Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating two fraud occurrences involving significant amounts of money. On July 31, 2020 at approximately 12:00pm officers attended a residence in...
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Burleigh Falls Crown Land Area Closed Due to Unsafe Conditions
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) has notified the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Selwyn Township that the Burleigh Falls Crown Land area adjacent to the falls will be closed to the public effective...
Federal Offender Wanted
The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public's assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of his breach of Statutory Release. Kevin Magoffin is described as an Indigenous male, 37 years of...
Suspicious Person in Bridgenorth
Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended a residence in the Village of Bridgenorth this afternoon to investigate a report of a suspicious person. The victim reported that the suspect attended their residence on May...
B&e at Trent Lakes Quarry – Theft Of Tools
Peterborough County OPP are investigating the theft of $15,000 in tools from a quarry on County Road 36 in the Municipality of Trent Lakes. The tools and equipment were taken sometime between 4 p.m. April 24 and 7 a.m. April 27. Several vehicles and buildings on the...
Mischief – Slashed Tires
On April 8th, 2020, at approximately 3:30 AM, suspects exited a light coloured vehicle and entered a farm property in Otonabee-South Monaghan Township. The suspects made their way up the long driveway at which time they slashed 2 right passenger tires to a 2018 White...
Stolen Atv
Stolen ATV Peterborough County OPP are investigating after an all-terrain vehicle was stolen sometime between 4 p.m. on Monday March 16, 2020 and 8 a.m. on Tuesday March 17, 2020 from a property located on Gifford Drive in Ennismore. The ATV is described as a 2018...
Break and Enter: Lakefield
The Peterborough Police Service is investigating following a break-in at a Lakefield business. Sometime between 4 p.m. on November 16, 2019 and 5:30 a.m. on November 18, 2019 unknown person(s) broke into a Lakefield hardware store and lumber yard. Once inside the...
Break and Enter: Lakefield Business
The Peterborough Police Service is investigating following a break-in at a Lakefield business. Sometime between 4 p.m. on November 12, 2019 and 6:30 a.m. on November 13, 2019 unknown person(s) broke into a business located in a commercial plaza on Queen Street in...
Police Warn Of Distraction Theft Scam in Peterborough Area
The Peterborough Police Service is warning local residents of a distraction theft scam currently circulating in our area. In March of 2019 the elderly victim was at the checkout line at a Lansdowne Street grocery store when three men all dressed in matching...