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OPP INVESTIGATING DEATH AT MILLHAVEN INSTITUTION

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-UPDATE #2- RUSSELL COUNTY OPP INVESTIGATING DISCOVERY OF DECEASED PERSON, Arrest Made in 2025 Homicide

Criminal Investigation Branch 6/5/2026 10:35am

-UPDATE #2- RUSSELL COUNTY OPP INVESTIGATING DISCOVERY OF DECEASED PERSON Arrest Made in 2025 Homicide (CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, ON) - An individual has been charged with first degree murder in connection with a homicide investigation in Clarence-Rockland. On Saturday, May 17, 2025, at approximately 5:30 pm, officers from the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) re...

conspiracy

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homicide

indignity-to-human-remains
-UPDATE #1- OPP INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN GREATER MADAWASKA TOWNSHIP Victim Identified, Homicide Confirmed

Criminal Investigation Branch 5/22/2026 8:50am

-UPDATE #1- OPP INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN GREATER MADAWASKA TOWNSHIP Victim Identified, Homicide Confirmed (RENFREW, ON) - An individual located deceased in the Township of Greater Madawaska has been identified and their death deemed a homicide. On Wednesday, May 6, 2026, just before 6:00 pm, members from the Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded...

fatality

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POLICE SEEK PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN RACHEL RUSSELL HOMICIDE, Case Included in New Missing and Unsolved Murdered Indigenous People Report

Criminal Investigation Branch 5/19/2026 11:06am

POLICE SEEK PUBLIC ASSISTANCE IN RACHEL RUSSELL HOMICIDE Case Included in New Missing and Unsolved Murdered Indigenous People Report (COBOURG, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to investigate the nearly two-decade-old murder of Rachel RUSSELL. On Monday, November 12, 2007, at approximately 1:45 pm, police received a report of a deceased female located on a path along...

fatality

homicide

reward

seeking-assistance
-CORRECTION- OPP INVESTIGATING DEATH AT MILLHAVEN INSTITUTION - Time of Incident Corrected

Criminal Investigation Branch 5/8/2026 11:00am

-CORRECTION- OPP INVESTIGATING DEATH AT MILLHAVEN INSTITUTION Time of Incident Corrected (LOYALIST TOWNSHIP, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating the death of an inmate at Millhaven Institution in Bath, west of Kingston. On Sunday, May 3, 2026, at approximately 10:00 pm, an incident involving inmates occurred at the institution, resulting in one inmate sustaining...

correction

fatality
-UPDATE #5- OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL SHOOTING IN THE TOWN OF RENFREW, Victim’s Mother Shares Her Story

Criminal Investigation Branch 5/7/2026 2:06pm

-UPDATE #5- OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL SHOOTING IN THE TOWN OF RENFREW Victim's Mother Shares Her Story (RENFREW, ON) - The mother of Jonathan LOGAN is appealing to the public for any information that may assist the investigation into her son's death in Renfrew nearly three years ago. At approximately 10:30 pm on Friday, May 19, 2023, Jonathan was fatally shot at a home on Vimy Bouleva...

shooting
OPP INVESTIGATING DEATH AT MILLHAVEN INSTITUTION

Criminal Investigation Branch 5/6/2026 8:20pm

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating the death of an inmate at Millhaven Institution in Bath, west of Kingston. On Sunday, May 3, 2026, at approximately 5:10 pm, an incident involving inmates occurred at the institution, resulting in one inmate sustaining life-threatening injuries. He was transported to a local hospital. The individual, identified as 2...

fatality
OPP INVESTIGATING DEATH AT MILLHAVEN INSTITUTION

Criminal Investigation Branch 5/6/2026 8:05pm

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating the death of an inmate at Millhaven Institution in Bath, west of Kingston. On Sunday, May 3, 2026, at approximately 5:10 pm, an incident involving inmates occurred at the institution, resulting in one inmate sustaining life-threatening injuries. He was transported to a local hospital. The individual, identified as 2...

fatality
-UPDATE #1- OPP INVESTIGATING FOUND HUMAN REMAINS IN KAPUSKASING Deceased Identified

Criminal Investigation Branch 4/29/2026 6:20pm

-UPDATE #1- OPP INVESTIGATING FOUND HUMAN REMAINS IN KAPUSKASING Deceased Identified (KAPUSKASING, ON) - Police have identified the deceased in connection with the discovery of human remains in Kapuskasing. On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, members of the James Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of human remains located in a field near Kapuskasing. A...

