stop resulting in 11 charges. On June 14, 2025, at approximately 9:30 am, the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit were performing a proactive traffic enforcement initiative, which resulted in a traffic stop being conducted on Belsyde Ave East within Fergus. As a result of the investigation, a 32-year-old from...
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CONCERNED CITIZENS CALL RESULTS IN CHARGES
Northumberland [290 words] 6/10/2025 3:25pm (0 image)
On June 9, 2025 members from the Northumberland Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the village of Codrington. At approximately 4:45 pm a concerned citizen called police to report that a grey Honda sedan was parked on County Road 30 with an individual inside leaning on the steering wheel. The driver...
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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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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...