Author Archives: OPP

SSM OPP – Traffic Stop leads to recovery of stolen side-by-side

Sault Ste. Marie OPP stop suspects pickup truck towing stolen side-by-side linked to Desbarats break and enter. On Friday, May 8, 2026, at approximately 2:30 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a break and enter at a pontoon store in Desbarats. The investigation determined that three individuals used an ATV to ...

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East Algoma OPP – Suspected drugs seized and charges laid after traffic stop

On May 14, 2026, at approximately 5:15 p.m., police stopped a small grey 4-door Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV). Police located and seized approximately 259 grams of suspected cocaine with an approximate street value of $25,900. The driver and passenger were subsequently arrested and charged. Scott Alex CUTHBERTSON, 55-years-old, of Elliot Lake was charged with: Possession of a Schedule I substance ...

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SE OPP Chapleau – Investigation continues into fatal fire

The Superior East Chapleau detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently at the scene of a residential fire in Chapleau with the Chapleau Fire Department.   On May 14, 2026, at approximately 6:00 am, the Superior East OPP were called to assist Chapleau Fire Department with a residential fire on King Street.   One person was located inside ...

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OPP on Waterways for Safe Boating Awareness Week

More than 100 people in human-powered pleasure craft (canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards) were among the 249 people who died in Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-investigated marine incidents in the last 10 full years (2016-2025). Significantly contributing to the loss of life was the fact that 205 (83 per cent) of those who died were not (or not properly) wearing ...

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Nipigon OPP – Driver charged with Stunting

On May 13th, 2026, at approximately 8:40 p.m., a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment utilizing a RaDAR speed measuring device, located a white Honda CRV, on Highway 11-17, travelling 159 km/hr in a 90 km/hr zone. A 51-year-old from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Perform Stunt – Excessive Speed. The ...

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Nipigon OPP – Driver charged with Stunting in Terrace Bay

On May 12th, 2026, at approximately 12:26 a.m., a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment utilizing a RaDAR speed measuring device, located a white Freightliner Cascadia commercial motor vehicle in Terrace Bay, travelling 100 km/hr in a 60 km/hr zone. A 30-year-old from Winnipeg, Manitoba has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Perform Stunt – Excessive ...

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Nipigon OPP – Saskatchewan Driver charged with Stunting

On May 13th, 2026, at approximately 8:40 p.m., a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment utilizing a RaDAR speed measuring device, located a white Honda CRV, on Highway 11-17, travelling 159 km/hr in a 90 km/hr zone. A 51-year-old from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Perform Stunt – Excessive Speed. The ...

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OPP Warns Public of Ongoing Phone Scam

The Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is warning the public about a scam involving individuals falsely claiming to be OPP officers contacting members of the community by phone. In recent incidents, scammers have been calling individuals repeatedly and identifying themselves as police officers. The callers may request personal information, ask about ongoing investigations, or attempt to ...

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OPP – 2nd Missing and Unsolved Murdered Indigenous People: The OPP Perspective (MUMIP Report) Released

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has released the second edition of its report on missing and unsolved murdered Indigenous people within OPP jurisdiction. In 2011, the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) began proactively reviewing all unsolved homicide and missing persons investigations in OPP jurisdiction where the victim was identified as Indigenous. The first edition of the Missing and Unsolved Murdered ...

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East Algoma OPP – Charges laid after teen threatened

A 40-year-old person is facing charges after threatening a teenager in Blind River. On April 30, 2026, at approximately 1:00 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a threats complaint on Woodward Avenue in the Town of Blind River. Police determined a group of teenagers were in front of a restaurant when ...

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East Algoma OPP – Trio Arrested and suspected drugs seized

On Thursday, April 30, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance from members of the East Algoma OPP executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at an apartment on Woodward Avenue in the Town of Blind River. Police seized more than 30 grams of ...

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OPP – Officer Dies in Line of Duty UPDATED

May 4, 2026 at 07:13 A police funeral service for Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Sergeant Brandon Malcolm, who tragically died in the line of duty on April 27, 2026, will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cobourg Community Centre, 750 D’Arcy Street, Cobourg, Ontario. The private service will be attended by Sergeant Malcolm’s family, ...

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