human-remains

isolated-incident
-UPDATE #4- DEATH INVESTIGATION IN CALEDON - Additional Person Arrested and Charged

Criminal Investigation Branch 4/29/2026 5:51pm

-UPDATE #4- DEATH INVESTIGATION IN CALEDON Additional Person Arrested and Charged (MELANCTHON, ON) - Another person has been arrested and charged in the ongoing homicide investigation in Caledon. On Monday, April 1, 2024, at approximately 8:10 am, police responded to a report of a deceased individual in the area of Chinguacousy Road and King Street in the Town of Caledon. The post-m...

arson

fatality

homicide
-UPDATE #3- DEATH INVESTIGATION IN CALEDON - Charges Laid, Investigation Ongoing

Criminal Investigation Branch 4/28/2026 5:31pm

-UPDATE #3- DEATH INVESTIGATION IN CALEDON Charges Laid, Investigation Ongoing (MELANCTHON, ON) - The Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges in connection with a homicide investigation. On Monday, April 1, 2024, at approximately 8:10 am, police responded to a report of a deceased individual in the area of Chinguacousy Road and King Street in the...

arson

fatality

homicide

indignity-to-human-remains
UPDATE #2- OPP OFFICER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY - Officer Identified, Incident Under Investigation, Witnesses Sought

Criminal Investigation Branch 4/27/2026 11:26pm

-UPDATE #2- OPP OFFICER KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY Officer Identified, Incident Under Investigation, Witnesses Sought (COBOURG, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is releasing the identity of the officer who died in the line of duty in Cobourg this afternoon. On Monday, April 27, 2026, shortly after 5:30 pm, members of the Northumberland OPP responded to reports of a single-veh...

collision

fatality

forensic-id-service

motorcycle

single-vehicle-collision
-UPDATE #4- MURDER CHARGES LAID IN MISSING PERSON CASE - Fourth Person Charged in Ongoing Investigation

Criminal Investigation Branch 4/22/2026 9:25am

-UPDATE #4- MURDER CHARGES LAID IN MISSING PERSON CASE Fourth Person Charged in Ongoing Investigation (SMITHS FALLS, ON) - A fourth individual has been charged in connection with an ongoing homicide investigation in Smiths Falls. On Thursday, October 19, 2023, officers from the Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a missing person from...

homicide

human-remains

search-warrant
OPP INVESTIGATING FOUND HUMAN REMAINS IN KAPUSKASING

Criminal Investigation Branch 4/21/2026 8:05pm

- Police are investigating the discovery of human remains in Kapuskasing. On Tuesday, April 21, 2026, members of the James Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of human remains located in a field near Kapuskasing. Preliminary information suggests this is an isolated incident with no signs of a broader threat. Local residents should...

human-remains

isolated-incident
WINDSOR POLICE OFFICER CHARGED

Criminal Investigation Branch 4/7/2026 6:01pm

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged a member of the Windsor Police Service (WPS) in relation to an investigation that began more than two years ago. As a result of the investigation, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Kenneth CAMPO, age 45 of Essex County, was arrested and charged with breach of trust, contrary to section 122 of the Criminal Code. The accuse...

bad-boys

breach-of-trust
-UPDATE #1- OPP ASSISTING INVESTIGATION IN EABAMETOONG AFTER TWO PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED - One Person Deceased, Charges Laid

Criminal Investigation Branch 4/1/2026 7:15pm

-UPDATE #1- OPP ASSISTING INVESTIGATION IN EABAMETOONG AFTER TWO PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED One Person Deceased, Charges Laid (EABAMETOONG FIRST NATION, ON) - Five individuals have been arrested in relation to an ongoing investigation now being treated as a homicide in Eabametoong First Nation. On Sunday, March 29, 2026, at approximately 3:35 am, officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police...

aggravated-assault

air-ambulance

assault

fatality

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young-offender
CORRECTION -UPDATE #6- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON, Fifth Arrest Made, Two Individuals Wanted – Corrected Arrest Year

Criminal Investigation Branch 4/1/2026 1:06pm

CORRECTION -UPDATE #6- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON Fifth Arrest Made, Two Individuals Wanted - Corrected Arrest Year (CALEDON, ON) - A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the murder of Giovanni COSTA and two attempted murders of another individual in 2020 and 2021. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 6:30 pm, York Regional Police were...

