The Essex County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind the public that golf carts are not allowed to be driven on Ontario roads. Though golf carts may resemble other low-speed vehicles, they are not typically equipped to meet the requirements for low-speed vehicles as defined […]
On Thursday, June 15, 2023, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Leamington Detachment with Essex County and Lambton County Community OPP Street Crime Units (CSCU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) members and OPP Canine Services executed two search warrants at addresses on Cambridge Crescent and Sherman Street, Municipality of Leamington. During the […]
Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a weapons occurrence in the Municipality of Leamington, on May 25th, 2023 which led to an arrest on May 26th 2023. On Thursday May 25th Leamington OPP officers received information about a video that was circulating of a student with what is suspected to […]
Canada Road Safety Week is led by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and runs from May 16 to 22, 2023 Following a year that marked the highest number of fatalities on Ontario Provincial Police-(OPP)-patrolled roads in 16 years, the OPP is reporting that the majority of the 359 […]
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Kingsville Detachment has charged a driver involved in a serious collision on Highway 3. On Friday April 14, 2023, at approximately 8:25 p.m., members of the Kingsville Detachment OPP, Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Service (EMS), and Kingsville Fire and Rescue responded to a three-vehicle collision on […]
Substance Sent To People Potentially At Risk Of Self-Harm Across Ontario Is Sodium Nitrite The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning people about packages, containing a potentially lethal substance, that may have been sent to individuals at risk of self-harm in communities across Ontario. The packages contain sodium nitrite, which […]
On April 27, 2023 at 8:30 a.m., Lakeshore Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a theft report from a property on Charron Beach Road in the Municipality of Lakeshore. Sometime overnight on April 27, a Red Seadoo GTX and a Blue Seadoo GTI with were taken. Also taken was a […]
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month Curbing last year’s spike in motorcyclist fatalities on Ontario Provincial Police- (OPP)-patrolled roads is as simple as riders and drivers maintaining safe space and driving habits around each other at all times. Last year marked a particularly tragic riding season and the highest number […]
Facial Approximation Sketch Provided The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex County Crime Unit, is looking for the public’s assistance in identifying a deceased body which was located at Crystal Beach in the Community of Colchester, Town of Essex. on March 26, 2022. The adult male is described as approximately 6′ […]
On Sunday April 16, 2023, at approximately 1:22 a.m., an officer from the Leamington Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol when they observed a riding lawnmower exiting a restaurant drive through on Talbot Street West in the Municipality of Leamington. While speaking with the operator, the […]
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Kingsville Detachment is currently investigating a serious collision that took place on Highway 3. On Friday April 14, 2023, at approximately 8:25 p.m., members of the Kingsville Detachment OPP, Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Service (EMS), and Kingsville Fire and Rescue responded to a three vehicle collision on […]
Having responded to 61 seatbelt-related fatalities on Ontario Provincial Police-(OPP)-patrolled roads in 2022 and nine so far this year, OPP officers won’t be interested in any excuses from unbuckled drivers and passengers as they conduct their Easter Long Weekend Seatbelt Campaign. Drivers and passengers are reminded that everything in a vehicle, including unbuckled occupants, […]
On Thursday, April 6, 2023, Essex County OPP officers, auxiliary officers, and civilian employees, and volunteers will be packing groceries in support of their 26th Annual Essex County OPP Cop Camp. The OPP will be in attendance on one of the busiest shopping days of the year at the following Essex […]
On March 23, 2023, members of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment Crime Unit, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), arrested and charged an individual in connection with the death of a Kingsville resident. On March 20, 2022, police were called to a Kingsville […]
On March 23, 2023, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an assist call from members of the Winsor Police Service at an address in the 2000 block of County Road 8 in the Town of Tecumseh, Ontario. Members of Essex County OPP, members of the […]
Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are asking for the public’s assistance with a missing person occurrence in the Municipality of Leamington. Corrine, was last seen at the end of February 2023 in Leamington. She has not had any contact with family since February which is unusual behaviour, and they are […]
On March 20, 2023, at 8:06 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Leamington Detachment and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Service (EMS) received a report of a two-vehicle collision, involving a school bus, along County Road 34 near County Road 31 in the Municipality of Leamington. Officers arrived to find that the […]
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – On Friday, March 10, 2023, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex County and Lambton County Community OPP Street Crime Units (CSCU), Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) members and OPP Canine Services executed a search warrant at a Pearl Street West, Town of Kingsville address. […]
From February 28th to March 2nd, 2023, Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have responded to 14 reports of fraud across Essex County. Two of the occurrences resulted in a total financial loss of $15,000. These frauds are also known as the Grandparent or Emergency scam where someone calls the victim posing […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – On Friday, February 17, 2023, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex County Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Emergency Response Team (ERT) members and OPP Canine Services executed a search warrant at a Garrison Avenue, Municipality of Leamington address. During the search warrant, police seized a quantity of suspected […]
