No Knock Needed: Four keyless trucks stolen in under an hour, says OPP
Fergus, Ontario – Four Ram trucks in Fergus, Ont., have been stolen without any keys taken, with police advising drivers to safeguard fobs against relay attacks. According to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) West Region, four Dodge Ram 1500s were stolen on Aug. 28 between 4 to 5 a.m. from the driveways of multiple residences in […]
Guac, Anyone: Hwy 401 Truck collision cooks avocados
Mississauga, Ontario – A transport truck caught fire on Ontario’s highway 401 corridor last weekend, rerouting an extra-spicy delivery of avocados to the surrounding atmosphere. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the transport truck may have ignited due to an overheated tire. No injuries were reported–just a bunch of free, but burnt, guacamole. In addition […]
Dire Data: OPP report collision fatalities on track for highest rate in ten years
Windsor, Ontario — Ontario is on course for a record-breaking year—not a record anyone wants to see broken, mind you, as the Ontario Provincial Police reported that the province is on the way to surpass road fatality rates unseen in a decade. The last time Ontario recorded at least 100 collision deaths by the second […]
Danger Zone: OPP say Ontario’s collision fatality rate highest in 10 years
Toronto, Ontario — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said Tuesday that 107 people have died on OPP-monitored roads so far this year, marking a collision fatality rate it says Ontario has not seen for ten years. The OPP said it has not seen the number of people killed in road collisions reach the 100 mark […]
Cop Shopping: Multi-region auto theft bust seizes more than $11 million in stolen vehicles
Toronto, Ontario — A multi-jurisdictional police investigation has led to the seizure of more than 200 vehicles stolen from the Greater Toronto Area, with a value totalling more than $11 million. On Wednesday, January 19, the execution of nine search warrants led to charges being laid against 24 individuals for their alleged connection to an […]
Accident Prevention: Truck containing 30,000lbs. of diapers flips on Hwy. 401
Maitland, Ontario — Sometimes work stinks so bad you feel like someone just dumped 30,000 pounds of diapers in front of you—other times, work stinks so bad you are responsible for cleaning up 30,000 pounds of diapers in the middle of a snow storm. An overturned tractor trailer on Ontario’s Highway 401 near Maitland marked […]
Like a Glove: Dump truck wedged vertically under Ottawa overpass on Wednesday
Ottawa, Ontario — A dump truck driver did a pretty big oopsy on Highway 417 near Ottawa on Wednesday, somehow getting themselves wedged vertically under an overpass and baffling bypassers in the process. Ottawa’s OPP detachment was called to the scene near the Vanier Parkway on Wednesday morning to discover a dump truck in a […]
VIP List: New requirements for OPP-affiliated tow operators
Toronto, Ontario — The Ontario Provincial Police has announced that they are launching a new towing program, separate from the GTA Tow Zone Pilot, to update how the police request services from tow operators. By Nov. 1, Ontario Tow and Storage Service Operators (TSSO) interested in providing tow and storage services to the OPP (e.g. […]
Accident Insights: OPP say collisions down for 2020, but fatalities up
Ottawa, Ontario — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have released collision and fatality data for 2020, showing a decline in total collisions for the province but an increase in fatalities. Last year saw 26 percent fewer collisions than 2019, though the fatality rate was 22 percent higher. A large number of deaths were deemed preventable […]
Ocean’s Elgin: OPP recover GM auto parts among $1.6 million stolen in truck heists
London, Ontario – A rash of truck hijackings in Elgin County in southern Ontario has seen local OPP recover more than $1.6 million in stolen merchandise as part of an investigation that also turned up a trailer full of General Motors auto parts. As part of a series of truck heists in the greater London […]
