On Sunday, July 13, 2025, officers conducted a traffic stop on a tractor trailer hauling a livestock trailer that was travelling southeast on Highway 17. During the stop, officers observed the driver and passenger attempting to switch seats. As a result of the investigation, an 18-year-old from Southgate Township, was charged with the following offences: Fail to surrender completed daily ...
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OPP – Be Safe on Ontario’s Waterways
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding those using the province’s waterways this summer to stay safe. This weekend, a large number of marine incidents were reported across the province. OPP members from various detachments were called out to multiple incidents on OPP patrolled waterways, and police are urging the public to take measures to prevent tragedy. Boaters and paddlers ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Arrest made after Disturbance at a Hwy 129 Resort
A person was arrested after police were called to a resort on Highway 129. On July 12, 2025, at approximately 6:30 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called in relation to a disturbance between numerous people. Police spoke to the people involved and after investigation, one intoxicated person was arrested. Owen BOUDREAU, 23-years-old, from Sault Ste. Marie ...
Read More »Operation Safe Driver Week
Commercial vehicle safety will get special attention next week as the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and other road safety partners, take part in Operation Safe Driver Week. Led by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), the annual initiative will have the OPP and its partners conducting targeted enforcement among commercial and non-commercial ...
Read More »Sudbury OPP – Officers respond to Motorcycle Collision on Hwy 144 UPDATED
Jul 13, 2025 at 08:00 The driver of the motorcycle, a 66-year-old person from Val Caron, has succumbed to their injuries in the hospital. On Thursday July 3, 2025, at approximately 1:00 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision involving a motorcycle on ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Officers Lay 27th Impaired Drivng Charge
On Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at approximately 8:30 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint involving a red car travelling eastbound on Highway 17 within the Town of Thessalon. The vehicle was reported to be weaving in and out of traffic. While stopped in a construction zone, the driver ...
Read More »Nipigon OPP – Stunt Driving Charge Laid, 57km over
On July 5, 2025, at just before 11:00 a.m. members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were on general patrol conducting radar enforcement on Highway 11-17 near Nipigon. Utilizing the Lidar speed measuring device the officer recorded the vehicle travelling at 147 km/hr., in a posted 90 km/hr zone. A traffic stop was conducted and a 23-year-old male ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Officers respond to ATV Collision
An All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) rollover north of Bruce Mines sent one youth to hospital on Saturday evening. On Saturday July 5, 2025, at approximately 5:30 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with the Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (T.I.M.E.) Team and a Technical Collision Investigator (TCI), responded to an ATV motor vehicle collision ...
Read More »Who Killed Jonus?
A reward is being offered in the hope of resolving the murder of Jonus Keegan PALMER that occurred four years ago. On Monday, July 5, 2021, at approximately 11:00 p.m., 24-year-old Jonus was shot and killed outside of a residence on Old Fort Road in Tay Township. Members of the Southern Georgian Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) ...
Read More »Sudbury OPP – Investigation continues into Hwy 144 Fatal Collision
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a two-motor vehicle collision, which resulted in the death of two people. On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at approximately 1:15 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP, Fire Services and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a collision on Highway 144, Unincorporated Territory, just south of Cartier. Two people ...
Read More »Schreiber OPP – Investigation continues into July 4th Fatal Collision
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a serious collision on Highway 17, east of Pays Plat First Nation, that has left one person deceased. On Friday, July 4, 2025, at approximately 12:15 a.m., members of the Schreiber Detachment of the OPP were called to a vehicle collision on Highway 17, just east of Pays Plat First Nation. The collision ...
Read More »SSM OPP – Suspended Driver charged
A suspended driver is facing criminal charges following a traffic stop east of Sault Ste. Marie. On June 20, 2025, at approximately 2:21 p.m., an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was conducting general patrol on Highway 17 in Garden River First Nation, when they observed an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) travelling at a high ...
Read More »For 37 Years – The Search for Lois Continues
Thirty-seven years after Lois HANNA disappeared in Kincardine, police continue to seek answers. A missing persons report was filed with the then-operational Kincardine Police after Lois did not report for work on Monday, July 4, 1988. She was last seen on Sunday, July 3, 1988, at the Lucknow Homecoming Dance in Lucknow, Township of Huron-Kinloss. On Friday, July 9, 1988, ...
Read More »Thunder Bay OPP – Have you seen Christopher?
The Thunder Bay Police Service is requesting public assistance in locating missing person Christopher FERGUSON-MCCOY, 32. Christopher was last in contact with family members in June. He is described as a male with a light complexion, about 6′ in height with a medium build. He has medium-length black and grey curly hair, a full black and grey beard, and brown ...
Read More »Marathon OPP – Traffic Delays Possible
Jul 3, 2025 at 09:50 The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising motorists to be aware of potential traffic delays during their travels today. Slowdowns on Highway 17 east of Marathon and west of White River may periodically delay or interrupt the normal flow of traffic on area highways. The OPP’s objective is to maintain the ...
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