attempted-murder

conspiracy

correction

gunshots

reward

shooting
-UPDATE #6- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON, Fifth Arrest Made, Two Individuals Wanted

Criminal Investigation Branch 4/1/2026 12:11pm

-UPDATE #6- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON Fifth Arrest Made, Two Individuals Wanted (CALEDON, ON) - A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the murder of Giovanni COSTA and two attempted murders of another individual in 2020 and 2021. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 6:30 pm, York Regional Police were called to a shooting at a business on Ste...

attempted-murder

conspiracy

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OPP ASSISTING INVESTIGATION IN EABAMETOONG AFTER TWO PERSONS SERIOUSLY INJURED

Criminal Investigation Branch 3/31/2026 8:40am

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is assisting the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) with an investigation in Eabametoong following an incident that left two people with serious injuries. On Sunday, March 29, 2026, at approximately 3:35 am, officers with the Eabametoong NAPS Detachment responded to reports of an assault in the area of Albany River Crescent...

air-ambulance
DEATH INVESTIGATION IN CALEDON - Billboard Installed, Public Assistance Requested

Criminal Investigation Branch 3/30/2026 2:51pm

-UPDATE #2- DEATH INVESTIGATION IN CALEDON Billboard Installed, Public Assistance Requested (MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP, ON) - Two years later, police are renewing their request for public assistance with a newly installed billboard as a homicide investigation in the Town of Caledon continues. On Monday, April 1, 2024, members of the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) respo...

fatality

homicide

seeking-assistance
CORRECTION- DEATH INVESTIGATION IN CALEDON - Municipality in Brackets Corrected

Criminal Investigation Branch 3/30/2026 3:56pm

-CORRECTION- -UPDATE #2- DEATH INVESTIGATION IN CALEDON Municipality in Brackets Corrected (MELANCTHON, ON) - Two years later, police are renewing their request for public assistance with a newly installed billboard as a homicide investigation in the Town of Caledon continues. On Monday, April 1, 2024, members of the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) respo...

correction

fatality

homicide

seeking-assistance
CORRECTION -UPDATE #2- POLICE INVESTIGATE HOMICIDE IN THE TOWN OF LASALLE - Address and Times Corrected for Requested Footage

Criminal Investigation Branch 3/23/2026 12:31pm

CORRECTION -UPDATE #2- POLICE INVESTIGATE HOMICIDE IN THE TOWN OF LASALLE Address and Times Corrected for Requested Footage (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the LaSalle Police Service (LPS) have now taken carriage of a Windsor Police Service (WPS) arson investigation as part of an ongoing homicide investigation. Investigators are seeking public ass...

arson

correction

fatality

fire-investigation

homicide

seeking-assistance

stabbing
UPDATE #2- POLICE INVESTIGATE HOMICIDE IN THE TOWN OF LASALLE: Arson Now Part of Homicide Investigation, Public Assistance Requested

Criminal Investigation Branch 3/23/2026 10:45am

-UPDATE #2- POLICE INVESTIGATE HOMICIDE IN THE TOWN OF LASALLE Arson Now Part of Homicide Investigation, Public Assistance Requested (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the LaSalle Police Service (LPS) have now taken carriage of a Windsor Police Service (WPS) arson investigation as part of an ongoing homicide investigation. Investigators are seeking public as...

arson

fatality

homicide

seeking-assistance

stabbing
-CORRECTION- TWO ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH HOME INVASION ROBBERIES - Township corrected from South Dundas to South Stormont

Criminal Investigation Branch 3/20/2026 10:55am

-CORRECTION- TWO ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH HOME INVASION ROBBERIES Township Corrected from South Dundas to South Stormont (SOUTH STORMONT TOWNSHIP/EDWARDSBURGH-CARDINAL, ON) - Two individuals have been charged in connection with home invasion robberies in South Stormont Township and Cardinal. On the evening of Friday, March 6, 2026, members of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G)...

assault-with-weapon

break-and-enter

correction

forcible-confinement

home-invasion

robbery

theft

uttering-threats
TWO ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH HOME INVASION ROBBERIES

Criminal Investigation Branch 3/20/2026 9:50am

Two individuals have been charged in connection with home invasion robberies in South Dundas Township and Cardinal. On the evening of Friday, March 6, 2026, members of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) and Grenville Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to two home invasion robberies. In the first incident, two ma...

