Tag: Lambton OPP
Two men charged after gunfire during fight: Ontario Provincial Police
Two men from Walpole Island First Nation are facing charges after Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to reports of gunfire during a fight on Thursday afternoon.
Woman gets six years in prison for kidnapping in grisly slaying
A woman initially charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Windsor man who was shot, dismembered and burned on Walpole Island in 2021 was sentenced Tuesday to six years behind bars for kidnapping.
He sparked a police chase, got stuck in a field and now he’s going to jail
A young Sarnia man charged three years ago with a failed getaway from police after the car he was driving got stuck in a field near Petrolia finally has been sentenced. Dreyten Lawrence, then 20, was charged with flight from police, dangerous driving, stunt driving by racing and driving without a licence following an incident on […]
Man arrested at Remembrance Day service was also cuffed at 2023 Christmas event
The arrest of a man amid a disturbance at a Sarnia Remembrance Day ceremony, one an outlaw biker club has since decried as unconstitutional, comes about a year after he was arrested at a community Christmas event in Point Edward following reports of kids being chased by a man with weapons.
Grieving family awaits answers after man, 71, found dead on Hwy. 402
Grieving family members of Allan Wakefield are still waiting for more answers
Judge convicts man who rammed police vehicle during wild chase
SARNIA â A Petrolia-area man has been found guilty after trial of nearly all the charges he was facing after a Lambton OPP cruiser was intentionally rammed amid a stolen vehicle chase. Cody Price will be sentenced later this year. A three-day trial into the Dec. 30, 2022 incident was held in Sarnia in July […]
Londoner charged after driver stopped twice going wrong way
A London driver is facing two careless driving charges after a vehicle was stopped twice travelling into oncoming traffic, police said. An OPP officer stopped a vehicle travelling the wrong way on the off-ramp to Highway 402 at Mandaumin Road in Plympton-Wyoming on Saturday at about 10:45 p.m., Lambton OPP said. A 26-year-old from London […]
Boy, 12, charged with uttering threats: Ontario Provincial Police
A 12-year-old boy is charged with uttering threats of bodily harm or death and possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose after a “threats complaint,” Ontario Provincial Police say.
Third man charged in $3M auto theft involving area dealer
A third man has been charged in an alleged auto theft ring that targeted a Southwestern Ontario classic car dealer. A Lambton County resident reported multiple vehicles stolen in late 2023, leading investigators to search a property in Stirling, a community north of Belleville, where they seized 45 vehicles, including classic cars, worth $3 million […]
Town’s mayor fumes after four rainbow crosswalks defaced: ‘It’s hatred’
Rainbow crosswalks at four locations in Petrolia were found covered in white paint and the words âFear Godâ were stenciled in black paint on nearby sidewalks, officials say.