On Friday, September 1, 2023, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Kingsville Detachment received a complaint of a theft of fuel from a Marsh Sideroad address in the Town of Kingsville. It was determined that in the early morning hours, unknowns attended the address and proceeded to remove diesel from a […]
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Break And Enter Leads To Charges
On August 24, 2023, members of the Kingsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment were dispatched to a business in the 100 block of Division Street South in the Town of Kingsville, for the report of a break and enter. It was determined individual(s) entered the business during the overnight hours […]
Human Trafficking Investigation Leads To Multiple Arrests
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Essex County Detachment, have made multiple arrests following an investigation of human trafficking in the Municipality of Leamington, Essex County. In January 2023, Essex County OPP Crime Unit, began an investigation from information that contained details of human Trafficking. Throughout the course of the investigation, […]
Three Charged After Warrant Executed In Leamington
On August 9, 2023, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Leamington Detachment with Essex County OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant in an apartment at an address on Lutsch Avenue, Municipality of Leamington. During the search warrant, police seized a quantity of illicit drugs suspected to be […]
OPP Investigating Kingsville Collision
On August 13, 2023, at 6:07 p.m., Kingsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a two-vehicle collision on McCain Sideroad at Road 3 West in the Town of Kingsville. Officers attended with members of the Kingsville Fire Department and Essex-Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Three people were taken […]
OPP Investigating Mischief In Leamington
On August 13, 2023, members of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were conducting proactive patrols when they noticed a mischief at Erie Street South in Leamington. The investigation determined that six individuals attended the location on August 13, 2023, between 12:00 a.m. and 12:20 a.m., with paint cans […]
Request For Public Assistance To Locate An Individual
On August 10, 2023, members of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Trenton, Colchester Guardian Rescue and the Leamington Fire Service responded to a report of a female in distress in Lake Erie approximately 200m off the Leamington Pier. The individual is described as: […]
Civic Holiday Long Weekend Traffic Campaign Results
The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) took part in the Civic Holiday Weekend Campaign from August 4, 2023, to August 7, 2023. The campaign focused on traffic moving over for emergency vehicles and tow trucks, as well as the “Big Four” which include: distracted driving, alcohol/drug – impaired driving, […]
OPP, Windsor Police, Partners Recover 138 Stolen Vehicles
Twenty-three accused are facing 279 charges following an international auto theft investigation. On July 26, 2023, 14 search warrants were executed at locations in Windsor, Peel Region, York Region and Toronto. In total, 138 stolen vehicles have been recovered, worth more than $9 million Project FAIRFIELD was initiated by Windsor Police […]
OPP Hosting Recruitment Information Session On August 2
The Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is happy to invite you to a recruitment session. On Wednesday, August 2, 2023, the Essex County OPP will be hosting a recruitment session in the Municipality of Lakeshore. Members of the Essex County OPP will be present to answer questions about the […]
Leamington OPP Investigating Robbery
Seeking the Public’s Assistance Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Leamington Detachment are currently investigating a report of a robbery that occurred on Danforth Avenue, Municipality of Leamington. On July 22, 2023, at approximately 2:45 p.m., two unknown individuals waived down the lone victim who was riding on a mobility scooter. The […]
OPP Cadet Program is Hiring Province Wide!
