Author Archives: OPP

Marathon OPP – Investigation continues into motorcycle collision

Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigate single motor vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Highway 17. On July 30th, 2026, shortly before 2:00 p.m. ET Marathon OPP were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 at the Steel River Bridge approximately 25km east of Terrace Bay. As a result of the collision a 31-year-old male from British Columbia ...

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East Algoma OPP – Investigation continues into Three Vehicle Collision

A three-vehicle collision has sent one person to hospital. On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at approximately 10:45 a.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision on MacFarlane Road in the City of Elliot Lake. The investigation determined that a grey van was travelling northbound on MacFarlane Road when it crossed the ...

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East Algoma OPP – Charges laid in multiple suspicious fires

The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), and the Huron Shores Fire Department, responded to multiple reports of suspicious fires along Melwel Road, west of the Town of Iron Bridge. On July 28, 2026, at approximately 5:30 p.m., police and fire crews responded to 10 small bush fires that had been deliberately set on both the east ...

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OPP – Search continues for Paul Bellemore

Police have released surveillance footage and photos with a renewed plea for public assistance in relation to the disappearance of a Cornwall man four years ago. On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, the Cornwall Police Service (CPS) received a report of a missing person. Paul Bellemore, of Cornwall, was last seen along the waterfront at Lamoureux Park in Cornwall on Friday, ...

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Thunder Bay OPP – Investigation continues into death of Pedestrian

One person is deceased following a collision involving a pedestrian and motor vehicle in the city of Thunder Bay, ON. On Tuesday, July 28, 2026, just before 11:00 p.m. ET the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Thunder Bay City Police responded to a collision on Highway 11/17 at Red River Road. The female pedestrian ...

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SSM OPP – Drive Safe this Civic Holiday Weekend

The Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is set to conduct patrols for Civic Day Long Weekend (Friday July 31, 2026 – Monday August 3, 2026). Officers will focus on education and enforcement aimed at improving compliance with traffic laws related to the “Big Four” factors that contribute to fatal motor vehicle collisions: Impaired driving – ...

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Nipigon OPP – Driver of CMV Charged following after traffic complaint

Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have charged a driver following a traffic complaint. On July 26, 2026 at approximately 7:40 p.m. officers from the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a complaint of an unsafe Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV). Officers located the CMV and noted safety defects. With assistance from Ministry of Transportation (MTO) Inspection Officers, a ...

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Thunder Bay OPP – Traffic Stop results in Multiple Charges and Three Arrested

Jul 29, 2026 at 8:05 Officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 527 which led to multiple charges and the arrest of three individuals. On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, shortly after 1:00 p.m., officers with the OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) conducted a traffic stop. After speaking with ...

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East Algoma OPP – Arrest made after Disturbance involving Assault and Threats

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 ...

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Nipigon OPP – Stolen Vehicle Recovered and Charges Laid

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 ...

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Schreiber OPP – Two drivers charged with stunting

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 ...

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East Algoma OPP – Missing Swimmer Identified

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 ...

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Nipigon OPP – 3 drivers over 4 days charged with Stunt Driving

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 ...

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Nipigon OPP – Dirt bike operator charged with impaired operatiom

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 ...

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