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-UPDATE- OPP ARREST TWO PEOPLE AFTER GUN CALL - Two Outstanding People Arrested
East Algoma 5/14/2026 3:25pm
# UPDATE OPP ARREST TWO PEOPLE AFTER GUN CALL Two Outstanding People Arrested (ELLIOT LAKE, ON) - Police arrest and charge two additional people after shooting at apartment complex. On April 16, 2026, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called related to shots fired on Willoughby Road in Elliot Lake. Numerous residents reported hearing gun shots fired outside the building....
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INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE INVESTIGATION
Brant 4/29/2026 9:05am
One Person Charged (BRANT, ON) - Members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one individual following an intimate partner violence investigation in Brant County. On April 28, 2026, at approximately 7:20 pm, members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint regarding an ongoing incident involving two people at a residence in th...
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OUTSTANDING WARRANT ARREST RESULTS IN FIREARMS CHARGES IN TAY TOWNSHIP
Southern Georgian Bay 4/23/2026 5:26pm
Members of the Southern Georgian Bay detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid multiple firearms‑related charges following an investigation in Tay Township last Saturday morning. On April 18, 2026, at approximately 11:45hrs, officers observed individuals exiting a parked vehicle at a business on Quarry Road. During investigative contact, officers confirmed t...
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OPP ARREST TWO PEOPLE AFTER GUN CALL
East Algoma 4/17/2026 10:10am
Police arrest and charge two people after responding to a call at apartment complex. On April 16, 2026, at approximately 4:45 am, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called related to shots fired on Willoughby Road in Elliot Lake. Numerous residents reported hearing gun shots fired outside the building. Police arrived immediately to secure the scene and ensure...
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TWO ARRESTED FOR FIREARMS OFFENCES
Leeds 3/26/2026 8:40am
Two individuals have been charged with several firearms-related offences, as well as other Criminal Code (CC) offences, stemming from an investigation initiated in February 2026. On Thursday, March 12, 2026, the Leeds County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit, assisted by members of the Leeds OPP, the OPP Tactics and Rescue Unit, the OPP Canine Unit, the OPP Emergency...
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DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER THREATS CALL RESULTS IN HOME INVASION AND AUTO THEFT -UPDATE
Essex 3/23/2026 12:30pm
DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER THREATS CALL RESULTS IN HOME INVASION AND AUTO THEFT # UPDATE (LEAMINGTON, ON) - Essex County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested one individual following several incidents that spanned Essex, Lambton, Huron, and Perth counties on March 18, 2026. OPP officers from all four counties were engaged, along with OPP Aviation Services, West Region OPP Emergency Resp...
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WEAPONS INCIDENT IN SYDENHAM LEADS TO MULTIPLE FIREARMS CHARGES
Frontenac 2/13/2026 9:45am
One person has been charged with multiple firearms-related offences following a weapons call in Sydenham. On Friday, December 26, 2025, at approximately 2:40 am, officers from the Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a residence on Sydenham Mill Street after a homeowner reported that projectiles had entered the home. No injuries were rep...
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WEAPONS CALL IN BRANT COUNTY RESULTS IN ARREST
Brant 2/12/2026 2:30pm
One person is in custody following a firearms incident in Burford. On February 12, 2026, at approximately 3:47 am, members of the Brant County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a person who had been struck by a vehicle. The complainant reported the driver of the vehicle brandished a firearm. The weapon was not discharged. There were no injuries. The suspect...
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FIREARM SEIZED AND CHARGES LAID IN KENORA
Kenora 2/5/2026 5:40am
Members of the Kenora Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an individual which resulted in numerous firearm offences, and the seizure of a prohibited firearm. On February 4th, 2026, shortly after 9:00 pm, members of the Kenora OPP attended a call for service involving a suspect with a firearm in the area of Cambrian Drive in the City of Kenora. Police located the male with a...
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MANITOULIN OPP LAYS ATTEMPT MURDER CHARGE
Manitoulin 1/8/2026 3:45pm
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one person with attempted murder following a firearm-related incident in Manitoulin. On Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at approximately 1:30 am, members of the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a firearm-related incident in the area of Emery Road and Highway 542 in Gor...
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FIREARMS SEIZED AFTER REPORT OF SHOTS FIRED
Huron 12/24/2025 12:30pm
The Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one individual following a report of gun shots being fired in the direction of snowmobile operators in the Municipality of Huron East. Police investigated information that an individual had fired gun shots in the direction of snowmobile operators on December 08, 2025. Huron OPP officers identified the suspect who was...
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OPP EXECUTE SEARCH WARRANT
Elgin 12/19/2025 12:20pm
drugs, Guns, and Canadian Currency Seized (ELGIN COUNTY, ON) - One person was charged following a drug investigation and the execution of a search warrant at a home in the City of London. On Thursday, December 18, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Elgin-Middlesex Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant for a residence in the City of London in relation to an...