assault-with-weapon

break-and-enter

forcible-confinement

home-invasion

robbery

theft

uttering-threats
-UPDATE #1- POLICE INVESTIGATE HOMICIDE IN THE TOWN OF LASALLE - Police Release Surveillance Footage of Prior Arson at Victim’s Residence

Criminal Investigation Branch 3/15/2026 11:40am

-UPDATE #1- POLICE INVESTIGATE HOMICIDE IN THE TOWN OF LASALLE Police Release Surveillance Footage of Prior Arson at Victim's Residence (ESSEX COUNTY, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is releasing surveillance video, in partnership with the Windsor Police Service, related to a targeted arson that may be connected to an ongoing homicide investigation. On Tuesday, March 3, 20...

arson

fatality

fire-investigation

homicide

stabbing
POLICE INVESTIGATE HOMICIDE IN THE TOWN OF LASALLE

Criminal Investigation Branch 3/12/2026 11:10am

Police are requesting public assistance in an ongoing homicide investigation into the death of a Windsor resident in the Town of LaSalle. On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at approximately 9:30 pm, members of the LaSalle Police Service responded to reports of an individual in medical distress at a residence on Todd Lane in the Town of LaSalle. Upon arrival, police located an indi...

fatality

homicide

isolated-incident

k9-unit

person-of-interest

search-warrant

seeking-assistance

stabbing
CHARGES LAID IN RELATION TO DRUG OVERDOSE DEATH

Criminal Investigation Branch 3/2/2026 1:30pm

An Ottawa resident has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a drug overdose death northwest of Ingleside. On Friday, October 28, 2022, officers with the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry (SD&G) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a residence on Neville Road in South Stormont Township. A 20-year-old woman was found unresponsive at the residence and was pronou...

auto-theft

drug-trafficking

fatality

forensic-id-service

manslaughter

opioid

organized-crime

rope

theft
OPP INVESTIGATING SHOOTING INCIDENT IN PARIS

Criminal Investigation Branch 2/24/2026 2:17pm

Police are seeking public assistance in relation to a shooting incident in the Town of Paris. On Saturday, February 21, 2026, shortly after 12:00 am, officers from the Brant County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on Bradbury Crescent. Upon arrival, officers located one person with gunshot wounds. The vic...

gunshots

seeking-assistance

shooting

suspect-wanted
OPP INVESTIGATING REPORTS OF EXTORTION

Criminal Investigation Branch 2/20/2026 2:40pm

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating multiple cases of extortion in southwestern Ontario. Since 2024, the OPP has identified 10 cases that appear to follow a pattern of extortion. These are in addition to the more than 50 cases being investigated in Caledon and Dufferin detachments. These extortion attempts have targeted victims in the Norfolk, Brant, Middlesex a...

extortion
-UPDATE #3- OPP INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP, Second Suspect Sketch and Updated Video of Vehicle Released

Criminal Investigation Branch 1/30/2026 10:31am

-UPDATE #3- OPP INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP Second Suspect Sketch and Updated Video of Vehicle Released (CLEARVIEW, ON) - Police are releasing a higher resolution video of the suspect vehicle and a sketch of the second suspect in a renewed plea for public assistance in an ongoing shooting investigation in Clearview Township. On Friday, August 15, 2025, at approxima...

altercation

gunshots

police-sketch

seeking-assistance

shooting
OPP CONTINUES INVESTIGATION INTO ELNAZ HAJTAMIRI ABDUCTION, Investigators Identify Ties to Multiple Jurisdictions

Criminal Investigation Branch 1/12/2026 12:26pm

OPP CONTINUES INVESTIGATION INTO ELNAZ HAJTAMIRI ABDUCTION Investigators Identify Ties to Multiple Jurisdictions (WASAGA BEACH, ON) - Four years have passed since Elnaz HAJTAMIRI was abducted and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to urge anyone with information to come forward. Elnaz was 37 years old when she was abducted from a residence on Trailwood Place in Wasaga Beach...

abduction
- CORRECTION - OPP INVESTIGATING FOUND HUMAN REMAINS IN HEAD, CLARA AND MARIA TOWNSHIP - Corrects Spelling of Victim's Name

Criminal Investigation Branch 12/31/2025 7:51am

- CORRECTION - OPP INVESTIGATING FOUND HUMAN REMAINS IN HEAD, CLARA AND MARIA TOWNSHIP Corrects Spelling of Victim's Name (NORTH BAY, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has launched an investigation following the discovery of human remains in Head, Clara and Maria Township. On Sunday, December 28, 2025, at approximately 8:00 am, members of the North Bay OPP Detachment respon...