If you are looking for a job to better discover a career in policing, why not consider becoming a cadet? The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is hiring cadets across the province. The OPP Cadet Program focuses on enhancing the career development and experience of future OPP police constable candidates. Cadets […]
Investigation Into Man’s Self-Inflicted Death In Kingsville Completed
The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, found no reasonable grounds to believe an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the death of a 19-year-old man after he drove his vehicle into a Kingsville waterway. On February 28, 2023, the man drove […]
Essex Resident Charged with Murder
One individual has been arrested and charged in connection with a homicide in McGregor. Officers from the Essex Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an assault at a residence on Scott Lane at 9:37 p.m. on June 24, 2023. Essex Windsor Emergency Medical Services (EMS) transported a […]
OPP Crime Unit Investigating Home Invasion in Kingsville
On Tuesday June 20, 2023, at approximately 12:57 a.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kingsville Detachment responded to an emergency 9-1-1 call for a home invasion at a County Road 27 West, Town of Kingsville address. It was determined that three suspects attended a residence, two of the suspects were […]
Golf Carts Are Not Allowed On Ontario Roads
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 […]
Firearm Located During Warrant Execution by OPP
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 […]
Charges Laid In School-Related Incident
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 […]
It Only Takes A Few Seconds, One Bad Decision To Cause A Road Fatality
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 […]
OPP Recover Stolen Vehicle In Kingsville
On Saturday May 13, 2023, at approximately 10:54 p.m., members of the Essex County Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), West Region OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and OPP Canine executed a search warrant at a residence in the 800 block of Road 6 East in the Town of Kingsville. This […]
Invitation from the OPP: Have Coffee with a Cop
The Ontario Provincial Police issued an invitation to the public in Essex County. Between the dates of May 15 and May 18, we are all welcome to have a cup of coffee with a cop. If you haven’t sat down for a coffee with a cop in awhile — or […]
OPP Investigating Collision – Driver Charged
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 […]
Public Safety Warning – Lethal Substance Sodium NITRITE
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 […]
OPP Investigate Theft of Seadoos
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 […]
Drivers And Motorcyclists: Please Watch Out For Each Other
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 […]
Police Looking For Assistance In Identifying Deceased Body
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′ […]
Operator Impaired on Riding Lawn Mower in Leamington
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 […]
OPP Investigating Highway 3 Collision
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 […]
SIU Concludes Investigation into Man Injured While Fleeing OPP
December incident occurred at Highway 3 between Cameron Side Road and Marsh Side Road, Kingsville The Director of the Special Investigations Unit, Joseph Martino, has found no reasonable grounds to believe an Ontario Provincial Police officer committed a criminal offence in connection with the serious injuries suffered by a 28-year-old […]
The Worst Time To Leave Your Seat Is During A Crash
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, […]
OPP Packing Groceries For 26th Annual Cop Camp
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 […]
Charges Laid In Relation To Drug Overdose Death
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 […]
Female Arrested After Weapons Incident in Tecumseh
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 […]
OPP Seeking Public Assistance To Locate Missing Person
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 […]
Leamington OPP Called To Crash Involving School Bus
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 […]
Warrant Executed in Kingsville
(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. […]
Increase In Fraud Reports Across Essex County
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 […]
SIU Investigating Death Of Man In Kingsville
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Kingsville on the morning of February 28, 2023. Preliminary information suggests the following: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on February 28, 2023, Ontario Provincial Police were notified of a man in distress. Officers pinged the […]
Warrant Executed in Leamington
(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 […]
OPP Reminder that Criminal Record Checks Are Now Online
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 […]
Traffic Complaint Leads to Impaired Charge
(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 […]
Tecumseh OPP Investigate Emergency Scam
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., […]
Collision in Kingsville Claims Two and Injures Third Occupant
On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 a single-vehicle crash in Kingsville has caused the deaths of two people while a third has been taken to hospital. The crash took place at County Road 34 between Marsh Side Road and Cameron Side Road. Essex County OPP was on the scene. The vehicle […]
Essex County OPP Officer Constable Lyman Wins National Award
(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 […]
Enforcement Agencies Raise Awareness of Grandparent Scams
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 […]
Beware of Current Local Grandparent Scams
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 […]
-Update #2- Missing Person From Kingsville
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, […]
Two Charged After Search Warrant Executed
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 […]
Three Drivers Charged With Stunt Driving
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 […]
Suspicious Person Call Leads to Charges in Kingsville
On January 19, 2023, at 8:19 p.m., members of the Kingsville Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), were dispatched to a report of a suspicious person on a residential property in the Town of Kingsville. Police arrived on scene and located a male inside a residence on the property. As a […]
Individual Charged with Break and Enter in Kingsville
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – On January 14, 2023, at 8:20 p.m., members of the Kingsville Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were contacted regarding a break and enter in progress at an address in the 200 block of Main Street East in the Town of Kingsville. When officers arrived on scene, they located […]
Update #1 — Missing Person From Kingsville
Police Still Looking for Missing Female The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kingsville Detachment is still currently attempting to locate 21-year-old Marielle DIGWEED. Family is growing more concerned for her safety and wellbeing. Officers have investigated tips that have come in from members of the public however have still not been […]
Employee Charged with Theft in Town of Kingsville
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 […]
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, […]
Provincial SIU Seeks Witnesses to December 10th Kingsville Crash
The province’s Special Investigations Unit is seeking witnesses of a collision in Kingsville involving a 28-year-old driver fleeing from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) on December 10, 2022. Preliminary information suggests the following: On December 10, 2022, just before 1 a.m., a driver, while fleeing from the OPP, left the roadway […]
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 […]
Reminder from OPP: Remember Winter Driving?
