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WHEEL OFF INCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 401
Middlesex 7/21/2026 9:55am
Driver charged after wheel off incident on Highway 401. On July 20, 2026, at 1:05 pm, members of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were dispatched to the westbound lanes of Highway 401 just east of Wellington Road in the City of London, for the report of a transport truck that had lost two wheels. Police located the commercial motor vehicle, pulled over on t...
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INDIVIDUAL FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER MULTIPLE ARSON
Hawkesbury 7/20/2026 11:50am
The Hawkesbury Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person following four arson investigations. On Sunday, July 19, 2026, at approximately 8:30 am, OPP received reports of multiple arsons in Hawkesbury and the surrounding area. As a result of the investigation, Eric DUBORD, age 37, of Alfred and Plantagenet Township, has been charged with the fo...
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TRAFFIC STOP IN MAPLETON RESULTS IN MULTIPLE CHARGES
Wellington 7/9/2026 10:45am
A driver has been charged following a traffic stop in Mapleton. On July 7, 2026, at approximately 10:00 am, a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit was conducting proactive traffic enforcement, when they initiated a traffic stop on Wellington Road 7 in Mapleton Township of a vehicle that was operating with an insecure...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO MULTIPLE CHARGES
Essex 6/29/2026 9:05am
A driver of a golf cart was charged after traffic stop in Lakeshore. On June 28, 2026, at approximately 1:44 am, members of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a golf cart travelling on Oakwood Ave at Rourke Line Road in the Municipality of Lakeshore. David ELLWOOD, 39-years-old of Belle River was arrested and charged with the following Criminal Code, H...
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TWO ARRESTED AFTER HIGHWAY 17 TRAFFIC STOP
North Bay 6/26/2026 12:35pm
Two individuals are facing multiple charges, after a traffic stop on Highway 17 west of North Bay. On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at approximately 11:00 am, a member of the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team conducted a traffic stop after observing a vehicle displaying an expired temporary licence plate validation tag. T...
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A TRAFFIC COMPLAINT ABOUT A FLAT TIRE RESULTED IN DRIVER CHARGED
Sudbury 6/25/2026 10:31am
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged one person with impaired driving after responding to a traffic complaint. On Wednesday, June 24, 2026, at approximately 4:00 pm, members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP, received a report of a vehicle traveling with a flat tire on Highway 64, French River. The vehicle was located and the driv...
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THUNDER BAY OPP LAYS ATTEMPT MURDER CHARGES
Thunder Bay 6/15/2026 1:28pm
Officers with the Thunder Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as well as the satellite detachment of Shabaqua arrested and charged one individual following flight from police. On Wednesday, June 10, 2026, shortly before 10:00 am, officers noticed a stopped sprinter van along Highway 11-17 near Highway 527. After a brief conversation with the driver, officers b...
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A PROHIBITED DRIVER WAS CHARGED ON HIGHWAY 535
Sudbury 6/15/2026 7:55am
One person was arrested and charged after police conducted a traffic stop with a prohibited driver. On Thursday June 11, 2026, at approximately 4:25 pm, members from the Nipissing West (Noelville) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on general patrol and conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Highway 535, French River. The driver was found to be b...
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ATV OPERATOR IS CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING
North Bay 6/2/2026 1:50pm
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged one person with impaired driving after conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program. On Friday, May 29, 2026, at approximately 7:45 pm, members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP, were conducting a R.I.D.E. program on Highway 64, West Nipissing. An operator of an All-Terrain Vehicl...
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MULTI-VEHICLE COLLISION INVOLVING COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE
North Bay 5/29/2026 10:55am
The North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver and company after a multi-vehicle collision that occurred at the intersection of Highway 11 and Airport Road in the City of North Bay. On May 28, 2026, at approximately 6:10 pm, members of the North Bay OPP, North Bay Fire and Emergency Services, and District of Nipissing Paramedic Services responded to repo...
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DRIVER FACING CHARGES FOLLOWING TRAFFIC STOP
Haldimand 5/22/2026 1:55pm
A driver is facing charges following a traffic stop in Haldimand County. On May 18, 2026, at approximately 1:50 pm, while on general patrol, a member of the Haldimand detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle being operated on Main Street, Selkirk. The investigation determined that the driver failed to produce appropriate docu...
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STUNT DRIVING IN WELLINGTON COUNTY
Wellington 4/24/2026 2:40pm
Two motorists were removed from Wellington County roadways yesterday as a result of stunt driving. On April 23, 2026, at approximately 10:30 am, a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Wellington Road 109 within Wellington North Township, when they observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of...
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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES - Five Charges Laid
Wellington 4/23/2026 9:50am
TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES Five Charges Laid (MAPLETON TWP, ON) - Traffic stop results in five charges laid. On April 21, 2026, at approximately 2:30 pm, the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit were conducting a proactive traffic enforcement initiative, and initiated a traffic stop on Wellington Road 86, within Mapleton Township. As a result...