correction

fatality

human-remains
OPP INVESTIGATING FOUND HUMAN REMAINS IN HEAD, CLARA AND MARIA TOWNSHIP

Criminal Investigation Branch 12/30/2025 8:41am

Human Remains Identified, OPP Appeals for Public Information (NORTH BAY, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has launched an investigation following the discovery of human remains in Head, Clara and Maria Township. On Sunday, December 28, 2025, at approximately 8:00 am, members of the North Bay OPP Detachment responded to a report of suspected human remains discovered on North River...

fatality

human-remains
MURDER CHARGE LAID IN LANSDOWNE DEATH

Criminal Investigation Branch 12/18/2025 9:25am

An individual has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a Lansdowne resident. On Tuesday, December 17, 2025, shortly before 12:30 pm, officers from the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a request to check on the well-being of an individual at a residence on County Road 2. Officers lo...

homicide
CORRECTION - MURDER CHARGE LAID IN LANSDOWNE DEATH - Corrects Date of Initial Call

Criminal Investigation Branch 12/18/2025 9:55am

-CORRECTION- MURDER CHARGE LAID IN LANSDOWNE DEATH Corrects Date of Initial Call (LEEDS AND THE THOUSAND ISLANDS TOWNSHIP, ON) - An individual has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder of a Lansdowne resident. On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, shortly before 12:30 pm, officers from the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a request...

correction

homicide
-UPDATE #6- OWEN SOUND POLICE AND OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE: Three Accused Returned to Canada

Criminal Investigation Branch 12/11/2025 9:56pm

-UPDATE #6- OWEN SOUND POLICE AND OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE Three Accused Returned to Canada (OWEN SOUND, ON) - Three individuals have been extradited to Canada to face charges stemming from a homicide investigation conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Owen Sound Police Service (OSPS). On Thursday, August 17, 2023, at approximately 9:20 pm, Sharifur Rahman, 44 ye...

extradition

fatality

homicide
THE TORONTO POLICE SERVICE AND THE ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE IDENTIFY OFFENDER IN THREE HISTORIC HOMICIDES

Criminal Investigation Branch 12/11/2025 2:25pm

Today, Toronto Police Service Deputy Chief Robert Johnson, Ontario Provincial Police Chief Superintendent Karen Gonneau, and Detective Sergeant Steve Smith of the TPS Homicide and Missing Persons Unit Cold - Case Section announced the identification of the offender responsible for three historic homicide cases. The cases involve the deaths of Christine Prince, Claire Samson and Gr...

drowning

homicide

sexual-assault
-UPDATE #5- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON, Canada-wide Warrant Issued, Another Arrest Made

Criminal Investigation Branch 11/26/2025 3:21pm

-UPDATE #5- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON Canada-wide Warrant Issued, Another Arrest Made (CALEDON, ON) - Another person has been arrested and a Canada-wide warrant has been issued for an individual in connection with the murder of Giovanni COSTA and two attempted murders of another individual in 2020 and 2021. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 6:30 pm, Y...

attempted-murder

conspiracy

gunshots

reward

shooting

suspect-wanted
CORRECTION - UPDATE #4 - CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON, Updated Court Dates and Wanted Poster

Criminal Investigation Branch 11/14/2025 12:36pm

CORRECTION -UPDATE #4- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON Updated Court Dates and Wanted Poster (CALEDON, ON) - Two individuals have been arrested and one is wanted in connection with a 2020 attempted murder in Vaughan and a 2021 homicide in Bolton. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 6:30 pm, York Regional Police (YRP) responded to a shooting on Steeles...

attempted-murder

conspiracy

correction

discharge-firearm

reward

shooting

suspect-wanted
- UPDATE #4 - CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON, Two Arrested and One Wanted, Request for Public Assistance

Criminal Investigation Branch 11/14/2025 10:56am

-UPDATE #4- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON Two Arrested and One Wanted, Request for Public Assistance (CALEDON, ON) - Two individuals have been arrested and one is wanted in connection with a 2020 attempted murder in Vaughan and a 2021 homicide in Bolton. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 6:30 pm, York Regional Police (YRP) responded to a shooting on Steel...

attempted-murder

conspiracy

discharge-firearm

reward

seeking-assistance

shooting

suspect-wanted
UPDATE #2 - LEEDS COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION - One Individual Charged

