An individual from Wawa is facing criminal charges after their involvement in a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) investigation. On May 15, 2024, shortly before 6:00 p.m., the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), along with members of the Superior East OPP Detachment, executed a search warrant at a residence on Winston Road in ...

On May 13, 2024, shortly after 1:00 p.m., police observed a car being operated by an individual known to police who was found to be prohibited from driving Canada-wide. The car then pulled into a driveway on Axmith Avenue in the City of Elliot Lake and a further query of the prohibited driver revealed there were several outstanding warrants for ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is proud to announce Police Week, which runs May 12 – 18, 2024. This year, the theme is “Join Policing: Keep Ontario Safe,” emphasizing policing as both a career and a public service. Every hour of every day of the year, in Canada from coast to coast, thousands of police officers risk their lives to ...

On May 9, 2024, shortly after 3:30 a.m., Sault Ste Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Batchewana First Nation Police Service with the assistance from the Anishinabek Police responded to a traffic complaint of a blue car travelling in the wrong direction on Highway 17 near Syrette Lake Road within the community of Garden River First Nation. Batchewana First Nation ...

On May 11, 2024, shortly after 5:30 p.m., Sault Ste Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a black sedan car in a ditch in the 200 block of Haviland Shores Drive in Goulais Township. Officers arrived a short time later and while speaking to the driver, police determined the driver had consumed alcohol. The driver was arrested and transported to ...

As national Canada Road Safety Week gets underway across the country, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding road users what can happen when they don’t share the road safely. Sadly, 2023 was a historically tragic year on OPP-patrolled roads, with 411 people killed in collisions. The year marked the first time the number of fatalities exceeded 400 since 2007. ...

Police arrested and charged the driver with impaired driving after investigating a motor vehicle collision. On May 11, 2024, shortly before 1:00 p.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Cartier Fire Service and Manitoulin-Sudbury Paramedic Services, responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 144, Unincorporated Territory, north of Sudbury. Three occupants, which ...

Police have opened the highway in both directions. On May 10, 2024, shortly after 8:00 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Cartier Fire Service and Manitoulin-Sudbury Paramedic Services, responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 144, Unincorporated Territory, north of Sudbury. The lone driver, a 43-year-old-person from Sudbury, was pronounced deceased ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issues multiple public safety (policing) emergency alerts each year on behalf of police services across the province. During Emergency Preparedness Week, taking place May 5 to 11, the OPP is reminding the public of the steps they can take to secure their safety if they are faced with a significant threat to their safety. The ...

On May 8, 2024, shortly after 12:00 a.m., the Sault Ste Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sault Ste Marie Paramedic Services and Goulais Fire Department responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 and Anglican Church Road in Fenwick Township. Investigation determined the grey car failed to negotiate a right-hand-turn, went through a wooden guardrail, landing on the ...

A person was charged after police attended Warsaw Place with Algoma Paramedic Services. On May 6, 2024, at approximately 5:15 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called to a Warsaw Place apartment complex in relation to an impaired driver.  The complainants reported a male in a grey Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) had fallen after exiting his vehicle ...

One individual is facing multiple charges after a drug trafficking investigation in Schreiber. Members of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Schreiber, and Nipigon OPP Detachments, Northwest Region Intelligence Unit with the assistance of the Provincial Operations Intelligence Unit (POIB) and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Intelligence Unit conducted a three-month investigation dubbed “Project Plateau”. ...

Members of the of the North East Region of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges in 46 impaired driving investigations in the month of April 2024. There are twelve detachment groups within the North East region, and calls involved impaired driving charges break down as follows. Almaguin Highlands (Burk’s Falls) – 5 East Algoma (Elliot Lake, Thessalon, Blind River) ...

In the month of April 2024, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the North East Region have investigated a total of 424 occurrences related to intimate partner violence, where 121 of those resulted in criminal charges. There are twelve detachment groups within the North East region, and calls break down as follows: Almaguin Highlands (Burk’s Falls) – 18 ...

A traffic complaint on Highway 11 near Lake Helen has resulted in one driver from Thunder Bay charged with Impaired Driving offences. On May 5, 2024, at approximately 5:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment received a call for service about a possible impaired driver on Highway 11 near Lake Helen. Nipigon OPP members patrolled, and ...