Police Beat

Officers attended, spoke with those present and educated them on the illegal nature of such a gathering at this time due to the COVID-19 restrictions

In a separate incident, two were charged with impaired driving when police say they swapped seats after the vehicle crossed into the ditch

OPP officers will focus enforcement on non-compliance in businesses, complaints from the public and unlawful public gatherings

Police say they found a large group of people inside a warehouse, not wearing masks and not practising social distancing

Police say the single-vehicle crash Saturday evening, near Crooked Bay Road, also sent a male occupant of the vehicle to hospital

Rama Police will answer and investigate complaint-driven incidents that might be in contravention of provincial stay-at-home orders

Officers will be screening vehicles entering the province following Friday's provincial announcment that only essential travelers will be allowed to enter Ontario

The additional authority bestowed by the province will last for the duration of the stay-at-home order

32-year-old from Gravenhurst is accused of pointing a firearm

'It’s one of those jobs that doesn’t get a lot of credit, but when you call 9-1-1, they are the first calm voice that you hear, they help people in dire situations,' says OPP officer