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A Mississippi Mills resident is facing impaired driving charges after he was found unresponsive behind the wheel of a vehicle in Almonte, OPP report. Lanark County OPP were called to assist Lanark County Paramedic Service just before 7 p.m. on July 10 after paramedics came upon a vehicle stopped on
Read MoreA Mississippi Mills resident is facing 29 criminal charges in connection with a series of thefts from vehicles in the township. Lanark OPP say officers first received reports of the thefts from unattended vehicles on Tuesday, July 7. After an investigation, Dustin Amos, 28, of Mississippi Mills was charged with:
Read MoreLanark County OPP released its 2025 Attachment Board report highlighting crime, traffic-enforcement and community well being data for the county as well as underlining strategic objectives and policing performance. The report, authored by Board Chair Ed McPherson and Detachment Commander Inspector Kerlous Tawdrous, is the first year of the Board’s
Read MoreA Yarker resident has been charged with impaired driving following a single vehicle collision on Pine Grove Road in Lanark Highlands. Lanark OPP say officers were called to the collision on Monday, July 6, just after 6 p.m. Officers and paramedics arrived and spoke with the driver, who was arrested
Read MoreA man was found dead after a vehicle fire at the Kemptville Highway 416 and Rideau River Road carpool lot early on the morning of Monday, June 29. The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) now says this incident is connected to a murder-suicide investigation involving the deaths of two children. Ontario
Read MoreA police presence that took place on Beckwith Street East near the Perth Legion on Thursday, June 25 was related to a previous, ongoing investigation, Lanark OPP have confirmed. OPP officers were assisted by the OPP Underwater Search and Rescue Unit (USRU) in order to conduct an evidence search that
Read MoreA Perth resident is facing multiple charges following an intimate partner violence investigation. Lanark OPP say in a media release that officers began investigating allegations of intimate partner violence on Thursday, June 25, 2026. As a result of the investigation, a 34-year-old man from Perth was arrested and charged with:
Read MoreA Smiths Falls resident is facing impaired driving and assault charges following a traffic stop on Highway 15. Leeds OPP say an officer was conducting patrol on Highway 15 south of Smiths Falls on Friday, June 19, at approximately 8 p.m., when they observed a swerving vehicle. Police conducted a
Read MoreA Mississippi Mills woman is facing multiple charges after allegedly damaging a door with a weapon while making threats against a young person. The Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation on Friday, June 19, 2026, shortly after 2:30 p.m., after officers were called to
Read MoreThe Lanark County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges in two separate intimate partner violence investigations over the past week. The first investigation began on Thursday, June 18 after officers were called to a disturbance in Perth. As a result of the investigation, a 32-year-old man
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