On September 18, 2026 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment charged a driver for stunt driving. At approximately 3:00 p.m, an officer was conducting Lidar patrol on Highway 11&17 in the Township of Red Rock, ON. The officer observed a grey car traveling westbound at an excessive rate of speed. The Lidar confirmed the vehicle speed to ...

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 ...

On Tuesday, September 14, 2026, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a matter involving intimate partners within the territory of Mississauga First Nation (north of Iron Bridge). As a result of the investigation, OPP learned that the involved suspect had committed criminal acts against their partner. With the assistance from the OPP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) ...

The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint involving a vehicle that had been reported earlier in Sault Ste. Marie area. On Saturday, September 12, 2026, police received a second complaint regarding the same vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 17 near Iron Bridge. The caller advised that the vehicle was failing to remain ...

On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, members of the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a matter involving intimate partners in the Town of Blind River. As a result of the investigation, OPP learned that the involved suspect had committed criminal acts against their partner. With the assistance from the OPP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) a 39-year-old from Blind River ...

Sep 17, 2026 at 11:30 (11:10) La Police provinciale de l’Ontario (Police provinciale) est informée du rétablissement en grande partie du système 9-1-1. Tous les centres de communications provinciaux de la Police provinciale partout dans la province reçoivent et traitent de nouveau les appels au 9-1-1. Vers 4 h ce matin, la Police provinciale a commencé à recevoir des signalements ...

Sep 17, 2026 at 11:30 (11:05) The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is aware that the 9-1-1 system has largely stabilized. All OPP Provincial Communications Centres across the province are once again receiving and processing 9-1-1 calls. At about 4:00 a.m. today, the OPP started receiving reports of intermittent 9-1-1 outages across the province. Members of the public requiring emergency police ...

The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) warn of a current major Rogers wireless scam involves criminals calling customers about a fake phone upgrade, having a real device delivered to your home, and then tricking you into mailing it back to a fraudulent address. How the Device Return Scam Works: Initial Call: The scammer will call you and they already ...

Members of the North West Region of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are warning residents of scams affecting communities within our region. Residents are being warned about an increase in fraudulent calls from individuals posing as employees of telecommunications companies. These fraudsters use high-pressure tactics to convince victims to provide access to their electronic devices, online banking information, and personal ...

The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating an incident involving a youth that occurred at Blind River’s local arena. On Saturday, September 12, 2026, at approximately 8:45 p.m., police received information regarding an incident that had occurred earlier that evening during a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League game. The incident reportedly occurred shortly before the ...

On September 6, 2026 at approximately 11:30 p.m. officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged another individual with impaired operation. Earlier in the same day officers attended at a local establishment and arrested a female for public intoxication. The female was transported back to the detachment to be released the next morning when sober. The ...

Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation following a motor vehicle collision. On August 29, 2026, just before 10:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to a two vehicle collision on South Bay Road near Lake Nipigon ON, reported that one driver appeared to be ...

One person is facing criminal charges after allegedly pointing a firearm at another person during a property dispute. On September 5, 2026, at approximately 7:50 a.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a weapons call at a residence on Jody Lane in Aweres Township. As a result of the investigation, Blaine CUTHBERTSON, 65 ...

On September 3, 2026, at approximately 1:30pm, an officer with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment was conducting Lidar enforcement on Highway 11-17 in the Township of Red Rock. The officer observed a westbound motor vehicle traveling at a excessive rate of speed. The Lidar confirmed the vehicle speed to be 159km/hr in the posted 90km/hr zone. As a ...

On September 1, 2026, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) attended Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI) to return two people back to Ontario. Both were former residents of Elliot Lake. On August 18, 2026, Charlottetown Police Service arrested two people who were breaching prior release conditions to not have any communication with each other. After further investigation, it was learned that each ...