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DRIVER FACING CHARGES AFTER ALPR ALERT - Nine Charges Laid
Wellington 4/22/2026 10:30am
DRIVER FACING CHARGES AFTER ALPR ALERT Nine Charges Laid (MAPLETON TOWNSHIP, ON) - A driver is charged with several offences following a traffic stop in Mapleton. On April 21, 2026, at approximately 4:15 pm, a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit was conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Wellington Road 12 in Mapleton when the cr...
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PERMANENT MARKER RESULTS IN CHARGES - Six Charges Laid on Traffic Stop
Wellington 4/7/2026 12:45pm
PERMANENT MARKER RESULTS IN CHARGES Six Charges Laid on Traffic Stop (TOWN OF MINTO, ON) - Traffic stop results in six charges. Driver caught evading MTO and OPP. On April 4, 2026, at approximately 3:00 pm, the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit were conducting proactive traffic enforcement when a pick-up truck was identified via our 'Automated Li...
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NIPIGON OPP INVESTIGATE TWO WHEEL OFF INCIDENTS
Nipigon 3/29/2026 6:00am
On March 28, 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment responded to two separate incidents involving commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) that experienced wheel separations. At approximately 8:05 am, an officer on patrol observed a commercial vehicle travelling on Highway 11-17 that had lost wheels and tires from its trailer. A Level 1 commercial vehic...
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DRIVER FACING CHARGES AFTER ALPR ALERT
Wellington 3/26/2026 12:35pm
A Guelph driver is charged following a traffic stop in Puslinch. On March 25, 2026, at approximately 4:45 pm, a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit was conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Wellington Road 35 in Puslinch when the cruiser's Automatic License Plate Recognition (ALPR) notified the officer of a veh...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES
Upper Ottawa Valley 3/26/2026 7:35am
Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid multiple charges against a Petawawa resident after conducting a traffic stop. On the evening of Friday, March 20, 2026, police stopped a vehicle in Petawawa and conducted a Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) on the driver after observing signs of impairment. As a result,...
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IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES LAID AFTER A TRAFFIC STOP
North Bay 3/25/2026 3:10pm
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged one person with impaired driving and drug related offences after a traffic stop. On Tuesday March 24, 2026, at approximately 8:45 am, members from the North Bay Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) Team of the OPP, conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Coursol Road, West Nipissing. Police noted...
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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES - Six Charges Laid
Wellington 3/19/2026 2:45pm
TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES Six Charges Laid (TOWN OF ERIN, ON) - The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) West-Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team charges East Garafraxa resident in relation to a traffic stop within Wellington County. On March 17, 2026, at approximately 8:45 am, the OPP West-Region TIME team was conducting a proactive traf...
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UNSAFE COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE STOPPED TWICE IN ONE DAY
Temiskaming 3/11/2026 11:20am
Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid numerous charges after an unsafe commercial motor vehicle (CMV) was stopped twice in one day on Highway 11. On March 3, 2026, at approximately 5:00 am, Temagami OPP received information reporting large debris in the live lanes of Highway 11 after a commercial motor vehicle lost part of its load. Officers loca...
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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES - Driver Faces Three Charges
Wellington 3/11/2026 11:05am
TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES Driver Faces Three Charges (TOWN OF MINTO, ON) - The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges Priceville resident in relation to a traffic stop within Wellington County. On March 08, 2026, at approximately 11:00 am, members of the Wellington County OPP were conducting a proactive traffic enforcement initiative and initiated a traffic sto...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT AND OFFICER ON PATROL LEAD TO TWO IMPARED ARRESTS
Nottawasaga 3/6/2026 2:10pm
Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two individuals in separate incidents with impaired driving offences following a traffic complaint for a suspected impaired driver and an officer's observations while on patrol. On Thursday, March 05, 2026, shortly before 7:00 pm, Nottawasaga OPP officers responded to a call for...
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DRIVER FACING CHARGES AFTER ALPR ALERT - Seven Charges Laid
Wellington 3/5/2026 10:30am
DRIVER FACING CHARGES AFTER ALPR ALERT Seven Charges Laid (TOWN OF ERIN, ON) - A driver is charged following a traffic stop in Erin. On March 4, 2026, at approximately 4:00 pm, a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit was conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Wellington Road 52 in Erin, when the cruiser's Automatic License Plate Re...
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CMV DRIVER AND COMPANY CHARGED AFTER WHEEL SEPARATION
James Bay 2/25/2026 11:20am
On Saturday February 21, 2026, at approximately 11:15 am, members of the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) with a smoking tire on Highway 11 in the Town of Hearst. Officers located the vehicle and observed the trailer's front passenger-side wheel had completely separated from the hub. Several lug nuts were missing an...
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ONE INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED FOLLOWING TRAFFIC STOP
Kenora 2/20/2026 5:15pm
One individual has been arrested and charged following a traffic stop. On Friday, February 20, 2026, members of the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop after noticing a suspicious vehicle. With assistance from the OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), the vehicle was searched and one individual was arrested and charged with multiple offences. The s...
