On September 3, 2022, officers with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kingsville Detachment were contacted by a business owner on Road 2 East in the Town of Kingsville in relation to thefts from the business. An investigation revealed and employee had been stealing items from the business. As a result […]
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Windsor Transit Bus Target of Mischief
The Kingsville Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating several reports of mischief targeted at a City of Windsor Transit bus along County Road 20 in the Town of Kingsville. From October 2022 through January 2023, unknown occupant(s) of a pickup truck have thrown items at a City of Windsor […]
Individual Charged After Disturbance in Leamington
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Leamington Detachment has charged an individual following a report of a disturbance. On January 5, 2023, at approximately 2:40 p.m., members of the Leamington OPP were dispatched to an address on Talbot Street East in the Municipality of Leamington, for the report of a disturbance. […]
Essex County 2022 Festive Ride Numbers Released
The 2022 Festive “Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere” (RIDE) campaign has wrapped up for another year, with a significant number of drivers in West Region now facing criminal charges. Here’s a snapshot of this year’s campaign results, with last year’s numbers in parentheses across all West Region: Impaired driving charges: 278 […]
Search Warrant Executed — Two People Facing Charges in Kingsville
Illicit Drugs, Cash, and Property Seized (KINGSVILLE, ON) – On Thursday, January 5, 2023, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex County Community Street Crime Unit, Emergency Response Team members and OPP Canine Services executed a search warrant at a Maple Street, Town of Kingsville address. During the search warrant, police seized […]
Break and Enter Reported at New Home Build in Kingsville
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – On December 27, 2022, members of the Kingsville Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were dispatched to a property under construction on Malot Street, Town of Kingsville, for the report of a break and enter. It was determined unknown individual(s) broke into a house that is under construction sometime […]
Driver Fails to Remain After Striking Pedestrian in Leamington
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are seeking the public’s assistance in a recent fail to remain collision involving a pedestrian. On December 28, 2022, at approximately 12:26 p.m. Leamington OPP and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to Erie Street South near Pulford Avenue in Leamington […]
Highway 401 Closure
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin County Detachment has closed a large portion of the Highway 401. On December 23, 2022, Elgin County OPP was required to close the Eastbound and Westbound lanes of Highway 401 from Tilbury to Colonel Talbot Road after responding to numerous collisions. At this time, […]
Arrest Made in Multiple Break and Enters Across Essex County
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – On December 14, 2022, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County Street Crime Unit arrested a suspect involved in multiple break and enters and thefts from businesses in the Towns of Tecumseh and Essex, and the Municipalities of Leamington and Lakeshore, between September 30 and December 10, […]
Two Arrested in Break and Enter in Kingsville
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – On December 18, 2022, at approximately 7:18 a.m., the Leamington and Kingsville Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a break and enter at a business in the 2000 block of Albuna Townline Road, Town of Kingsville. Officers arrived in the area and located […]