New process is quick, easy, and secure (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Essex County detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has received concerns about the results when searching “record checks” through an online browser. If you live in an OPP-policed community, please ensure that you are searching for online record […]
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – On February 8, 2023, at 9:23 p.m., members of the Kingsville Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), received a call from a member of the public about an erratic driver on County Road 20, Town of Kingsville. Officers patrolled and located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop. The driver […]
Resident Scammed out of $8,000 (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – On Friday, February 3, 2023, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Tecumseh Detachment investigated a fraud after being called to an Oakpark Drive, Town of Tecumseh address. It was determined that on February 2, 2023, at approximately 12:00 p.m., […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – On January 22, 2023, The Canadian Safe Boating Council held their annual awards in Toronto and recognized one of Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marine operators. Each January, stakeholders in recreational boating safety assemble to honour the people, programs, organizations, and marinas that help to make […]
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) are launching a fraud prevention campaign, February 6 to 10, 2023, to raise awareness about the significant increase in emergency-grandparent scams targeting Canadian seniors. In 2022, the CAFC received fraud reports totalling a staggering $530 million in […]
Essex County OPP is advising residents of Town of Tecumseh, Municipality of Lakeshore, Town of Essex, Municipality of Leamington and the Town of Kingsville of current “Grandparent Scams” in recent days in Essex County. These circulating scams are referred to as Emergency Scams, or sometimes “Grandparent” or “Grandchild” scams. These […]
Missing person was located (KINGSVILLE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kingsville Detachment is currently investigating the disappearance of 21-year-old Marielle DIGWEED. On November 29, 2022, DIGWEED was reported missing by family members. She was last seen in Leamington on November 23. On January 24, 2023, DIGWEED was located safe, […]
On Friday, January 20, 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 Town of Kingsville address. During the search warrant, police seized a quantity of suspected cocaine and currency, total approximate value […]
On Saturday, January 21, 2023, at approximately 11:16p.m., an officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Kingsville Detachment stopped a vehicle travelling 145 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone on County Road 20 near Kratz Sideroad in the Town of Kingsville. Police charged a 17-year-old of Kingsville, Ontario with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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, […]
(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, […]
(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 […]
Having a plan and emergency supplies for your home and car will help keep you safe this winter TORONTO — As Ontario approaches the start of the winter season, the government is reminding Ontarians to have an emergency plan and supplies on hand to keep themselves and their loved ones […]
“Winter Driving Amnesia” Can Be Beaten! (LONDON,ON) – Do you know someone who suffers from “Winter Driving Amnesia”? Symptoms include: driving too fast in less-than-ideal road conditions, following too closely and failing to plan for bad-weather driving conditions. Everyone knows winter weather is on its way and that means returning to […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested four drivers over the weekend with alcohol related driving offences. On December 9, 2022, at approximately 6:07 p.m., a member of the public reported a traffic complaint on Highway 3. Officers located the vehicle on Highway 3 near Division Road […]
Providing People More Convenient Access to COVID-19 Antiviral Treatment Closer to Home TORONTO — The Ontario government is giving people more convenient access to care by allowing pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid, an antiviral treatment option used to reduce severe outcomes from COVID-19. All Ontarians are strongly encouraged to keep up […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – On Tuesday, November 30, 2022, at approximately 7:24 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Leamington Detachment received a report of a shoplifting incident at a business in the 200 block of Talbot Street East in the Municipality of Leamington. It was reported that two individuals attended the store, […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – One person has been charged after shoplifting from a local business. The Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called to a business in the 200 block of Erie Street South, Leamington on November 27, 2022, at approximately 5:50 p.m., after an employee of the store witnessed the […]
Police Seeking Public Assistance (KINGSVILLE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kingsville Detachment attempting to locate 21-year-old Marielle DIGWEED. DIGWEED was last seen in the Municipality of Leamington, Ontario. Family is concerned for her wellbeing and believes she has no current ties to other jurisdictions other than Essex County. She […]
ESSEX COUNTY OPP SEARCHING FOR MISSING CHILD Missing Child Located (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – On November 25, 2022, the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a missing person from town of Tecumseh, Ontario. Adrian MOORE, 12-years-old, has been located and will be returned home to family. The […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex County Detachment is currently investigating a serious collision on Highway 3 at Arner Townline. A passenger vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle collided at the intersection. The 3 occupants of the passenger vehicle were taken to hospital, 2 with non-life-threatening injuries […]
Missing Person No Longer in Ontario (LEAMINGTON, ON) – On Tuesday November 8, 2022, Leamington OPP received a report from Halifax Regional Police Service (HRPS) that a person reported missing from Nova Scotia may be in Leamington, Essex County. Police are attempting to locate Stuart Calvin RYAN, 59-years-old of Dartmouth, […]
Missing person was located On November 8, 2022, 45-year-old Daryn MCFARLANE was located. He is no longer considered missing. The OPP would like to thank the media and the public for their assistance with this investigation. Original message appears below. Police Seeking Public Assistance The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) […]
