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VEHICLE FIRE ON HIGHWAY 401
The Elgin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment was dispatched to a vehicle fire on Highway 401 in the Municipality of Chatham Kent. On Friday, May 29, 2026, at approximately 8:30 pm, Elgin OPP with Chatham Kent Fire located a heavy tow truck that was on fire on Kings Highway 401 in the eastbound lanes. No one was injured and no charges are being laid in this investigat...
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TOW TRUCK TOWED AFTER NOTTAWASAGA OPP LAY IMPAIRED CHARGE
OPP Nottawasaga 5/20/2026 4:40pm
Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a tow truck operator with impaired driving following a traffic complaint. On May 9, 2026, shortly before 4:00 pm, police received a report of a suspected impaired driver operating a tow truck on Victoria Street in Alliston. Within minutes, officers located the vehicle, w...
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DRIVER PHONES POLICE FOR ASSISTANCE; ARRESTED FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING.
Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), have laid impaired driving related charges against an individual from Kemptville after he contacted police to request traffic control while waiting for a tow truck. Shortly before 9:30 pm on April 29, OPP received a call from an individual whose vehicle was broken down on the side of Highway 417 near Vanier...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO CHARGES - Licence Suspended, Vehicle Towed
OPP Wellington 3/25/2026 11:30am
TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO CHARGES Licence Suspended, Vehicle Towed (MAPLETON TOWNSHIP, ON) - A Waterloo driver is charged following a traffic stop in Mapleton. On March 24, 2026, at approximately 11:45 pm, a member of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting proactive traffic enforcement on Wellington Road 8 near Drayton when they observed a vehicle driving abov...
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OPP INVESTIGATING SIMILAR SKID STEER THEFTS
OPP Peterborough 3/18/2026 9:15am
The Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating two similar incidents where individuals have been scammed out of their skid steer loaders. On Wednesday February 11, 2026, the Peterborough County OPP received a call from an individual reporting a skid steer they were selling had been paid for by a fraudulent chequ...
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Tow Truck Arson in Burlington
The Halton Regional Police Service (HRPS) is investigating an arson involving a tow truck in Burlington. On February 26, 2026, at approximately 2:45 am, police and Burlington Fire responded to a fire involving a tow truck parked on Morris Drive, near the intersection of Harvester Road. The
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COLLISION WEST OF PERTH LEAVES ONE PERSON DEAD
One person is deceased after being struck by a vehicle, west of Perth. On Saturday, February 7, 2026, just before 1:00 am, members of the Lanark County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), firefighters and paramedics responded to the collision on Highway 7, between Highway 511 and Glen Tay Road. A minivan had left the road earlier and was stuck in the snow in the ditch. A...
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OPP CRUISER STRUCK. DRIVER FACES IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES
OPP CRUISER STRUCK, DRIVER FACES IMPAIRED DRIVING CHARGES. (OTTAWA, ON) - Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid impaired driving related charges against an individual from Ottawa after his vehicle struck the back of an OPP cruiser. Shortly before 2:30 am on Sunday, February 1, 2026, OPP were attending to a collision on Highway 417 westbound near...
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CALEDON OPP CHARGE DRIVER AFTER COLLIDING WITH TOW OPERATOR
The Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have recently charged a driver after striking a local tow operator with their vehicle. On January 24, 2026, at approximately 4:30 pm, Caledon OPP officers were on scene of a call for service involving a broken-down vehicle on Mayfield Road, near Robertson Davis Drive, in the Town of Caledon. Police blocked the live lan...
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Winter storm keeps officers busy
guelph Police 1/16/2026 8:30am
Thursday’s winter storm kept Guelph Police Service officers busy throughout the day. Between 7 am and midnight Thursday, officers responded to 12 collisions and more than 40 reports of vehicles – including cars, trucks and buses -- stuck in deep snow or having difficulty negotiating icy hills
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MOVE OVER VIOLATION LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGE
One person faces charges after violating the fail to move over law in Lakeshore. On January 15, 2026, at approximately 2:46 pm, a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was assisting a tow truck at a collision on Highway 401 in the Municipality of Lakeshore. A vehicle passed by the cruiser who had emergency lights activated and the tow truck without moving into anoth...
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TOW TRUCK STRUCK WHILE ASSISTING ROADSIDE ON HIGHWAY 11
OPP Bracebridge 1/4/2026 6:25pm
The Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a collision involving a transport truck and a tow truck on Highway 11 in Gravenhurst. On Sunday, January 4, 2026, at approximately 4:30 am on Highway 11 northbound, just south of Luigi Road in Gravenhurst officers and a tow truck operator were on scene responding to reports of a single vehicl...
