Ontario Provincial Police Block

TORONTO — Smaller communities across the country have been grappling with what they view as an ever-increasing tax bite for policing they can barely afford. Some say they have had to raise property taxes by as much as 20 to 30 per cent to pay for increases in police costs. Christian Leuprecht, a pro...

Well, it appears that whatever freedoms of speech remained in Canada's largest province are dead – at least if the provincial police have their way. The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) sent out the following tweet on February 9, 2016: "T.H.I.N.K. b4 u post ... T - is it True ... H - is it hurtf...

The OPP short for Ontario Provincial Police has launched a rather scary campaigned focused on social media. In essence the Ontario Police is trying to tell you what to think before you send that text message or post something on your Twitter account. T.H.I.N.K. b4 u post T - is it True H - is it hur...

A former police officer is facing a number of charges, including four related to alleged sexual offences dating to 2009. Jim Hewitt, 70, a retired OPP constable, was arrested last month on the strength of the sexual assault allegations. Two of the charges he is facing are for sexual assault. An addi...

KINCARDINE - A South Bruce OPP officer who police said drove his police cruiser through an intersection against a red light and struck another car last July, is expected to resolve his case June 7. South Bruce OPP Const. Murray Woodman was issued a ticket for driving through a red light. His case wa...

SIU clears OPP officer in death of man in custody in Kawartha Lakes MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The province's police watchdog says it will not charge an officer following the death of a 62-year-old man who spent time in Ontario Provincial Police custody last June. The Special Investigations Unit says pol...

SIU clears Kawartha Lakes OPP officer after man died after being released from custody The SIU says 62-year-old man suffered a cut when he fell in his cell and was later found unconscious at his mother’s home. He died of brain injury in hospital last June 2 KAWARTHA LAKES - The director of the Prov...

Police stopping citizens on the street will have to inform them that they have a right to not give any identifying information under new carding regulations finalized Tuesday by the province. That additional protection – along with the appointment of an independent reviewer – ‎are the major changes...

Chief Larkin welcomes changes, notes some challenges ahead WATERLOO REGION – Changes to the way police are allowed to collect information through street checks – also known as carding – illustrates an “evolution” in public policy, believes Waterloo Regional Police Chief Bryan Larkin. “Street checks...

'Without trust, police cannot provide proactive, intelligence-based policing, and this has profound consequences for the functioning of our justice system.’ Protesters with the #BlackLivesMatter movement have gathered this week in downtown Toronto. They are upset that no charges are expected to be ...

ERIN - A Wellington County OPP officer was issued a Provincial Offence Notice following a collision on March 13. Police say that at 3:13pm, the officer had completed a traffic stop and was reversing onto Wellington Road 23 when he struck an unoccupied vehicle parked in a driveway. The officer was un...

Midland doesn’t have wind farms but in a surprise cost increase, contracted policing jumped $26,000 without warning or consultation in another rural municipality. What assurances do OPP-policed municipalities have that the new funding formula is not going be as dynamic and as full of surprises as th...

It seems it is worth repeating, when OPP took over policing in Parry Sound, Collingwood and Orillia, each municipality ended up paying for new detachment offices with all their bells and whistles. Going OPP would require Midland replacing all vehicles to meet OPP standards, same with weapons, unifor...

SPRINGWATER TWP. - A 25-year OPP veteran has been charged following a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on County Road 93. Barrie OPP say the crash involved an unmarked police vehicle around 4 p.m., just south of Dalston. OPP say there was no injuries in the crash and minimal damage caused to the v...

SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP – A member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has been issued a Provincial Offence notice following a two vehicle collision motor vehicle involving an unmarked police vehicle which occurred on Friday March 11, 2016 at 4:00PM. The collision occurred County Road 93, south of D...