Criminal Investigation Branch 11/6/2025 4:55pm

-UPDATE #2- LEEDS COUNTY DEATH INVESTIGATION One Individual Charged (ELIZABETHTOWN-KITLEY TOWNSHIP, ON) - An individual has been arrested and charged in connection with a 2023 homicide of an Elizabethtown-Kitley Township resident. On Monday, July 31, 2023, shortly after 7:00 am, officers from the Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call at a r...

fatality

homicide
UPDATE #2 - MURDER CHARGES LAID IN MISSING PERSON CASE - Human Remains Identified, OPP Remains on Scene

Criminal Investigation Branch 11/5/2025 3:20pm

-UPDATE #2- MURDER CHARGES LAID IN MISSING PERSON CASE Human Remains Identified, OPP Remains on Scene (SMITHS FALLS, ON) - Human remains located on a property in Montague Township have been identified as a missing Smiths Falls resident. On Thursday, October 30, 2025, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers executing a search warrant at a residence on Kelly Jordan Road located human r...

disappearance

homicide

human-remains

search-warrant
UPDATE #1 - MURDER CHARGES LAID IN MISSING PERSON CASE - Human Remains Located, Identity Not Confirmed

Criminal Investigation Branch 10/31/2025 9:30am

-UPDATE #1- MURDER CHARGES LAID IN MISSING PERSON CASE Human Remains Located, Identity Not Confirmed (SMITHS FALLS, ON) - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has located human remains as part of an ongoing investigation near Smiths Falls. On Wednesday, October 29, 2025, three people were arrested and charged with first degree murder in connection with the disappearance and death of Ro...

disappearance

homicide

human-remains

search-warrant
OPP LAYS CHARGES IN HISTORICAL SERIAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE: One Arrested, 15 Charges Laid

Criminal Investigation Branch 10/29/2025 11:11am

OPP LAYS CHARGES IN HISTORICAL SERIAL SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE One Arrested, 15 Charges Laid (LAMBTON, ON) - An individual from British Columbia has been arrested in connection with a series of violent sexual assaults that occurred in southwestern Ontario in 1997, following a multi-jurisdictional investigation known as Project Aerial. Between March and August of 1997, four separate sexual a...

abduction

assault

assault-with-weapon

forcible-confinement

kidnapping

sexual-assault

suspect-wanted

theft

uttering-threats
CORRECTION - UPDATE #3 - CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON - Revised Timeline for Vaughan Incident

Criminal Investigation Branch 10/17/2025 2:30pm

-UPDATE #3- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON Revised Timeline for Vaughan Incident (CALEDON, ON) - Police have released video footage of two suspects and their vehicle and are seeking the public's assistance in relation to a homicide in Bolton and an attempted homicide in Vaughan. Please note: the time of the Vaughan incident has been corrected from 11:30 pm to 6:30...

correction

fatality

gunshots

homicide

reward

seeking-assistance

shooting
-UPDATE #3- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON, Video of Suspects Released, Request for Public Assistance

Criminal Investigation Branch 10/16/2025 3:56pm

-UPDATE #3- CALEDON OPP INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN BOLTON Video of Suspects Released, Request for Public Assistance (CALEDON, ON) - Police have released video footage of two suspects and their vehicle and are seeking the public's assistance in relation to a homicide in Bolton and an attempted homicide in Vaughan. On Thursday, November 12, 2020, at approximately 11:30 pm, members from t...

fatality

gunshots

homicide

reward

seeking-assistance

shooting
-UPDATE #2- OPP INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP

Criminal Investigation Branch 9/26/2025 6:40am

-UPDATE #2- OPP INVESTIGATING SHOOTING IN CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP Suspect Sketch and Video of Vehicle Released (CLEARVIEW, ON) - Police are releasing a video and a sketch of a suspect seeking the public's help in an ongoing shooting investigation in Clearview Township. On Friday, August 15, 2025, at approximately 10:00 am, members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial...

altercation

gunshots

police-sketch

seeking-assistance

shooting

suspect-wanted
ALGONQUIN PARK HUMAN REMAINS IDENTIFIED MORE THAN FOUR DECADES LATER, Remains Identified with Investigative Genetic Genealogy

Criminal Investigation Branch 9/4/2025 1:46pm

ALGONQUIN PARK HUMAN REMAINS IDENTIFIED MORE THAN FOUR DECADES LATER Remains Identified with Investigative Genetic Genealogy (ORILLIA, ON) - Human remains discovered in 1980 have now been identified through the use of investigative genetic genealogy (IGG). It was determined that the deceased was a white male estimated to be between 18 and 21 years of age at the time of his death. Fou...

