Driver charged with impaired operation after vehicle leaves road and enters ditch On July 25, 2024, at 8:53 p.m., members of the Kingsville Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a single vehicle collision on Road 6 West, Town of Kingsville. A vehicle had left the roadway and entered […]
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Local Driver Facing Stunt Driving Charges
A Leamington driver is facing stunt driving charges following a traffic stop by Essex OPP. The incident occurred on Highway 3 in Kingsville when an officer on a motorcycle captured a radar recording of a vehicle driving in excess of 170 km/h in an 80 km/h construction zone. The 31 […]
OPP Issue Warning Of Crypto Currency Scam
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Cyber-Enabled Fraud Team is assisting in an investment scam investigation where victims are losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in fake crypto currency investments. Investigators are warning the public not to engage with the following websites: · www[.]How2Crypto[.]com · www[.]How2Crypto[.]net If you or someone you know has had dealings […]
Death Investigation In Harrow – Cause of Death Determined
Investigators have identified the cause of death for the four individuals in the death investigation in Harrow. Postmortem examinations have determined the cause of death as gunshot wounds for 41-year-old Carly STANNARD-WALSH, 13-year-old Madison WALSH and 8-year-old Hunter WALSH. The cause of death for 42-year-old Steven WALSH has been determined […]
Update #1 – Search For Missing Swimmer In Leamington – Swimmer Recovered
Marine Unit members with the Essex detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have recovered the body of a missing swimmer. An eyewitness located the missing person in the water and called police. The victim, a 32-year-old man from Leamington, was reported missing on June 23, 2024, after failing […]
OPP Make Arrest In Stolen Property Investigation
Investigators Seeking Rightful Owner of Seized Property One person has been arrested following a property theft investigation in the town of Essex. On May 29, 2024, at approximately 3:30 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex Community Street Crime Unit executed a search warrant on a vehicle in […]
OPP Search For Missing Swimmer In Leamington
Members of the Essex Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are actively searching for a missing swimmer in Leamington. On June 23, 2024, at approximately 7 p.m., police received a report that a swimmer entered the water near the Leamington docks, began to struggle and did not resurface. Searchers […]
Death Investigation In Harrow: Four Victims Discovered
The Essex Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently engaged in a death investigation in Harrow. Officers were called to a residence on County Road 13 at approximately 1:30 p.m. on June 20, 2024, where they located four deceased individuals. While the cause of death and their identities […]
One Person Charged After Warrant Executions
One person is facing numerous charges after police executed two search warrants at residences in the Municipality of Leamington. Police executed two additional search warrants on motor vehicles. On June 18, 2024, at 4:30 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County Community Street Crime Unit, OPP Tactics and […]
OPP Locate Body Of Missing Swimmer
Searchers have located the body of a swimmer missing on Lake St. Clair. On May 26, 2024, at approximately 8 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) found the remains of a 28-year-old St. Clair, Michigan man. The individual had been missing since […]