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) canines put their best paws forward in the seventh annual OPP Canine Unit Calendar, with proceeds going to support charities. The OPP Canine Unit has been supporting frontline and specialized policing functions to keep Ontarians safe for more than 50 years. Handlers and their canines […]
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – On October 25, 2022, members of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of members from the Essex County OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP Canine Unit, executed a search warrant in the 100 block of Remark Drive in […]
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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, 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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
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, 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 […]
(ESSEX, ON) -On Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at approximately 6:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex Detachment and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision involving an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) on a property near Dunn Road in the community of Colchester, Town of Essex, Ontario. It was determined […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County Detachment would like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that children are returning to school. As with years past, it is a busy time for everyone settling back into the routine of school time. So let’s make this school year a […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating mischief incidents wherein municipal election signs were recently vandalized and removed. On Monday August 29, 2022, it was reported to the Leamington OPP that several election signs were found defaced or completely removed from their location in the Municipality of […]
OPP ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO ITS PROVINCIAL TOW PROGRAM FOR 2023 OPP Introduces New Towing/Storage Operator Service Application/Requirements (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is implementing changes to its Provincial Tow Program that affect how Tow & Storage Service Operators (TSSOs) apply to provide OPP-requested tow services in 2023. Among […]
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County Detachment are warning the public about a hoax going around on social media saying, “a serial killer or abductor is currently hunting in Leamington.” This post has been posted to community sites across Canada and the USA over Facebook with the sole intent […]
On August 8, 2022, members of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crimes Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of members from the Essex County OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a search warrant on Sturgeon Meadows Avenue in the Municipality of Leamington. During the execution of the […]
OPP to Target Aggressive Drivers (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers from the Essex, Tecumseh, Kingsville, Lakeshore and Leamington Detachments are working together this weekend for the Civic Day Long Weekend traffic safety campaign. Together the detachments will be out patrolling from Friday, July 29th to the end of […]
BE ALERT * BE SAFE (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex County Detachment would like to remind the public that the Hogs for Hospice Motorcycle Rally is quickly approaching July 29-31, 2022, and that this is a largely attended event in Leamington, Essex County, Ontario. The OPP […]
Body was Located it is now a Fatal Fire Investigation (LEAMINGTON, ON) – On Friday, July 8, 2022, at approximately 11:52 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Leamington Detachment and Leamington Fire Department responded to a fire located in the 300 block of Erie Street South in the Municipality of Leamington. […]
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – Police have seized more than $61 million worth of illegal cannabis from two southwestern Ontario production sites as part of an ongoing investigation under the Cannabis Act. On June 28, 2022, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) executed two search warrants in Kingsville, […]
Ten Incidents of Grandparents Scam Now Under Investigation in Essex County (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – On Tuesday June 21, 2022, at approximately 2:34 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Tecumseh Detachment investigated a fraud after being called to a Town of Tecumseh address. It was determined that a resident received a […]
Gas and Fuel Tax Cut in Effect July 1 TORONTO — As part of its plan to keep costs down for Ontario families and businesses, the Ontario government is providing more relief at the pumps by cutting the gas tax by 5.7 cents per litre and the fuel tax by […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – On June 28, 2022, at 4:51 a.m., members of the Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Leamington Fire Services and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Service (EMS), were dispatched to County Road 33 between Highway 77 and County Road 34 in the Municipality of Leamington for a serious two […]
Person Identified (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County Detachment has identified the person of interest in relation to an ongoing investigations in Essex County. On Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 10:35 p.m., Essex Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a suspicious […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – On Thursday, June 2, 2022 at 10:35 p.m., Essex Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a suspicious person on Cameron Avenue in the Town of Essex. The complainant reported that she had observed on her security camera an unknown male looking through […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – On June 20, 2022, at approximately 2:25 p.m., the Leamington detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible drowning in Lake Erie in the Municipality of Leamington. Members of the Leamington detachment OPP and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS) arrived on scene. Investigation […]
(KINGSVILLE ON) – On June 19, 2022 at 3:44 a.m., members of the Kingsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and the Kingsville Fire Department, responded to a single vehicle motor vehicle collision at the intersection of County Road 23 and County Road […]
