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Norfolk OPP Police Press Releases

Baden BOUCK Was Arrested

(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual was charged following an interaction with police officers on Hillcrest Road.

At approximately 11:58 p.m. on Friday, November 22, 2024, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program near Hillcrest Road and St. John’s Road West in Simcoe, Norfolk County.

During the operation, a vehicle was stopped, and the driver was assessed for sobriety.

As a result, the driver was taken into custody without incident.

36-year-old Baden BOUCK of Norfolk County has been charged with the following alleged offence:

  • Failure or refusal to comply with demand.

The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.

If you observe a driver or operator you suspect may be impaired, contact the OPP or the nearest police authority by dialing 9-1-1.

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Norfolk OPP Police Press Releases

Paul HENSMAN Was Arrested For Theft

(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – An individual has been charged following an investigation into a shoplifting incident in Simcoe.

At approximately 4:23 p.m. on Saturday, November 23, 2024, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment investigated a theft on Norfolk Street South in Simcoe, Norfolk County.

It was determined that an individual entered a business, concealed an item on their person, and left without paying.

Officers later found the suspect on Lot Street in Simcoe and took them into custody without incident.

31-year-old Paul HENSMAN of Norfolk County has been charged with the following alleged offence:

  • Theft under $5,000 – shoplifting.

The accused has been held in custody and is scheduled to appear for a bail hearing at the Ontario Court of Justice in Simcoe on Monday, November 25, 2024.

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Kenora OPP Police Press Releases

Double Fatal Collision

(KENORA, ON) – Police are investigating a fatal three-vehicle collision on Highway 17 near Kenora. 

At approximately 9:00 a.m., on November 25, 2024, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kenora Detachment, along with Kenora Fire Service and Northwest Emergency Medical Services responded to a collision between three commercial motor vehicles (CMV) on Highway 17A between Beryl Winder Road and Highway 596.

As a result, two drivers of separate CMV’s were pronounced deceased at the scene.

A third driver of a CMV, remained at the scene, reporting only minor injuries.

Highway 17A has been closed for several hours while the North West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) Team is assisting with the investigation and encourages anyone with pertinent information to contact the Kenora OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS(8477) or leave an anonymous online tip at www.tipshelp.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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Gravenhurst OPP Police Press Releases

Fatal Collision & Fire

(GRAVENHURST, ON) – Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking for the public’s assistance after a collision on Stephenson Road 1 in Bracebridge that resulted in one person’s death.

On Sunday November 17, 2024, just before 2:00 a.m. officers from the Huntsville and Bracebridge OPP detachments, along with Muskoka EMS and Bracebridge Fire Department, responded to reports of a vehicle fire on Stephenson Road 1 East in Bracebridge. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree before catching on fire and the sole occupant, a 41-year-old Port Sydney man, was pronounced deceased.

Police are asking anyone who may have surveillance footage in that area or information to call Bracebridge OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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Elliot Lake OPP Police Press Releases

MEWS Arrested After Threatening Dog

(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – One person was arrested after breaking into a neighbour’s apartment and threatened the resident and their dog.

On November 23, 2024, at approximately 10:30 p.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to an apartment on Pine Road in relation to a violent neighbour dispute. The complainant reported that their female neighbour was highly intoxicated and acting extremely irrational. The female broke open the complainant’s door, entered the apartment, assaulted the complainant, and choked their dog. The dog was eventually let go and female threatened to kill it and the complainant. The female then proceeded to break three windows at the complainant’s apartment and assault another person inside. Police attended and subsequently arrested the female who was also very uncooperative with police.   

Paulina Monica MEWS, 46-years-old, of Elliot Lake was charged with: 

  • Assault – two counts
  • Assault causing bodily harm
  • Break, enter dwelling house – commit indictable offence
  • Mischief over $5000
  • Uttering threats – cause death or bodily harm
  • Uttering threats – damage or injure animal
  • Cruelty to animals – unnecessary pain, suffering or injury

The accused was scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice Bail Court in Blind River on November 24, 2024.