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OPP CHARGE DRIVER AFTER ALPR HIT
East Algoma 2/7/2026 4:25pm
The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged a driver with numerous offences. On February 6, 2026, at approximately 1:00 pm, officers were on general patrol, Highway 108 Elliot Lake, when they received an expired plate notification from the Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR). This alert was in relation to a black pickup truck being operated with an expired t...
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COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVER FACING SEVERAL CHARGES
Upper Ottawa Valley 1/21/2026 8:50am
A Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) driver is facing several Highway Traffic Act (HTA) charges after a traffic stop in the City of Pembroke. On the morning of January 20, 2026, members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop of a slow-moving tractor trailer CMV that was hauling a load of steel. The CMV was in...
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TRAFFIC STOP IN MATTAWA LEADS TO DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
North Bay 12/23/2025 12:55pm
Four individuals are facing numerous charges after a traffic stop on Highway 17 in Mattawa led to the seizure of suspected cocaine and cash. On Monday, December 22, 2025, at approximately 11:15 pm, North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act (HTA) infraction on Highway 17. During the stop, the driver provided a false name to officers. Poli...
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OTTAWA DRIVER FACES IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES AFTER FLEEING COLLISION
Ottawa 11/18/2025 4:55pm
DRIVER FROM OTTAWA FACING IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES (OTTAWA, ON) - Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid impaired driving related charges against an individual from Ottawa after the driver struck a barrier on Highway 417 and fled the scene. Shortly before 11:30 pm on November 17, OPP received a call regarding a vehicle that had struck the center b...
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RIDE CHECK IN ESPANOLA RESULTS IN IMPAIRED ARREST
Manitoulin 10/23/2025 4:10pm
One person is facing charges after a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check in Espanola. On Sunday, October 12, 2025, at approximately 12:30 am, officers from the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on Highway 6 at the intersection of Old Webbwood Road in Espanola. A vehicle came through the RIDE, and police obser...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO CHARGES
Wellington 9/23/2025 8:25am
The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges Cambridge resident with seven provincial offences. On September 21, 2025, at approximately 3:45 pm, members of the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit were performing a proactive traffic enforcement initiative, which resulted in a traffic stop being conducted on Stone Road West, within the City of Guelph. A...
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TWO PEOPLE ARRESTED AND SUSPECTED DRUGS SEIZED FOLLOWING TRAFFIC STOP
Manitoulin 9/17/2025 2:50pm
Two people are facing charges after police conducted a traffic stop for a dirty licence plate. On Sunday, September 14, 2025, at approximately 9:00 pm, the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a motor vehicle with a licence plate obstructed by dirt swerving on Highway 6 in Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands Township. A traffic stop was ini...
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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES
Wellington 9/16/2025 3:55pm
The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charges Kitchener resident with several provincial offences. On September 13, 2025, at approximately 11:30 pm, members of the Wellington County OPP were performing a proactive traffic enforcement initiative, with resulted in a traffic stop being conducted on Scotland Street within Fergus. As a result of the in...
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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN FIVE CHARGES
Wellington 9/16/2025 11:55am
The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit lay five provincial offences to driver. On September 13, 2025, at approximately 7:45 pm, the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit were conducting a proactive traffic enforcement initiative and noticed an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) travelling on the side of the road, with a small child wi...
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DRIVER CHARGED AFTER TRAFFIC STOP IN ELLIOT LAKE
East Algoma 9/5/2025 11:55am
East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged driver with multiple offences. On September 4, 2025, at approximately 2:30 pm, police conducted a traffic stop on Highway 108 in the City of Elliot Lake. The purple car had an expired temporary plate and the driver was spoken to. Patrick BARRY, 31-years-old, from Elliot Lake was charged with: - Operate unsafe vehicl...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE CHARGES
City of Kawartha Lakes 9/2/2025 1:45pm
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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TRAFFIC STOP WEST OF NORTH BAY RESULTS IN IMPAIRED AND DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
North Bay 8/5/2025 6:26am
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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CALEDON OPP TAKING ACTION AGAINST UNSAFE MOTORISTS
Caledon 7/17/2025 12:55pm
Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges after several vehicle related investigations. On July 11, 2025, just prior to 12:30 pm, officers were on general patrol when a traffic stop was conducted upon a tow truck in the area of Airport Road and King Street, in the Town of Caledon. After a thorough investigation, a numbered co...
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IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE…
Peterborough 7/14/2025 12:45pm
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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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN CHARGES
Wellington 7/8/2025 4:00pm
The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Traffic Management Unit lay seven charges in relation to a traffic stop. On July 7, 2025, at approximately 5:00 pm, the Wellington County OPP Traffic Management Unit was conducting proactive traffic enforcement, and initiated a traffic stop on Highway 6 within Guelph-Eramosa Township. As a result of the investiga...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO SEVERAL CHARGES
South Bruce 6/5/2025 4:30pm
On May 28, 2025, at approximately 7:56 pm, the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint for a vehicle along Sideroad 20, Municipality of South Bruce. Police attended the area and located the vehicle. While speaking with the driver, the investigating officer detected signs of impairment. The driver was arrested and transported for further test...