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FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION IN WELLINGTON COUNTY
OPP Wellington 12/30/2025 4:00pm
A single-vehicle collision has claimed the life of a tow truck operator. On December 27, 2025, at approximately 9:15 pm, members of the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), alongside the West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement (TIME) Team and local emergency medical services, responded to a report of a collision on Wellington R...
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-UPDATE #2- OXFORD OPP INVESTIGATE FATAL COLLISION - Driver Charged
Driver Charged in Fail to Remain Crash that Claimed Life of Tow Truck Operator (BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM, ON) - Investigators have charged an individual involved in a fail to remain collision that claimed the life of tow truck operator on Highway 401. On December 3, 2025, at approximately 7:18 am, members of the Oxford Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment, Paramedic Services and Fire Servi...
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VEHICLE IN DITCH LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGE
An individual from Fort Erie is facing an impaired charge following a traffic complaint. On December 9, 2025, at approximately 5:30 pm, the Oxford Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were dispatched to a report of a possible impaired driver, on 16th Line, in the Township of East-Zorra Tavistock. It was reported that a vehicle was in the ditch and was being a...
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-UPDATE 1- OXFORD OPP INVESTIGATE FATAL COLLISION - Vehicle of Interest Identified
Vehicle of Interest Identified (BLANDFORD-BLENHEIM, ON) - A fail to remain collision involving a tow truck operator on Highway 401 has claimed one life. On December 3, 2025, at approximately 7:18 am, members of the Oxford Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment, Paramedic Services and Fire Services responded to a fail to remain collision on Highway 401, in the westbound lanes, west of O...
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OXFORD OPP INVESTIGATE FATAL COLLISION
A fail to remain collision involving a tow truck operator on Highway 401 has claimed one life. On December 3, 2025, at approximately 7:18 am, members of the Oxford Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment, Paramedic Services and Fire Services responded to a fail to remain collision on Highway 401, in the westbound lanes, west of Oxford Road 3 in the Township of Bla...
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- Correction - JAMES BAY OPP RESPONDS TO SERIES OF COLLISIONS ON HIGHWAY 11 - Cruiser had near miss, not collided with
OPP James Bay 11/13/2025 1:25pm
- Correction - JAMES BAY OPP RESPONDS TO SERIES OF COLLISIONS ON HIGHWAY 11 Cruiser had near miss, not collided with (COCHRANE, ON) - Winter driving conditions have arrived and so have collisions on highways in the Cochrane Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patrol area. On Friday, November 7 at approximately 10:30 am, James Bay OPP responded to a tractor trailer in the ditch and blocking t...
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JAMES BAY OPP RESPONDS TO SERIES OF COLLISIONS ON HIGHWAY 11
OPP James Bay 11/12/2025 12:05pm
Winter driving conditions have arrived and so have collisions on highways in the Cochrane Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patrol area. On Friday, November 7 at approximately 10:30 am, James Bay OPP responded to a tractor trailer in the ditch and blocking the eastbound lane on Highway 11 east of Smooth Rock Falls. The 30-year-old driver from Hamilton was charged with Careless Driv...
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Tow Truck Driver Investigated by OPP for Drinking and Driving Offences
OPP Southern Georgian Bay 7/30/2025 4:36pm
An Etobicoke resident became the subject of a drinking and driving investigation after the OPP Communication Centre was in receipt of numerous complaints by community members of a passed out, possibly impaired driver in a parked tow truck on Broad Street, Penetanguishene on July 26, 2025. Officers of the [Southern Georgian Bay Detachment](https://www.shopmidland.com/sgbopp)...
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CALEDON OPP TAKING ACTION AGAINST UNSAFE MOTORISTS
Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges after several vehicle related investigations. On July 11, 2025, just prior to 12:30 pm, officers were on general patrol when a traffic stop was conducted upon a tow truck in the area of Airport Road and King Street, in the Town of Caledon. After a thorough investigation, a numbered co...
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TOW OPERATOR AND COMPANY FACE MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER UNSAFE TOW ATTEMPT
OPP Temiskaming 6/18/2025 12:15pm
The Temagami Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a tow operator after an unsafe tow attempt. On Wednesday, June 11 at 12:40 pm, the Temagami OPP stopped a tow truck attempting to tow a trailer involved in a fire by removing 8 wheels and caging the brakes. Following a level two commercial vehicle safety inspection (CVSA), the vehicle combination was deemed unsafe and placed o...
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Tow Operators Linked To Questionable Business Practices
hamilton Police 12/2/2024 1:58pm
Investigators with the Financial Crimes Unit are actively investigating a local tow operator and collision centre for predatory business practices within our community. Hamilton Police are investigating A.T Collision and Legacy Towing, both businesses operate out of 510 Cannon Street East