Ontario Provincial Police Block

Taxpayers could pay double for OPP service as new billing model looms Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) advises Province of concerns about affordability for OPP services (KAWARTHA LAKES) Ward 8 Councillor Donna Villemaire says the possibility that taxpayers policed by OPP will face a n...

It has been a long wait to be able to write what I think about the Robert Lewis case. Last June, he was convicted of 19 sex-related crimes against young men decades ago. This week, he was sent to prison for years. It was a long trial; split between the Crown and defence portions. I have no problem ‘...

The choice of Robert Lewis as News maker of the Year may surprise many readers. But, the story of the retired OPP officer’s long journey through the legal system after he was charged with historical sex assaults on young boys is one that shocked and divided an entire community. The trial itself did ...

(ORANGEVILLE) The man, who in 30 years as an OPP officer doubtless arrested hundreds of people, held out his hands as two police officers slapped the handcuffs on him before taking him to prison for eight years. Robert George (Bob) Lewis, 62, his head newly shaved, towered over the officers in an Or...

Former OPP officer Robert Lewis to spend more time behind bars after guilty plea The former Fenelon Falls resident is currently serving an eight-year prison sentence and will serve an additional year after pleading guilty in Lindsay court on Monday (April 7) (LINDSAY) A retired OPP officer currentl...

The municipality of Brockville has a right to be deeply concerned over the future of policing costs. That's why Citizens Offering Police Support (COPS) is urging city council to look at all the details and think long and hard before pondering any switch from the municipal force to the Ontario Provin...

Cost of Policing: OPP has plan in works to even out cost to municipalities The high cost of policing has left some of our towns and cities in a tough position – it’s swallowing up a lot of tax dollars. Many communities are considering whether to use the OPP or a locally-run municipal police force. ...

Outgoing OPP Commissioner Chris Lewis can’t be accused of empire building when he says the era of small town police forces is nearing an end. If the OPP adds a few more detachments in the coming years, it won’t be on Lewis’s watch. He retired March 28. “This is not about the OPP trying to take over ...

Surge of racial profiling complaints possible as procedural hurdle cleared Police forces across the province could face a surge of racial profiling complaints as the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario is allowing discrimination hearings to proceed despite police arguments that their internal discipli...

The hunt for a sidearm that went missing from the Norfolk detachment of the OPP continues. The Sig Sauer P229, with ammunition magazine, went missing from a secure area of the detachment sometime between March 6 and March 14. Inspector Detective David Robinson of the OPP’s Criminal Investigations Br...

Era of small town police forces near end, outgoing OPP commissioner says OTTAWA — The outgoing commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police says the writing is on the wall for small-town police forces as the soaring cost of policing makes regional police forces or the OPP a more cost-effective cho...

PRESCOTT - It's a tale of two communities that typifies a provincewide angst about police costs. A proposed 2015 billing reform for Ontario Provincial Police service could save Prescott homeowners as much as 60 per cent on their police bill while in Rideau Lakes the change could add another $100 to ...

Pro-government teachers, preachers, beneficiaries, lawyers, journalists and employees all insist that the word "anarchist" means one who favors "chaos" and violence. That is a LIE. It is not just a lie, it is the opposite of the truth; for it is government that causes chaos and v...

NORFOLK The provincial police says the Criminal Investigation Branch has been called in following the theft of an OPP issued handgun from the Norfolk OPP detachment. Police say that the Sig Sauer P229 handgun and ammunition magazine was stolen from a locked gun box within the detachment sometime bet...

SIMCOE - A detective has been called in to investigate the theft of a handgun from the Norfolk detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police. The Sig Sauer P229, with ammunition clip, went missing from a secure area of the detachment sometime between March 6 and March 14. Insp. Zvonko Horvat, chief of...