As families and friends prepare to gather for Thanksgiving celebrations, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding everyone to make safe choices as they travel to and from their destination this long weekend. The OPP is joining police services across Canada for Operation Impact, an annual national traffic safety initiative led by the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police. The ...

On October 6, 2026, at approximately 8:00 a.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting patrols on Taylor Street in Bruce Mines when the ALPR system alerted officers to a vehicle associated with a driver wanted in British Columbia in connection with intimate partner violence-related criminal charges. Officers initiate a traffic stop on ...

The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating an animal cruelty complaint after a dog was shot and later succumbed to its injuries in Thessalon First Nation. On Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at approximately 12:30 p.m., members of the East Algoma OPP and the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) responded to an animal cruelty complaint on ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a family dispute involving an edged weapon. On October 5, 2026, at approximately 4:45 p.m., members of the East Algoma OPP responded to a family disturbance at a residence on James Street in Iron Bridge. The investigation determined that the dispute began inside the residence and continued onto the front lawn of the ...

On Monday, October 5, 2026, at approximately 1:30 p.m., members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a matter involving intimate partners within the Township of the North Shore. As a result of the investigation, OPP learned that the involved suspect had breached a house arrest condition. At approximately 4:00 p.m., police made an arrest on Old Hydro ...

Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two individuals with possession of stolen property after locating a stolen vehicle outside a local business. On September 29th, 2026, at around 2:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a traffic complaint regarding a black sport utility vehicle, swerving on the roadway, ...

Members of the Nipigon and Greenstone Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual after failing to stop for police. On October 2, 2026, at around 9:30 a.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment attempted to stop a grey Ford F-150 pick up truck on Highway 11 in the Township of Nipigon, the male was ...

Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two individuals with impaired operation following a traffic complaint. On October 3rd, 2026, shortly after 5:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a traffic complaint for a possible impaired driver outside a local business in the Township of Nipigon. The suspect vehicle ...

On September 26, 2026, at approximately 4:00 pm, an officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment was conducting RADAR patrol on Highway 11-17 west of Nipigon, ON. The officer observed a westbound motor vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed coming up behind the police cruiser. The RADAR confirmed the vehicle speed to be between 148 – ...

On September 25, 2026, at approximately 11:30 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment responded to a report of a collision in the parking lot of a local coffee shop / gas station on Highway 11&17, near the Town of Nipigon. The driver of the commercial motor vehicle, a white Freightliner had stuck a pole as well ...

On September 30th, 2026, at approximately 7:41 p.m., a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment utilizing a RaDAR speed measuring device, located a silver Volkswagen Jetta, on Highway 11-17, travelling 131 km/hr in a 70 km/hr zone. The 29-year-old driver from Brampton, Ontario was charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Perform Stunt – Excessive Speed and Speeding ...

Three decades after Mélanie ETHIER went missing, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has unveiled a new billboard highlighting the clothing she was last seen wearing, urging anyone with information to come forward. On Sunday, September 29, 1996, between approximately 1:30 a.m. and 2:00 a.m., Mélanie left a friend’s residence in the Town of New Liskeard (now Temiskaming Shores) to walk ...

Operation FULL PLATE is a one-day food drive aimed at supporting local food banks and helping address food insecurity in communities across Ontario. Food insecurity continues to affect individuals and families in communities throughout Ontario. Operation FULL PLATE provides an opportunity for OPP Auxiliary members and the public to work together in support of local food banks and the people ...

One person is deceased following a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Sudbury. On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at approximately 9:15 p.m., members of the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a moose on Highway 17, west of the Highway 144 junction. The 20-year-old driver from Sudbury ...

On September 16, 2026, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment responded to an cell phone crash notification resulting in one person being arrested and criminally charged with impaired operation. At approximately 10:00 p.m., members were dispatched to an crash notification at the Nipigon Marina in the Town of Nipigon. Officers observed a cell phone on the ground ...