Officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an impaired driver with multiple offences following a single motor vehicle collision. On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, shortly before 7:00 p.m., officers with Thunder Bay OPP along with emergency medical services responded to reports of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 587/Pass Lake Road. Two ...
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East Algoma OPP – Know the Law before you buy a Mobility Scooter
The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is providing information for those looking to buy a Mobility Assisted Scooter (MAS) or a Low-Speed Vehicle (LSV). Is it a MAS or a LSV? Enclosed LSV’s are often marketed as MAS’s in order to sell to consumers. Enclosed, microcar-style electric vehicles (LSV’s) are becoming more common, and while they are often marketed ...
Read More »SSM OPP – Traffic Complaint leads to Impaired Driving Charge
A traffic complaint has resulted in an impaired driving charge for one local individual. On October 15, 2026, at approximately 2:41 p.m., an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie OPP was conducting stationary patrol on Highway 17 in Aweres Township, when they were approached by a member of the public reporting a possible impaired driver who had just left the ...
Read More »Marathon OPP – Individual in Custody after failure to stop for police
Members of the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have taken one person into custody following an investigation involving a stolen vehicle and failure to stop for police. On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., Schreiber OPP officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle observed travelling at a high rate of speed on ...
Read More »NE OPP – Investigation continus into Nipissing FN Assault
Police are seeking the public’s assistance as they continue to investigate an assault in Nipissing First Nation. During the afternoon of Friday, October 16, 2026, the Anishinabek Police Service (APS) responded to a call for service in Garden Village. As a result of the investigation, police determined that a serious assault is believed to have occurred at the location. Investigators ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Complaints lead to Individual being charged with Assault
On Friday, October 16, 2026, at approximately 8:45 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint involving an intoxicated individual who was threatening and chasing a group of eight to ten youths near a local school on Michigan Avenue in the Town of Blind River. A short time later, officers attended ...
Read More »East Algoma OPP – Driver Charged with Impaired after Traffic Stop
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrols on Highway 638 in the Town of Bruce Mines. At approximately 4:00 p.m., officers observed a white pickup truck and conducted a licence plate query. The query revealed the vehicle was not insured and that the temporary vehicle permit had ...
Read More »Nipigon OPP – Investigation continues into fatal Collision
Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a single vehicle fatal collision. On Monday, October 19, 2026, at approximately 4:30 a.m., OPP officers along with emergency medical services responded to reports of a collision of a pick-up truck on Highway 17 near Mountain Bay Road. One individual, a 55-year-old male from Caledon was pronounced ...
Read More »Nipigon OPP – RIDE Check reveals Open Liquour, Drug Impaired Driver
On September 28, 2026, at approximately 11:00 pm, officers with the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE check on First Street in the Township of Nipigon. A red Hyundai SUV stopped at the checkpoint and the driver was showing signs of impairment by drug. Officers conducted a roadside Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST), the ...
Read More »South Porcupine OPP – Long Highway Closure due to Removal of Hazardous Goods and CMV
On October 14, 2026, at approximately 6:00 a.m., the South Porcupine Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a single motor vehicle collision with no injuries. The involved tractor-trailer unit entered the ditch on Highway 144, south of Highway 560. At approximately 6:00 p.m., due to the location of the collision and the nature of the load being transported, Highway 144 ...
Read More »Marathon OPP – Pedestrian Deceased after Collision, Driver Charged UPDATE
Oct 15, 2026 at 15:50 On Thursday, October 15, 2026, shortly before 2:00 a.m., members of the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with emergency medical services responded to a fatal collision involving a pedestrian and motor vehicle in the town of Marathon. One individual has been arrested and charged. A section of Stevens Avenue between Gilbert ...
Read More »Nipigon OPP – Investigation continues into 2024 death of Vanessa
Two years on, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to investigate the sudden death of a woman from Nipigon. On Friday, October 11, 2024, at approximately 3:35 p.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a report of an individual in distress in the water at the Nipigon Marina. Despite search efforts involving the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) ...
Read More »21 Years Later, Investigation continues into death of Tammy
More than 21 years after a woman was found deceased near Rockwood, police are renewing their appeal for information about her last known sighting. On Sunday, August 28, 2005, members of the Wellington County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of human remains located in a wooded picnic/rest area on Highway 7 between Rockwood and ...
Read More »SSM OPP – Driver Stopped for Speeding – Also Charged with Impaired
On September 18, 2026, at approximately 2:16 a.m., an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police was conducting general patrol on Highway 17 in Garden River, when they observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed near Belleau Lake Road. The vehicle was recorded travelling 122 km/h in a construction zone with a posted speed limit ...
Read More »Marathon OPP – Drug Trafficking Investigation Leads to arrest and charges
Officers from the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have concluded a drug trafficking investigation that led to the arrest of a local resident. On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, shortly before 10:00 a.m., members of the Marathon OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant at a local residence, with assistance from Anishinabek Police Service (APS), ...
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