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On June 24, 2026, at approximately 7:15 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested two people after a traffic stop on Highway 17 between Maple Ridge Road and Brownlee Road.
Police stopped the black pickup truck after receiving an alert from the Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) and learned the occupants were wanted in relation to previous criminal charges.
Trevor Cameron GERRITS, 30-years-old, of Edmonton, Alberta was charged with:
- Failure to appear in court
Jesse Reuben COMPTON, 47-years-old, of Calgary, Alberta, was charged with:
- Failure to appear in court
The accused persons are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice Bail Court in Blind River on June 25, 2026.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) provide policing services throughout Ontario. Our officers are responsible for policing over one million square kilometres of land and waterways. They provide frontline policing services to more than 320 Ontario municipalities and patrol over 126,000 kilometres of provincial roadways.
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