human-remains
UPDATE #1 - OPP INVESTIGATING SUDDEN DEATH IN GREATER SUDBURY AREA - CAUSE OF DEATH IDENTIFIED

Criminal Investigation Branch 8/18/2025 3:55pm

-UPDATE #1- OPP INVESTIGATING SUDDEN DEATH IN GREATER SUDBURY AREA Cause of Death Identified (GREATER SUDBURY, ON) - The cause of death has been confirmed in an ongoing investigation in the Greater Sudbury area. On Friday, May 23, 2025, at approximately 8:00 pm, members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) received a call for service regarding an unresponsive individual at a r...

fatality
-UPDATE #6- OPP INVESTIGATING ROCKS THROWN AT MOVING VEHICLES - Additional Charges Laid

Criminal Investigation Branch 8/8/2025 1:50pm

Additional charges have been laid in connection with incidents in which police believe rocks were being thrown at moving vehicles in Markham between Friday, September 20, 2024, and Sunday, November 30, 2024. Similar incidents were reported within York Regional Police (YRP) jurisdiction. As a result of the ongoing investigation, additional charges have been laid against two 18-...

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young-offender
- UPDATE #4 - SHELTER-IN-PLACE LIFTED IN NORTH BRACEBRIDGE

Criminal Investigation Branch 8/6/2025 5:55pm

- UPDATE #4 - SHELTER-IN-PLACE LIFTED IN NORTH BRACEBRIDGE Wanted Individual Deceased, Two Individuals Identified (BRACEBRIDGE, ON) - The individual wanted in connection with the ongoing death and arson investigation in Bracebridge has been confirmed deceased. On Friday, August 1, 2025, around 8:00 pm, members of the Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) res...

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-CORRECTION - OPP LAYS CHARGES IN SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION - Name of Accused

Criminal Investigation Branch 7/31/2025 11:15pm

-CORRECTION- OPP LAYS CHARGES IN SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION Name of Accused (BRANT COUNTY, ON) - One individual is facing Criminal Code charges following a sexual assault investigation. On Thursday, July 24, 2025, members of the Brant County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual in relation to an ongoing sexual assault investigation that occurred i...

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OPP LAYS CHARGES IN SEXUAL ASSAULT INVESTIGATION

Criminal Investigation Branch 7/31/2025 6:50pm

One individual is facing Criminal Code charges following a sexual assault investigation. On Thursday, July 24, 2025, members of the Brant County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual in relation to an ongoing sexual assault investigation that occurred in January 2025 in Brant County. As a result of the investigation, Ahmed ALVEEN, age 28...

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OPP INVESTIGATING INCIDENT IN DEER LAKE FIRST NATION

Criminal Investigation Branch 7/23/2025 8:46pm

Public Assistance Requested, SIU Invokes Mandate (DEER LAKE FIRST NATION, ON) - Witnesses and video footage are being sought by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in relation to an incident in Deer Lake First Nation, in which the province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) invoked its mandate. On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at approximately 1:00 pm, Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) officers...

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siu-mandate
- UPDATE #4 - OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION, Wanted Individual Arrested

Criminal Investigation Branch 7/9/2025 2:11pm

- UPDATE #4 - OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION Wanted Individual Arrested (GUELPH, ON) - Police have arrested a fourth individual in connection with the kidnapping and death investigation of a male in the City of Guelph. On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm, members of the Wellington County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision...

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fatality

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suspect-wanted
- UPDATE #3 - OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION, Public Assistance for Wanted Individual, Three Arrested

Criminal Investigation Branch 7/8/2025 1:21pm

-UPDATE #3- OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION Public Assistance for Wanted Individual, Three Arrested (GUELPH, ON) - Police are seeking a wanted individual in connection with the kidnapping and death of a male in the City of Guelph, where three others have already been arrested. On Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm, members of the Wellington County Detachment of the On...

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WHO KILLED JONUS PALMER?

Criminal Investigation Branch 7/7/2025 3:30pm

- UPDATE #1 - $50,000 Reward Offered (MIDLAND, ON) - A reward is being offered in the hope of resolving the murder of Jonus Keegan PALMER that occurred four years ago. On Monday, July 5, 2021, at approximately 11:00 pm, 24-year-old Jonus was shot and killed outside of a residence on Old Fort Road in Tay Township. Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Po...

homicide

reward

seeking-assistance

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- UPDATE #1 - WHO KILLED JONUS PALMER?