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Midland OPP Police Press Releases

Cameron HOOK – Drunk Driving

(MIDLAND, ON) – As a result of an ongoing police investigation from earlier in the evening in the town of Midland , officers from the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop of a Toyota Tundra pick up truck at the intersection of Colborne and Russell Streets, Midland at approximately 4:12 a.m. November 24, 2024.

Officers spoke with the driver and entered into an impaired driving investigation at the scene resulting in the following.

Cameron HOOK 32 years of Midland was arrested and charged with Dangerous operation, Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus), and further with Provincial Offences Act charges of -Novice driver – B.A.C. above zero, Driving while under suspension.

The accused was released from custody and will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on December 12, 2024 and is also subject to a 90 day drivers licence suspension. The involved pick up truck was towed and is the subject of a 7 day vehicle impound in accordance to the Ministry of Transportation (ADLS) guidelines.

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Hawkesbury OPP Police Press Releases

Another Officer Charged With Assault #FilmThePolice #FTP

(HAWKESBURY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Professional Standards Unit (PSU) has charged an officer in connection with an incident at the Hawkesbury OPP Detachment.

On July 1, 2024, at approximately 2:00 a.m., a vehicle was observed driving through the staff parking lot of the Hawkesbury Detachment in what was described as a suspicious manner.

Officers responded as two individuals exited the vehicle. During the interaction, the two individuals suffered injuries which required medical treatment.

The OPP Professional Standards Unit launched an investigation in July 2024 into the circumstances surrounding the incident. Two officers were suspended with pay, under the terms of the Community Safety and Policing Act, while PSU conducted their investigation.

As a result of the investigation, on November 22, 2024, Provincial Constable Alexandre BOLDUC of the Hawkesbury Detachment was charged with two counts of assault.

The officer has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal at a later date.

The officer has been a member of the OPP for 9 years.

The PSU investigation remains ongoing.

The Professional Standards Unit is part of the OPP’s Office of Professionalism, Respect, Inclusion and Leadership.

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Dryden OPP Police Press Releases

2 Day Manhunt Results In Numerous Charges

(DRYDEN, ON) – A two-day manhunt has netted numerous charges for two Manitoba residents.

Members of the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), with support from the Northwest Region Crime Unit (NWR Crime), Northwest Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and the Northwest Region Canine Unit, have arrested and charged two individuals following a two-day investigation that resulted in a stretch of Highway 17 being closed for a period of time between Meadows Road and Thunder Lake Road on November 22, 2024.

Just before 11 a.m. on November 21, 2024, members of the Dryden OPP observed a male exit a motor vehicle and steal a license plate from another vehicle. Police initiated a traffic stop on the subject vehicle; however, the driver fled from police at a high rate of speed in the vehicle. An extensive day-long search for two suspects was subsequently initiated by members of the Dryden OPP, along with OPP specialty units, including ERT and Canine.

Then, just after 6 a.m. on November 22, 2024, police received a report of a suspicious vehicle on Airport Road in the City of Dryden. Police located the vehicle and attempted to initiate a traffic stop at which point the driver sped away at a high rate of speed, intentionally striking a marked police cruiser and causing significant damage. The involved officers did not sustain any injuries as a result of the collision. The suspects matched the description of those involved in the investigation the day prior. Frontline and specialty units began searching the area for the involved suspects.

Two hours later, police received a report of a male and a female who had used a local taxi company the evening prior and did not pay their fare. Subsequent police investigation revealed the suspects matched the description of the individuals police were actively searching for.

As a result of police investigation, Nathan SCHROEDER, 38, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, is charged with 21 charges pursuant to the Criminal Code of Canada, including:

  • Flight from peace officer – two counts
  • Dangerous operation – two counts
  • Failure to comply with release order – other than to attend court – five counts
  • Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 – three counts
  • Theft under $5,000 
  • Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000 – two counts 
  • Assault a peace officer with a weapon – two counts
  • Failure to stop after accident
  • Resist peace officer
  • Theft over $5,000 of a motor vehicle
  • Transportation fraud

Samantha McELROY, 31, of Morris, Manitoba, is charged with nine charges pursuant to the Criminal Code of Canada, including:

  • Flight from peace officer – two counts
  • Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime over $5,000 
  • Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 – two counts 
  • Assault a peace officer with a weapon – two counts 
  • Theft over $5,000 from a motor vehicle
  • Transportation fraud

Both individuals were held in custody by police for a bail hearing before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kenora on November 23, 2024. As a result, both individuals were remanded into custody and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kenora on November 25, 2024.

