Jul 29, 2026 at 8:05 The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance involving an assault and uttering threats. On Sunday, July 26, 2026, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police responded to a residence on Hirshhorn Avenue in the City of Elliot Lake. Officers spoke with the complainant, who reported that her younger sibling, for ...

Jul 29, 2026 at 8:05 On July 25, 2026, at approximately 8:12 p.m., a member of the Schreiber OPP Detachment conducting general patrol duties utilized a LiDAR speed measuring device and observed a blue Honda CRV travelling at 106 km/h in a posted 60 km/h zone. The driver was identified as a 67-year-old individual from Sartell, Minnesota USA. On July ...

Jul 29, 2026 at 8:05 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment has recovered a stolen vehicle and charged one individual. On July 24, 2026, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Schreiber OPP Detachment were conducting general patrol duties when the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system in their cruiser alerted on an eastbound GMC Safari van travelling on ...

Jul 28, 2026 at 14:43 On Monday, July 27, 2026, at approximately 5:15 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Underwater Search and Recovery Unit (USRU) recovered the body of Brian McLean in the waters east of Spruce Beach in Elliot Lake. On July 26, 2026, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the East Algoma OPP and the Elliot Lake Fire Department responded ...

On July 20, 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received complaints regarding a vehicle being driven erratically on Highway 11-17. At approximately 12:30 p.m., a member of the Nipigon OPP Detachment using a RaDAR speed measuring device located the vehicle, a white Lexus, travelling at 173 km/h in a posted 90 km/h zone. The driver was identified as a 35-year-old ...

Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation after a dirt bike was located. On the morning of July 13, 2026 at approximately 1:45 a.m., a member of the Nipigon OPP Detachment, was conducting stationary radar and observed a dirt bike, with no lights, traveling at a high ...

A person was charged after numerous traffic complaints involving a red motorcycle on Highway 17, Johnson Township.   On July 21, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol when a red motorcycle was captured on radar travelling over 160 km/h. A traffic stop was initiated but the motorcycle failed to stop for police. The ...

Jul 22, 2026 at 13:04 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to assist the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) with evacuation efforts in several northwestern Ontario communities as ongoing wildfires continue to threaten affected areas. Evacuation efforts are ongoing throughout the region. Individuals living in areas under mandatory evacuation orders have been asked to leave their residence immediately and seek ...

Two additional people have died as a result of injuries sustained in a fatal collision west of Marathon last week. On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at approximately 4:20 p.m. ET, OPP officers along with Emergency Medical Services responded to reports of a collision on Highway 17 near Prairie River, west of Marathon. A 58-year-old male from Marathon was pronounced deceased ...

A person was arrested after police responded to a car crash on Milliken Mine and Lookout Tower Road.   On July 16, 2026, at approximately 11:40 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a dark brown Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) that was crashed in the ditch off Lookout Tower Road. Once on scene, police observed the vehicle in ...

One person transported to hospital with serious injuries. On July 19, 2026, at approximately 8:10 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Algoma Paramedic Services, Township of Jocelyn Fire Department and St Joseph Township Fire and Rescue responded to a single-vehicle rollover on Highway 548 between A Line Road and Hilton Road. Upon arrival, emergency crews located a grey ...

A person is facing impaired driving charges after police observed a suspicious vehicle parked on a sidewalk. On July 19, 2026, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol on Riverside Drive in the Town of Thessalon. At approximately 12:50 a.m., officers observed a white pickup truck parked partially on the sidewalk and partially on the roadway. While ...

A 19-year-old driver is facing multiple charges following a traffic stop in the Municipality of Shuniah. On Thursday, July 16, 2026, at approximately 6:27 p.m., an officer with the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11/17 at Highway 527 in Shuniah. During the traffic stop, the officer observed open containers of alcohol ...

On July 15, 2026, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a wanted person in Elliot Lake. At approximately 11:15 p.m. police received a disturbance call on Chalmers Crescent. It was later learned that one of the people involved was wanted from Kirkland Lake for failing to attend court to answer to prior charges. Alex BLACK, 20-years-old, of Elliot ...

Jul 16, 2026 at 16:45 July 16, 3:25 p.m. EDT: The following highways are still fully closed in both directions, with the exception of some local traffic evacuating the area: Highway 599 – between Highway 516 and Mishkeegogamang First Nation Highway 527 – at Gull Bay First Nation The OPP is also advising drivers in the area to exercise caution, ...