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REPORTS OF GUNSHOTS LEAD TO ARREST AND CHARGES
Prince Edward 12/1/2025 8:50am
The Prince Edward County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding hunters and the public about the legal consequences of impaired driving, trespassing, and improper firearm storage. On Thursday, November 20, 2025, shortly before 11:00 pm, Prince Edward County OPP responded to reports of trespassers and possible gunshots on a property located on Foster Road. O...
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- UPDATE #1 - WANTED PERSON – POLICE SEEK PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE - Accused arrested
James Bay 10/4/2025 5:50pm
- UPDATE #1 - WANTED PERSON - POLICE SEEK PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE Accused arrested (MOOSONEE, ON) - Seikon SACKANEY was arrested on Friday October 3, 2025, in Moose Factory. The charges laid against the accused stem from an investigation into a firearms incident that occurred on April 12, 2025, in Moosonee, where a firearm was discharged into a residence on Bert Trapper Drive. That incident...
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THREE PEOPLE FACING WEAPONS CHARGES AFTER POLICE INVESTIGATION
Highway Safety Division 9/24/2025 3:25pm
Three individuals are facing firearms-related charges following a traffic stop in Oshawa. On Friday, September 19, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Highway Safety Division (HSD) Highway 407 and Toronto Detachments conducted a traffic stop on Highway 407 near Harmony Road in Oshawa, Ontario. As a result of the traffic stop, Inder...
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-UPDATE- #3 SHELTER-IN-PLACE IN EFFECT IN WELLINGTON NORTH - Individual Charged with Six Criminal Offences
Wellington 9/22/2025 9:00am
# UPDATE SHELTER-IN-PLACE IN EFFECT IN WELLINGTON NORTH Individual Charged with Six Criminal Offences (WELLINGTON NORTH TWP, ON) - The Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on scene with a barricaded subject, who later surrendered to police peacefully and was brought to hospital. Individual later charged stemming from investigation. On September 19, 2025, at approxi...
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Update #1 - UNLAWFUL FIREARM USE INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING ONLINE VIDEOS - One Individual Arrested and Charged, Investigation Continues
Bracebridge 9/4/2025 5:40pm
Update #1 UNLAWFUL FIREARM USE INVESTIGATION FOLLOWING ONLINE VIDEOS One Individual Arrested and Charged, Investigation Continues (Bracebridge, ON) - The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one individual in connection with firearms incidents near Bracebridge. An investigation has been ongoing into the careless and unsafe use of firear...
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ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE LAID AFTER INCIDENT IN MARMORA - No Serious Injuries, Multiple Charges
Central Hastings 8/28/2025 8:40am
ATTEMPTED MURDER CHARGE LAID AFTER INCIDENT IN MARMORA No Serious Injuries, Multiple Charges (MARMORA & LAKE TWP., ON) - Attempted murder and other charges have been laid following a firearms-related incident in Marmora and Lake Township. On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, just after 1:00 pm, an individual reported that shots had been fired at a home on High Shore Road, near Highway 7. No...
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Unlawful Firearm Use Under Investigation Following Online Videos
Bracebridge 8/27/2025 3:15pm
The Bracebridge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is aware of recent videos circulating on social media that depict individuals discharging firearms in a careless and unsafe manner. - Careless use of a firearm (Section 86) - Mischief or destruction of property (Section 430) - Unauthorized possession or discharge of a firearm (Sections 91-95, depending on the circumstance...
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MULTIPLE WEAPONS, DRUG CHARGES LAID - THREE ARRESTED
Upper Ottawa Valley 7/10/2025 12:55pm
Three people have been arrested and charged with multiple criminal offences after police received a call of a person chasing someone with a long gun in a residential area of the City of Pembroke. On July 9, 2025, shortly after 10:00 pm, members of the Upper Ottawa Valley Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a weapons call in the area of Victoria Stree...
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BARRICADED PERSON INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES
Norfolk 6/23/2025 10:55am
One person is in custody following an incident involving a barricaded person at a Courtland residence. On June 21, 2025, at approximately 8:00 pm, members of the Norfolk Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an address on Main Street, Courtland. Police contained the area with the support of the OPP West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canin...
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SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE LEADS TO INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND WEAPONS CHARGES
Elgin 6/20/2025 3:35pm
SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE LEADS TO INTIMATE PARTNER AND WEAPONS CHARGES (ELGIN COUNTY, ON) - Suspicious vehicle leads to Intimate partner and weapons investigation in Bayham Township. On June 13, 2025, at 11:17 pm, a member of the Elgin County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) while on general patrol on Nova Scotia Line in Bayham Township, observed a suspicious vehicle stationary in a parking lot....
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ONE PERSON AS CHARGED AFTER AN INTIMATE PARTNER INVESTIGATION
North Bay 6/16/2025 12:50pm
Police arrested and charged one person after responding to an intimate partner investigation. On Saturday June 14, 2025, at approximately 11:20 pm, the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an intimate partner dispute at a residence on Rabbit Trail Road, West Nipissing. No injuries were reported when, one person displayed a loaded ri...