Police are asking residents of the areas of Airport Road/Highway 601, Barclay Hall Road, Meadows Road, Islandvue Road and surrounding areas during the time of this investigation to report any suspicious activity or unaccounted property to Dryden OPP and to check for any possible surveillance footage.

Police would also like to thank the members of the public who called in tips and sightings of the suspects throughout this investigation. Your assistance was instrumental in the safe conclusion of this multi-day investigation. Keeping our communities safe is an ongoing partnership between police and the public, leading to better crime detection and prevention.

Anyone with any additional information or surveillance footage regarding this investigation should contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or provide information anonymously by calling Crime Steppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Crime Stoppers tips can also be submitted on-line at www.tipshelp.com.

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MAGNETAWAN OPP Police Press Releases

Homicide Update: Deceased Identified

(MAGNETAWAN, ON) – The Almaguin Highlands Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is now treating a recent death as a homicide.

On November 21, 2024, at approximately 9:00 a.m., officers located a deceased person in the area of Kirkpatrick’s Road and Highway 124.

The deceased has been identified as 34-year-old Preston DAULTREY of North Bay.

The Almaguin Highlands OPP Crime Unit is continuing the homicide investigation under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch, with assistance from the OPP Forensic Identification Services, in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service.

There is no threat to public safety.

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North Perth OPP Police Press Releases

Listowel Incident Resolved

(NORTH PERTH, ON) – In the early morning of November 23, 2024, the Perth County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance in Listowel. There was an increased police presence in downtown Listowel on Wallace Avenue North.

There was no threat to public safety.

There are no further details being released.

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Caledon OPP Police Press Releases

One Dead – RAJWINDER SINGH Arrested

(CALEDON, ON) – Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a driver involved in a fatal collision on Coleraine Drive.

On September 10, 2024, shortly before 8:00 a.m., Caledon OPP responded to a four-vehicle collision in the intersection of Coleraine Drive and King Street West. One driver, a 23-year-old of Bolton, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Coleraine Drive Between Ellwood Drive and Emil Kolb Parkway/King Street was closed for several hours while the OPP Technical Collision Investigators and Reconstructionists assisted with the investigation.

As a result of the investigation, RAJWINDER SINGH, 43, of Bolton, has been charged with Careless driving cause death, section 130(3) HTA. The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Caledon East on January 16, 2025, to answer to the charge.

If you are affected by this incident or witnessed the collision and wish to speak to victim services, Caledon/Dufferin Victim Services can be reached at 905-951-3838.

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Alerts Goderich OPP Police Press Releases

DOLINSKI, DOLINSKI & SOKOLOWSKI Arrested For Theft

(SOUTH HURON/GODERICH, ON) – On November 12, 2024, Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation involving shoplifting at retail stores in both Goderich and Exeter. Three individuals were captured on video surveillance after departing the stores with stolen goods.

On November 20, 2024, police were contacted by retail staff at a business on Huron Road in Goderich after they observed the same individuals enter the store again.

Officers in the vicinity were able to arrest two of the suspects shortly after the call to police, and after a search of the area, officers later arrested the third suspect.

Police have charged the three accused’ with the following offences:

Antoni DOLINSKI, 35 years of age from Mississauga has been charged with:

–      Theft Over $5,000,

–      Theft Under $5,000.

Armando DOLINSKI, 43 years of age from Brampton has been charged with:

–      Theft Over $5,000,

–      Theft Under $5,000.

Mateusz SOKOLOWSKI, 28 years of age from Mississauga has been charged with:

–      Theft Over $5,000,

–      Theft Under $5,000.

All three accused were held in custody and later released. They are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice located in Goderich Ontario at a later date.

