One person has been charged with impaired driving after a single-vehicle collision in Kingsville. On January 26, 2025, at approximately 6:08 p.m., a Kingsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer came across a motor vehicle in the ditch on County Road 20 in Kingsville. A 52-year-old male resident of Kingsville is […]
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Located Stolen Vehicle Results In Several Charges
Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located a stolen pickup and arrested the driver, subsequently charging him with multiple offences On January 23, 2025, at approximately 2:51 a.m., while on general patrol, the Leamington OPP observed a stolen pickup truck at Lutsch Street and Talbot Street East in Leamington. The […]
OPP Alert Residents After Fraud Attempt In Harrow
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County Detachment is reminding all homeowners to use caution when letting any unknown person in their home after a report of a fraud attempt in Harrow. On Monday January 10, 2025, a resident contacted Essex OPP to report a suspected fraud attempt. They stated […]
Stay Safe – Prepare Yourself, Prepare Your Vehicle For Extreme Cold
A polar vortex has descended upon Southern Ontario, sending the region into a deep freeze. That’s why members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) West Region are warning drivers to be prepared to face intense cold, coupled with heavy snowfall forecast for northern parts of the region. Situations like being […]
Essex County OPP Welcome New K9 Team
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is introducing a new K9 team to Essex County. Provincial Constable Brett Holland is a 5-year veteran with the OPP, having started his policing career at the Upper Ottawa Valley detachment. K9 “Vinny” is a 2-year-old Belgian Malinois originating from Belgium. Vinny’s training qualifications include […]
OPP Investigate Theft Of Yurt In Kingsville
The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) is investigating a theft from a property on County Road 20 West in the Town of Kingsville. Sometime between Thursday January 2, 2025, and Friday January 3, 2025, unknown individual(s) attended the property and stole a Yurt. The […]
Kingsville Robbery Leaves Victim With Life-Threatening Injuries
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex Crime Unit are asking for the public’s assistance with a robbery that occurred in Kingsville. On Tuesday January 14, 2025, at approximately 10:19 p.m., unknown individuals in a dark coloured vehicle approached a male on Prince Albert Street North near Main Street West in […]
Kingsville Driver Facing Charges After Vehicle Strikes Leamington Home
On January 12, 2025, at 2:32 a.m., members of Leamington Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision on Sutton Drive in Leamington. Officers arrived on scene to find a vehicle had struck a parked vehicle and a house. The driver of the vehicle was attempting to flee […]
Police Solve 21-Year-Old Case Using Investigative Genetic Genealogy
Family Provided Answers After Two-Decades Police have identified the male found on the Livingston Channel shoreline 21 years ago using investigative genetic genealogy (IGG). On May 29, 2003, a male body was recovered from the Livingston Channel Detroit River, just west of Amherstburg. He was wearing dark coloured pants, a […]
Two-Vehicle Collision Leads To Impaired Charge For Kingsville Resident
Driver facing charges after two-vehicle collision in Kingsville On January 2, 2025, at 7:19 p.m., members of the Kingsville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to Road 2 East, Town of Kingsville, for the report of a two-vehicle collision. The driver of one of the involved vehicles […]