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OPP targeting dangerous drivers this weekend

OPP targeting dangerous drivers this weekend

Officers will take part in Operation Impact as fatalities increase 24% over this time last year
Grandparent scam victims have lost more than $118M this year

Grandparent scam victims have lost more than $118M this year

Police provide tips, warning signs to prevent people from falling prey to fraudsters
No injuries reported after house fire on Johnson Street

No injuries reported after house fire on Johnson Street

Blaze started at the rear of Midland residence Wednesday afternoon; damage estimate still being completed
Road fatalities 24% higher than last year, police say

Road fatalities 24% higher than last year, police say

Provincial police estimate there have been 69 deaths related to speed, 57 for inattentiveness, 40 linked to alcohol/drug and 40 associated with lack of seat-belt use in 2022
Midland man faces multiple charges after fail to remain crash

Midland man faces multiple charges after fail to remain crash

Three citizens called Southern Georgian Bay OPP, leading to arrests of three drivers in three separate incidents
OPP reminds satellite office in Penetang is closed to public

OPP reminds satellite office in Penetang is closed to public

Office is for administrative purposes only
OPP lay more than 300 charges during two-day blitz in Wasaga

OPP lay more than 300 charges during two-day blitz in Wasaga

Speeding and distracted driving topped the list of offences, police say
Cyclist injured in hit and run in Midland

Cyclist injured in hit and run in Midland

Police seeking assistance in locating vehicle involved in Sept. 18 incident on Yonge Street
12 years later, police lay murder charge in case of dismembered Ontario man

12 years later, police lay murder charge in case of dismembered Ontario man

Orillia OPP have charged a person with first-degree murder in a 12-year-long investigation into the death of an Ontario man. It’s the second arrest tied to the killing of 45-year-old Morris Conte
Police recover vehicle stolen from Hydro One facility

Police recover vehicle stolen from Hydro One facility

The utility task vehicle was reported stolen from a Hydro One storage facility on Sept. 20 in Tay Township; police found and returned the vehicle