“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 […]
Four Impaired Drivers Arrested Over the Weekend
(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 […]
Shoplifters Walk up to OPP Officers
(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, […]
One Charged after Shoplifting at Business in Leamington
(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 […]
OPP Seeking Public Assistance for Missing Person from Kingsville
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 […]
Update on Essex County OPP Search: Missing Child Has Been Located
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 […]
Road Closed for Collision Investigation: Highway 3 at Arner Townline
(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 […]
OPP Festive Ride 2022 Kicks Off Wednesday, November 16
(ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – Festive RIDE kicks off Wednesday, November 16, 2022, for the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), don’t be surprised to see officers out conducting RIDE checks throughout Essex County. While the Festive RIDE program runs until January 2, 2023, officers conduct RIDE checks year-round looking for drivers […]
UPDATE #1 — Leamington OPP Searching for Missing Person
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, […]
Update #1 — Missing Person from Kingsville Was Located
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) […]
OPP Investigating Assault at a Leamington High School
(LEAMINGTON, ON) – On Monday, October 31, 2022, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Leamington Detachment responded to a report of an assault at an Oak Street West address in the Municipality of Leamington. Investigation revealed that three students were assaulted at Leamington District Secondary School. A student […]
OPP Canines Take a ‘Paws’ Fighting Crime To Strike a Pose
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 […]
Search Warrant in Kingsville Yields Quantity of Drugs
(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 […]
Are You Prepared For Halloween?
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 […]
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 […]
Leamington OPP Seeking Public Assistance in Identifying Male
Male Met up with Youth he Met Online (LEAMINGTON, ON) – Members from the Leamington Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Essex County OPP Crime Unit, continue to investigate an incident that occurred in September 2022 in the Municipality of Leamington. An adult male was messaging with a young person […]
Tools Stolen from Construction Site in Kingsville
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – On Tuesday, October 12, 2022, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Kingsville Detachment investigated a theft at a Jasperson Lane, Kingsville address. It was determined that between October 7, 2022, and October 11, 2022, unknowns attended the address and gained access into secured trailers located on the property. Once inside, […]
OPP Investigating Head-on Collision — Two Taken to Hospital
(KINGSVILLE, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Kingsville Detachment is investigating a motor vehicle collision after being called to Highway 3 between Division Road and County Road 27 in the Town of Kingsville. On Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at approximately 8:55 p.m., OPP along with Kingsville Fire Department and Essex-Windsor […]
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 […]
OPP Lay Sexual Assault Charges Against Kingsville Resident
A recent criminal investigation conducted by members of the Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit has resulted in sexual assault charges being laid against a Town of Kingsville resident. As a result, Shad GRIEVE 43-year-old from Kingsville, ON has been charged with: Sexual Assault on a person under […]
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 […]
Join the OPP for Provincial Recruitment Day!
There has never been a better time to apply to the OPP! Are you passionate about making a difference and helping build safer communities within Ontario? On October 1, 2022, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be hosting Provincial Recruitment Day across the province. This year’s Provincial Recruitment Day’s theme is […]
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 […]
UPDATE #1: ATV Collision Sends Young Female to Hospital — OPP Investigates
Injury Update (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. The […]
ATV Collision Sends Young Female to Hospital — OPP Investigating
(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 […]
Leamington OPP Investigating Damage to Election Campaign Signs
(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 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 […]
Essex County OPP Warn of ‘Serial Killer or Abductor’ Hoax
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 […]
Search Warrant in Leamington Leads to Drugs and Firearms
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 […]
Emergency Personnel and Tow Truck Drivers Need Safe Workspace
OPP conducting Move Over campaign during Civic Holiday weekend (ORILLIA, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is conducting its annual Move Over campaign during one of the busiest weekends of the year on highways and roads, getting drivers’ attention through robust enforcement and education around this important law. Drivers are expected […]
Civic Holiday Long Weekend Traffic Safety Campaign
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 […]
OPP Remind Public: Hogs for Hospice Event Will Increase Traffic
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 […]
Update #3 — OPP Investigate Fire: Looking to Identify Person of Interest
-UPDATE #3- LEAMINGTON OPP INVESTIGATING FIRE OPP LOOKING TO IDENTIFY PERSON OF INTEREST (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) – The Essex County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit, under the direction of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), continues to assist the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario and […]