A rise in propane tank thefts occurring in the Terrace Bay area has the members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment reminding residents to be vigilant.   The Schreiber OPP Detachment has recently seen an increased amount of Theft reports of propane tanks from camping trailers that are stowed away for the winter. Police want to remind the ...

Jan 22, 2024 at 07:36 The OPP safely located 5-year-old Nakina and arrested mother and driver.   On January 20, 2024, shortly after 7:00 p.m., the Dryden OPP conducted a traffic stop with a westbound silver pick-up truck on Highway 17 in the Town of Dryden. The pick-up truck initially attempted to evade police but eventually later stopped. Police located 5-year-old Nakina ...

An individual has been arrested for Impaired Driving following a collision that took place on Highway 11 near Reflection Lake, approximately 40 Kilometres north of Nipigon.   On January 16, 2024, at approximately 6:10 a.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a two-motor vehicle collision between a passenger motor vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle.   Two passengers ...

On January 14, 2024, shortly after 7:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a break and enter at a local motel business on Front Street in the Town of Spanish. Investigation determined the suspect entered the motel business office and stole a debit machine, possibly cleaning supplies and hockey equipment. Descriptors ...

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) closed Highway 17 in both directions after a two-vehicle collision. On January 14, 2024, shortly after 10:30 a.m., the Nipissing West OPP and Sudbury Paramedic Services responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17, in Walden. Three people received minor injuries, with two of them being transported to the local hospital as a precaution by ambulance. ...

A Wawa resident is facing criminal charges as a result of a domestic dispute. On January 7, 2024, shortly before 3:00 p.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance on Hillcrest Avenue in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, a 22-year-old person from Wawa was arrested and charged with the following: Spousal Assault ...

Criminal charges have been laid following a domestic dispute in Wawa. On January 7, 2024, shortly after 10:00 a.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic disturbance on Mission Road in Wawa. Investigation revealed an individual violated their release conditions by communicating with someone while on conditions not to. As a result, a ...

A driver is facing criminal charges following a traffic stop in Wawa. On January 8, 2024, shortly after 10:00 p.m., the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting proactive patrol, when officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle on Mission Road. Investigation revealed the driver had consumed alcoholic beverages. As a result, Sarah BASARABA, 25 ...

On January 9, 2024, shortly after 1:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to multiple traffic complaints in relation to a tractor-trailer travelling eastbound on Highway 17 with its trailer wall damaged and split in the Iron Bridge area. Police located the vehicle on Causley Street in the Town of Blind River and initiated ...

On January 8, 2024, shortly after 1:30 p.m., the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the OPP’s Emergency Response Team and Community Street Crime Unit responded to an individual that was reportedly holding a beer and waving a firearm at vehicles, trying to flag them down on Highway 17 near Chippewa Falls in Tilley Township. Officers ...

Jan 9, 2024 at 12:57 As a result of public complaints, officers from the Anishinabek Police Service (APS) with the assistance of officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into drug trafficking in the First Nation Territory of Rocky Bay. As a result of the investigation, a Warrant was issued for the arrest ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged two individuals with weapons related offences.   On January 4, 2024, shortly after 10:00 a.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to weapons call that occurred on January 1, 2024 at property on Highway 17B in the Town of Echo Bay. On January ...

On January 6th, 2024, around 12:30 p.m., members of the Thunder Bay and Shabaqua Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachments along with Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a serious collision involving a passenger motor vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) along Highway 102 near Intola Road and Townline Road, within the Township of Kaministiquia. ...

With the provincial Festive RIDE campaign now concluded, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laid 1,472 impaired driving charges against drivers who chose to ring in the new year facing the loss of their driver’s licence, other penalties and a criminal record. During the 47-day campaign, the OPP stopped 42,464 drivers during 11,421 RIDE initiatives, where officers made full use of ...

On January 5, 2024, shortly after 1:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an unwanted person complaint at an apartment complex on Hudson Street in the Town of Blind River. Investigation determined the unwanted individual wasn’t a tenant at the apartment complex and wouldn’t leave the complainant’s apartment. The elderly wheelchair ...