St. Greg’s students come up with artful messaging for MADD this holiday season
DESIRÉE DECOSTE STAFF WRITER This fall, the Prince Edward County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) partnered with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Quinte and local…
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Two impaired drivers arrested over the weekend
After a holiday season that saw no drivers arrested for driving while intoxicated in Prince Edward County, the local OPP detachment issued two charges for…
New impaired driving law introduces mandatory breath samples, steeper penalties
As of Tuesday, Ontario’s police were legally permitted to ask lawfully stopped drivers to provide a roadside breath sample whether they were suspected of impaired…
Hatch joins regional partners to kick off Festive RIDE campaign in Quinte region
Medical officer of health warns that alcohol, cannabis, prescription drugs can have lingering effects on drivers as OPP promises to be vigilant on roads ADAM…
Special Investigations Unit finds Prince Edward OPP officer did not use excessive force
Watchdog agency rules that complainant’s health conditions contributed to broken bone sustained in September 2017 incident ADAM BRAMBURGER STAFF WRITER The Special Investigations Unit (SIU),…
Police continue to investigate fatal crash on Hwy 62
A collision involving a cyclist and a motor vehicle closed the intersection of Hwy 62 and Union Rd on Sunday. Prince Edward OPP report the…
Police briefs: Fish Lake Road fire deemed suspicious
An abandoned, boarded-up home on Fish Lake Road caught fire overnight Friday and early Saturday morning, Prince Edward County OPP officers called to the scene…
Police charge past Children’s Aid executive director
JASON PARKS STAFF WRITER A past executive director with the former Prince Edward County Children’s Aid Society was in provincial court in Picton Wednesday to…
Police lay two racing charges in one day on County Rd. 1
Twice in one day, Friday, the Prince Edward OPP laid stunt driving charges in relation to drivers travelling over 50 km over the speed limit…
Police recover over $35,000 in stolen property from Picton residence
A search warrant executed in Picton Monday by the OPP’s community street crime unit, emergency response team, and canine unit has resulted in the recovery…