(Ottawa) — The Ottawa Police Service Organized Fraud Unit continues to investigate paving scams in Ottawa. Last year, investigators warned Ottawa residents about this scam. Investigators are again reaching out to the community with the same message. Complaints have been received from people who have “hired” paving contractors who come to the door, with promises […]
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Ottawa Police warn ‘Paving Scam’ still happening in the city
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Pair of B&E suspects wanted by Windsor Police
On Sunday, July 2, 2017, at approximately 11:30 pm, patrol officers attended the Hydro One business located in the 2800 block of Walker Road for a break and enter. The investigation revealed that two suspects gained entry into the secured electrical power compound of the business. A quantity of copper wire was found to be missing. The Property Crime Unit […]
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Man struck and killed by train in Twp of South Perth
(SOUTH PERTH, ON) – On Friday, July 14, 2017 at approximately 8:42 p.m. Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) , Perth County Paramedic Services and the St. Marys Fire Department were dispatched to attend the train tracks located in the area of Perth Line 14 and Perth Road 125 in the Township of Perth South, with regard […]
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Hwy 11 closed for over an hour after transport driver gets stuck while attempting U-Turn
(NORTH BAY, ON) – On July 14, 2017, at 10:51 p.m. members of the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a traffic hazard on Highway (HWY) 11 North at Bomarc Road. The driver of the tractor trailer had attempted to complete a u-turn and instead, the vehicle ended up stuck across HWY 11. No […]
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18-year-old victim identified, 17-year-old faces murder charge after Belle River altercation
(LAKESHORE, ON) – On July 13, 2017 at approximately 9:50 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an altercation between several combatants in the vicinity of Cooper Crescent and Lenore Street in the town of Belle River, Lakeshore, Ontario. As a result of the altercation, an 18-year-old Windsor male was fatally injured while several others have […]
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Warrant of arrest issued in human trafficking investigation
Investigators from the Major Drugs and Vice Bureau have issued an arrest warrant for a male suspect in relation to a Human Trafficking investigation that occurred in the City of Mississauga. On Monday July 10, 2017, police responded to a call from a female victim reporting that she had been held against her will in […]
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Four boys arrested after robbery at knifepoint
The Toronto Police Service would like to make the public aware of four arrests in a Robbery investigation. On Thursday, July 13, 2017, at 5:30 p.m., officers responded to a call for a robbery at Senator O’Connor College School, 60 Rowena Drive. It is alleged that: • a 17-year-old boy was with friends • he […]
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Police seek assistance identifying woman found wandering
The Toronto Police Service requests assistance identifying a woman found wandering in the Kingston Road and Ellesmere Road area. On Friday, July 14, 2017, at approximately 6 p.m., officers responded to a call for a woman in distress. She was not able to give her name or address. Attempts to identify her and return her […]
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Horse falls out of trailer onto Highway 401
(PRESCOTT, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Grenville County Detachment responded to a call Friday afternoon involving a horse that had fallen out of a livestock trailer while being transported on Highway 401 near Prescott. On the afternoon of Friday, July 14, 2017, Grenville County OPP responded to Highway 401 eastbound in the area of Edward […]
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Norfolk OPP searching for missing 73-year-old Simcoe man
(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Norfolk County Detachment is seeking the assistance of the public in locating a missing male from a Talbot Street North, Simcoe, Norfolk County, Ontario address. On Thursday, July 13, 2017, at approximately 3:22 p.m., police were contacted by a concerned resident reporting a 73-year-old male missing. Through […]
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Motorcyclist killed after collision with minivan near Gravenhurst
(GRAVENHURST, ON) – Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a two-vehicle collision that occurred on Muskoka Road 169 near Readman Road in Gravenhurst, ON just after 6:00 p.m. this evening, Saturday, July 15, 2017, involving a minivan and a motorcycle. Muskoka EMS responded quickly to the collision scene and the male party operating the […]
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Mattawa OPP continue the search for a swimmer who went missing on the Ottawa River
(MATTAWA, ON) – On July 15, 2017, at 2:58 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Mattawa responded to a call about a person swimming in the Ottawa River who went missing. The individual was carried downstream by the current and the complainant lost sight of the swimmer. Members of the OPP have been in the […]
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OPP investigate attempted murder in Kirkland Lake
(KIRKLAND LAKE, ON) – Members of the Kirkland Lake Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call for assistance at a hotel located on Government Road East in the Town of Kirkland Lake on July 15, 2017 at approximately 1:15 a.m. involving a physical altercation. Assisting in the investigation were OPP Crime Unit […]
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Impaired Greenstone driver flees into the bush after hitting motorcyclist on Hwy 11
(Greenstone, ON) – On Sunday, July 16, 2017 at approximately 8:40 am, officers from the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Greenstone Fire Service and Superior North Emergency Medical Service (EMS) responded to a motor vehicle collision between a car and a motorcycle on Highway 11 at Kenogamisis Dam Road. The […]
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Recent series of Waterloo fires believed to be suspicious
Waterloo Regional Police are working with the Waterloo Fire Department and the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshal, investigating a recent series of fires in Waterloo. The fires are believed to be suspicious in nature and we are investigating the possibility that the fires may be linked. Police are looking for the public’s assistance and […]
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60 year-old man robbed at knifepoint in Brampton
Investigators from the Peel Regional Police 21 Division Criminal Investigation Bureau are appealing for assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a knife-point robbery that occurred in the City of Brampton. On Sunday, July 6, 2017, at approximately 3:00 p.m., the victim, a 60 year-old man from Toronto, was walking in Aloma Park in Brampton. […]
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29 impaired drivers and 90+ distracted drivers charged last week by York Regional Police
York Regional Police have charged 29 impaired drivers and 97 distracted drivers in a seven-day period. Twenty-nine drivers were charged with impaired-related driving offences between Monday, July 10, 2017, and Monday, July 17, 2017. Twenty-two drivers were charged for being impaired by alcohol, three were charged with being impaired by drug and four were charged […]
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Victim of vehicle theft pursues thief, 3 car collision follows
On Saturday July 15th, 2017, shortly after 1:00 p.m., the Hamilton Police Service received numerous calls from concerned citizens reporting a road rage incident occurring between two vehicles. Callers reported vehicles driving at a high rate of speed in the area of Sanatorium Road and Garth Street then continuing down Becket Drive to Queen Street […]
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Man involved in collision displays shotgun, flees in stolen car
The Toronto Police Service requests assistance identifying a man wanted in a carjacking Robbery investigation. On Saturday, July 15, 2017, at 4:50 p.m., officers responded to a call for a person with a gun in the Dufferin Street and Lawrence Avenue West area. It is reported that: • a man driving a green Ford Focus […]
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Fatal collision closes Hwy 17 near Hwy 630
(MATTAWA, ON) – On July 17, 2017 at 12:35 p.m. members of the Mattawa Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a collision involving two vehicles on Highway (HWY) 17 near HWY 630 in Calvin Township. Preliminary information is that an eastbound SUV collided with a westbound pickup truck. The driver of the SUV was […]
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