Criminal Investigation Branch 7/7/2025 12:56pm

- UPDATE #1 - WHO KILLED JONUS PALMER? $50,000 Reward Offered (MIDLAND, ON) - A reward is being offered in the hope of resolving the murder of Jonus Keegan PALMER that occurred four years ago. On Monday, July 5, 2021, at approximately 11:00 pm, 24-year-old Jonus was shot and killed outside of a residence on Old Fort Road in Tay Township. Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachm...

homicide

reward

seeking-assistance

suspect-wanted
SERIOUS INJURIES IN QUADEVILLE INCIDENT

Criminal Investigation Branch 7/4/2025 1:40pm

- UPDATE #1 - Investigation Ongoing, Police Seeking Witness (QUADEVILLE, ON) - Police are continuing to investigate an incident that left a young child with serious injuries in Quadeville, southeast of Barry's Bay. On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at approximately 12:30 am, officers with the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports that a...

child-injured-or-harmed

mnr

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seeking-assistance
- UPDATE #5 - OPP INVESTIGATING ROCKS THROWN AT MOVING VEHICLES - Two Individuals Charged

Criminal Investigation Branch 7/4/2025 9:15am

-UPDATE #5- OPP INVESTIGATING ROCKS THROWN AT MOVING VEHICLES Two Individuals Charged (AURORA, ON) - Two individuals have been charged in connection with incidents in which police believe rocks were thrown at moving vehicles in Markham. Between Friday, September 20, 2024, and Sunday, November 30, 2024, the Aurora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received multiple reports of...

aggravated-assault

assault

collision

mischief

mischief-endangering

young-offender
OPP INVESTIGATING SUDDEN DEATH IN GREATER SUDBURY AREA

Criminal Investigation Branch 6/30/2025 12:21pm

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is conducting a sudden death investigation in the Greater Sudbury Area. On Friday, May 23, 2025, at approximately 8:00 pm, Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) members received a call regarding an unresponsive individual at a residence in Lively. Emergency medical services transported the individual to the hospital where they were pr...

fatality
OPP ASSISTS WITH DEATH INVESTIGATION IN STRATHROY

Criminal Investigation Branch 6/28/2025 4:20pm

The Strathroy-Caradoc Police Service (SCPS), with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Sarnia Police Service, is investigating a homicide that occurred in Strathroy on Friday afternoon. On Friday, June 27, 2025, at approximately 5:00 pm, SCPS responded to a medical emergency on Ashby Crescent. Upon police arrival, officers located an individual with apparen...

fatality

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- UPDATE#1 - ARRESTS MADE IN ARMED BANK ROBBERIES ACROSS ONTARIO, Additional Charges Laid, One Individual Remains Wanted

Criminal Investigation Branch 6/27/2025 2:36pm

- UPDATE #1 - ARRESTS MADE IN ARMED BANK ROBBERIES ACROSS ONTARIO Additional Charges Laid, One Individual Remains Wanted (ORILLIA, ON) - Police have laid additional charges in a multi-jurisdictional bank robbery investigation named Project Opal. Between Thursday, December 8, 2022, and Saturday, March 16, 2024, a series of eight armed bank robberies occurred in jurisdictions polic...

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theft
TORONTO POLICE SERVICE OFFICER CHARGED

Criminal Investigation Branch 6/24/2025 2:21pm

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a Toronto Police Service (TPS) member in relation to an on-duty incident. On Wednesday, July 3, 2024, TPS Professional Standards Unit began an investigation into allegations of breach of trust, obstruction of justice and theft involving a TPS officer. On Monday, January 27, 2025, TPS requested that the OPP assume responsibility for t...

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CALVIN VANNESS HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES - Missing Since March 2008, $50,000 Reward Offered

Criminal Investigation Branch 6/16/2025 11:10am

CALVIN VANNESS HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES Missing Since March 2008, $50,000 Reward Offered (BELLEVILLE, ON) - It has been over 17 years since the disappearance of Calvin VANNESS. Investigators remain confident that someone has the key piece of information that will help determine what happened to him and who was responsible. On Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 65-year-old Calvin VANNESS w...

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OPP INVESTIGATING DEATH AT MILLHAVEN INSTITUTION

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