(TECUMSEH, ON) -On Saturday, June 18, 2022, at approximately 11:45 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Tecumseh Detachment, Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Service (EMS), Tecumseh Fire Rescue and the Canadian Coast Guard responded to collision involving a vessel and a break wall on Lake St. Clair in the 14000 block […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – On June 13, 2022 at 3:28 p.m. an officer from the Kingsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment was patrolling in the area of Main Street and Wigle Avenue in the Town of Kingsville when they observed an off-road motorcycle being operated on the road with no licence […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has seen an increase in complaints regarding Off Road Vehicles (ORV) on roads, trails and destroying private property across Essex County. The OPP would like to remind ORV operators the trails known as the Chrysler Canada Greenway, the County Wide Active […]
New process is quick, easy and secure (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is moving record checks online as of June 13, 2022. The new process will allow those living in OPP-policed communities to submit requests for police record checks at opp.ca/recordchecks. The online application process will allow […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – Ahead of national Canada Road Safety Week, poor and careless driving behaviours have contributed to the majority of the 107 fatalities on Ontario Provincial Police-(OPP)-patrolled roads so far this year. It’s a motor vehicle fatality rate the OPP has not seen in 10 years. Not since 2012 has the number […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – On May 16, 2022, at 5:19 p.m., the Leamington Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an erratic driver on Highway 77 in the Municipality of Leamington. While on route, an OPP officer spotted the motor vehicle, and initiated a traffic stop. The officer spoke to […]
(ESSEX, ON) – On May 13, 2022 at 9:08 p.m., officers from the Essex Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of weapon at a grade school dance at the Essex Sports Complex located at 60 Fairview Ave West in the Town of Essex, Ontario. Once officers arrived on […]
(ESSEX, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) in Leamington, executed a search warrant on May 12, 2022, on Ridge Road in the Town of Essex. The Essex Community Street Crime Unit recovered multiple stolen items as a result. Mark Laporte, age 49 of Wheatley, […]
(ESSEX, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Essex, along with Windsor Essex Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and Essex Fire and Rescue Services, attended a business on Clark Street in Harrow for a report of an industrial accident. Police were called at approximately 4:00 a.m. this morning, where an employee […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding residents of Essex County that passing a stopped school bus with its upper red lights and extended arm flashing is not only against the law but extremely dangerous. Interesting Facts: Each school day in Ontario, approximately 800,000 students are transported in […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex County Detachment continues to receive calls for police assistance left on the office answering machine after hours, or often hears about an incident after the fact, through a third party but it was never reported to police. This often causes unnecessary delay […]
Do YOU have Old or Unused Medications in Your Home? (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) encourages and supports residents to purge those medicine cabinets of unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs. When expired and unused prescription medication is left unattended, it can lead to prescription drug […]
Do YOU have Old or Unused Medications in Your Home? (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) encourages and supports residents to purge those medicine cabinets of unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs. When expired and unused prescription medication is left unattended, it can lead to prescription drug […]
Update: OPP Investigation Concluded (KINGSVILLE, ON) – On April 26, 2022 at approximately 2:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), attended a location in the Town of Kingsville, for the report of human remains found by an excavation crew working in the area. After thorough examination by a Forensic Anthropologist, it has […]
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex County, is investigating after human remains were located in the Town of Kingsville. On April 26, 2022 at approximately 2:00 p.m., officers attended the location, for the report of human remains found by an excavation crew working in the area. The scene […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – With the upcoming pleasant weather and spring and boating season finally upon us, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Essex County would like to remind the public of crucial marine safety tips for an enjoyable boating experience. Pleasure craft vessels include but are not limited to the […]
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), would like to provide an update that the subject of a previous missing person report in the Town of Kingsville, has been located. The Essex County OPP wish to thank the media and the public for their assistance. Photo by […]
(ESSEX, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Essex County Major Crime Unit, is looking for the public’s assistance in identifying a deceased body which was located at Crystal Beach in Colchester on March 26, 2022. The adult male is described as approximately 6′ 1″- 6’5″ tall, 180-230 pounds. He had no […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) in Leamington, and the Provincial Joint Forces Cannabis Enforcement Team (PJFCET) in partnership with Municipality of Leamington by-law, executed a warrant in the 100 block of Mersea Road 5, in the Municipality of Leamington, on March 24, 2022. […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – On Friday, the 18th of March, 2022, at approximately 6:44 a.m., Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Leamington Detachment, and Essex-Windsor EMS responded to a head on collision, involving three vehicles, on Essex County Road 34 between County Road 37 and Mersea Road 21. The Leamington OPP have completed […]
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently at the scene of a three vehicle collision on Essex County Road 34 between Leamington and Wheatley. At approximately 6:44 a.m., an eastbound pickup truck crossed the centre line and sideswiped a utility van and then struck a westbound sedan head […]