The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County detachment would like to take this opportunity to remind Essex County residents about being safe and aware this Halloween. Area youth will be out in full force going door to door to collect Halloween treats. They will be focused on getting to as many […]
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OPP Investigate Robbery in Leamington
Charges Laid (LEAMINGTON, ON) – On Monday, September 26, 2022, at approximately 4:18 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Leamington Detachment responded to a 9-1-1 emergency call for a robbery at a business near the intersection of Seacliff Drive West and Erie Street South. A second robbery was reported on September […]
Ongoing Damage to Public Restrooms
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are sounding the alarm on continuous mischief and intentional damage caused to restrooms located at parks across it’s five detachment areas within Essex County. The OPP want to remind all residents that if they see anything suspicious to please contact the […]
Two Males Located and Arrested by Leamington OPP in Abandoned Building
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – On Thursday October 6, 2022 at approximately 11:00 a.m. Members of the Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to Break and Enter complaint at the former Leamington District High School located on Talbot Street West, in the Municipality of Leamington. The building was searched with the assistance […]
Subject of Recent Crime Spree Facing Numerous Charges
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – On October 6, 2022, members of the Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were investigating multiple Break and Enters in the Municipality of Leamington. On October 4, 2022, a Break and Enter occurred at a residence in the 0 block of Erie Street South in the Municipality of […]
Leamington OPP Investigating Graffiti at Local Public School
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – On September 30, 2022, the Leamington Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of mischief at Margaret D. Bennie Public School in the Municipality of Leamington. Investigation revealed that sometime between September 29 and September 30, 2022, unknown suspect/s had spray painted on multiple […]
-UPDATE#2- Death Investigation in Leamington
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County detachment have identified the female victim of a homicide in Leamington on September 29, 2022. At approximately 5:40 p.m., the OPP responded to a 911 call on Mill Street East in Leamington, where officers located a deceased woman. The […]
Death Investigation in Leamington by OPP
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – Members of OPP Essex County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a death in Leamington. On September 29, 2022, at approximately 5:40 p.m. the OPP responded to a 911 call on Mill Street East, Leamington where officers located a deceased woman. Officers remain on the […]
Fatal Collision Closes Highway 401 Eastbound in Lakeshore
On September 23, 2022, at approximately 7:25 p.m., the Lakeshore detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a three-vehicle collision in the Eastbound lanes of Highway 401 just east of Bell River Road in the Municipality of Lakeshore. Members of Lakeshore OPP, Lakeshore Fire Rescue, and […]
Essex OPP Respond to Drowning in Lake Erie
(ESSEX, ON) – On Saturday September 10, 2022, at approximately 8:06 p.m., the Essex detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a missing person in the community of Colchester in the Town of Essex. Investigation determined that a 56-year-old male was at the beach when a family […]