OPP Report – May 9
OPP SEEKING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE FOLLOWING SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION INVOLVING ONE INDIVIDUAL BEING TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL
(WASAGA BEACH, ON) – Members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are requesting the public’s assistance regarding a single vehicle collision.
On May 4, 2024, at approximately 5:00 a.m., members the Huronia West OPP along with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a single motor vehicle in the ditch on Klondike Park Road in the Town of Wasaga Beach. One individual was transported to hospital with serious injuries.
The investigation is ongoing. If you have any information regarding this incident, including surveillance or dash cam footage, please contact the Huronia West OPP at 1-888-310-1122. If you’d like to submit information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit information online at www.p3tips.com.
HURONIA WEST INVESTIGATION LEADS TO DRUG RELATED CHARGES AND FIREARM BEING TAKEN OFF THE STREET
(TOWN OF WASAGA BEACH, CLEARVIEW TOWNSHIP, ON) – Members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged an individual with several drug and firearm related charges in Clearview Township.
In late February 2024, Huronia West Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) initiated a drug trafficking investigation involving an individual from Brampton who was allegedly trafficking drugs in Wasaga Beach. Police were able to gather evidence further advancing their investigation.
On April 30, 2024, the accused was located travelling to the Huronia West Detachment area and was stopped in Clearview Township. During the investigation, the accused was arrested, the vehicle was seized, and items were seized including a loaded firearm, cocaine, and Canadian currency.
Tevonte BROWN-FENTY, 21-year-old of Brampton, was arrested and charged with several weapons offences along with other offences related to drug trafficking.
The accused was held for a Bail Hearing.
SEARCH WARRANT LEADS TO ARREST IN DRUG TRAFFICKING
(TOWN OF WASAGA BEACH, ON) – Members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) executed a search warrant which resulted in an arrest and drug related charges being laid in the Town of Wasaga Beach.
In January 2024, Huronia West Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) initiated a drug trafficking investigation involving an individual who was allegedly trafficking drugs in Wasaga Beach and Collingwood. Police were able to gather evidence further advancing their investigation.
On April 25, 2024, members from Huronia West, Collingwood, Southern Georgian Bay and Nottawasaga CSCU conducted an entry at an address in Wasaga Beach and simultaneously Tactics and Rescue Unit (TRU) conducted an entry at a separate address in Wasaga Beach.
During the search, officers seized a quantity of cocaine, fentanyl, indicia of drug trafficking along with a weapon.
Daniel CLARKE, 26-year-old of Brampton, was arrested and charged with:
Trafficking Schedule I Substance – Cocaine
Trafficking Schedule I Substance – Opioid
Possession of Schedule I Substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Cocaine
Possession of Schedule I Substance for the purpose of Trafficking – Opioid
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Collingwood at a later date.
IT’S NOT JUST A GAME, IT’S A PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUE
(COLLINGWOOD, ON) – Twice in the past week, members of the Collingwood and Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have responded to reports of young people in vehicles observed with firearms. Police have determined that both incidents were the result of youths and young adults playing a game called “Senior Assassin” with water guns.
Senior Assassin has grown in popularity across Canada and the United States. Although it’s getting young people to take time away from their devices and online gaming, the Collingwood and Blue Mountains Detachment would like to raise awareness for players and the public to limit confusion between the game and a real scenario.
On April 24, 2024, Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP received a complaint that several teens in a white vehicle had attended an address on Kirby Ave in Collingwood and were trying to get to another teen, who had taken refuge in a residence. Police were advised that one of the individuals was carrying a handgun. Multiple police units converged on the area and located the vehicle and suspects, taking them into custody before determining that the firearm was actually a water-gun and the teens were playing Senior Assassin.
On April 28, 2024, Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP responded to a complaint that several teens were parked in a vehicle on Bush Street in Collingwood and acting suspiciously in front of a residence. It was believed that they had firearms with them in the vehicle. Multiple officers arrived and the teens were detained while the officers conducted their investigation. It was determined that the teens were using water-guns and playing the Senior Assassin game.
The Collingwood and Blue Mountains OPP warns the young people who are playing this game to ensure that they are not using water-guns that can easily be confused with a “real” firearm, stick to the brightly coloured plastic type; don’t linger around other people’s homes or trespass on their property; and don’t wear face masks that cover the face. It is important for young people to understand how their actions could look/be interpreted by a member of the public, who is unfamiliar with the game that they are playing.
FLIPPED TRAILER, UNFLIPPED HORSE: ALL HOOVES ACCOUNTED FOR
(TOWN OF NEW TECUMSETH, ON)- The Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended 7th Line and 15th Side Road in the Town of New Tecumseth in relation to a motor vehicle collision, involving a horse trailer.
Members of the Nottawasaga OPP attended the scene of the two-vehicle collision which resulted in an overturned horse trailer, containing a 21-year-old horse named, “Donte”.
With the assistance of New Tecumseth Fire, Simcoe County Paramedics, Two Tack Emergency Medical Services and a local veterinarian, the horse was removed from the trailer safely with minor injuries.
The drivers of the motor vehicles remained on scene sustaining minor injuries.
No charges have been laid at this time, and the roadway been reopened.