Anyone with information regarding this ongoing investigation is asked to contact the Huron County OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 482-1677.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a web tip at “P3tips.com” where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

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OPP Orillia Police Press Releases

1 KG Meth Taken Off Streets

(ORILLIA, ON) – Members of the Orillia Detachments Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid drug trafficking related charges and seized a quantity of illicit drugs after a traffic stop on Mosley St. Wasaga Beach.

In October of 2024, Orillia CSCU began investigating two individuals who were allegedly trafficking drugs in the Simcoe County area. Utilizing investigative techniques police were able to positively identify two individuals. On November 21st, 2024, satisfied with the information gathered, the Orillia CSCU with assistance from Orillia OMAP, Muskoka CSCU and Huronia West conducted a traffic stop. Two individuals were arrested and safely brought into police custody.

As a result of the investigation, the following was seized:

•            1039 g of fentanyl

•            971.3 g of cocaine

•            998.5g of methamphetamine

•            18g of shatter

•            $4239.00 Canadian currency

•            178 cartons of contraband cigarettes

•            2 digital scales

•            1 cell phone

•            2 Percocet’s

•            Packaging materials

Damien MORRIS, 38-year-old of Wasaga Beach, has been held for a bail hearing and charged with:

•            CDSA 5(2) – Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Fentanyl

•            CDSA 5(2) – Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine

•            CDSA 5(2) – Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Methamphetamine

•            CDSA 4(1) – Possession of a Schedule I substance – Opioid

•            CC 354(1)(a) – Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000

•            CC 354(1)(a) – Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000

•            CC 121.1(1) – Trafficking in contraband tobacco

•            CA 10(2) – Possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling

•            Tobacco Tax Act charges pending

Kristen NORTH, 40-year-old of Wasaga Beach, was held for a bail hearing and charged with:

•            CDSA 5(2) – Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Fentanyl

•            CDSA 5(2) – Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Cocaine

•            CDSA 5(2) – Possession for the purpose of trafficking – Methamphetamine

•            CDSA 4(1) – Possession of a Schedule I substance – Opioid

•            CC 354(1)(a) – Possession of proceeds of property obtained by crime under $5000

•            CC 354(1)(a) – Possession of property obtained by crime under $5000

•            CC 121.1(1) – Trafficking in contraband tobacco

•            CA 10(2) – Possessing cannabis for the purpose of selling

•            Tobacco Tax Act charges pending

Members of Orillia OPP are committed to public safety, delivering proactive and innovative policing in partnership with our communities. Officers value your contribution to building safe communities. If you have information about suspected unlawful activity, please contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers to remain anonymous at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or www.crimestopperssdm.com.

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Hearst OPP Police Press Releases

Megan ATKINSON – Drunk Driving

(HEARST, ON) – A call from the public in Hearst led to an impaired driving arrest.

On November 20, 2024, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a possible impaired driver in Hearst.

The subject vehicle and driver were located, and officers determined that the driver had been consuming an alcoholic beverage. The driver was arrested and transported to the Hearst detachment for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Megan ATKINSON, 31 years of age of Mattice, was charged with the following:

·        Operation while impaired – alcohol

·        Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

·        Driving while under suspension – two counts

 The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on January 8, 2025, in Hearst. The accused was also issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for 7 days.

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Middlesex Centre OPP Police Press Releases

Foster LUND – Drunk Driving

(MIDDLESEX CENTRE, ON) – Driver facing Impaired driving charge after traffic stop.

On November 21, 2024, at 1:10 a.m., a member of the Middlesex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), while on general patrol on Carriage Road in Middlesex Centre, performed a traffic stop on a vehicle.

The driver was arrested and transported to the Middlesex OPP detachment.

As a result, Foster LUND, a 21-year-old of London, has been charged under the Criminal Code with:

·      Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

The accused has been released from police custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice to speak to the charges on December 12, 2024.

The Middlesex OPP wants to remind the public that if you see anything suspicious or suspect an impaired driver you should contact the Ontario Provincial Police or your nearest police authority immediately.

The OPP can be reached anywhere in the Province of Ontario at 1-888-310-1122. 

If you wish to remain anonymous you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) where you may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2000.