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A former Lanark County resident wanted on several outstanding warrants has been arrested in Carleton Place and is facing multiple charges, including 11 counts of driving while prohibited. Lanark OPP say on Tuesday, Oct. 13 that officers received a tip about the whereabouts of a man wanted by both the
Read MoreA complaint of a suspicious person at a Carleton Place home late last week led multiple charges for an Gatineau man. Lanark OPP say on Tuesday, Oct. 13 that officers received the report and located the suspect on Thursday, Oct. 8. Officers located the man and conducted an investigation, which
Read MoreA Carleton Place man is facing five child luring charges following an OPP investigation that included the execution of four search warrants. Lanark County OPP say on Monday, Oct. 5 that officers executed the warrants in Carleton Place on Thursday, Oct. 1, with assistance from the OPP Digital Forensics Unit.
Read MoreTwo Lanark County residents are facing impaired driving charges following separate incidents on Saturday, including one in which police say a driver was found asleep behind the wheel and another involving a vehicle found in a ditch. Lanark County OPP say officers received a complaint about a suspicious vehicle in
Read MoreOntario’s police watchdog is investigating after a 71-year-old Ottawa driver was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision involving an OPP vehicle in Lanark County. The collision happened shortly before 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, on Highway 7 near Townline Road, according to an Oct. 2 media release from Lanark
Read MoreTwo Arnprior residents have been charged with second-degree murder after a man was found dead inside a burning vehicle in Mississippi Mills last month. Lanark County OPP say Lindsay Dolan, 37, and Dylan Zoobkoff, 33, were arrested in Regina, Sask., on Wednesday, Sept. 30. The arrests come nearly three weeks
Read MoreA complaint of a possibly impaired driver on Highway 7 in Perth led to a Drummind-North Elmsley man being charged on Friday. Lanark OPP report that the complaint was received on Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, just before 5:45 p.m. Officers located the vehicle and spoke with the driver, who was
Read MoreOPP are investigating a suspicious fire that damaged a boat and RV at a private business on the outskirts of Smiths Falls. The fire on Lombard Street was reported to Leeds County OPP at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 21, according to a Tuesday, Sept. 22 media release from
Read MoreA Carleton Place resident is facing impaired driving charges after Lanark OPP received a report of an erratic driver Wednesday afternoon. Police say the complaint came in shortly after 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16 in the area of Franktown Road and Coleman Street in Carleton Place. Officers located the
Read MoreThe death of a man found inside a burning vehicle in a wooded area of Mississippi Mills last week is being investigated as a homicide, OPP say. Lanark County OPP identified the deceased as Colin Campbell, 37, of Mississippi Mills, in a Tuesday, Sept. 15 release. Police and members of
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