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 around 7:00 p.m., members of the Schreiber OPP Detachment responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver in the Town of Schreiber. Officers patrolled the area and a short time later located the suspect vehicle, on Kingsway Road. The motor vehicle was observed in the backyard, hung up on a rock with the lights on. ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

A 51-year-old individual from Sault Ste. Marie has been charged with multiple offences following a traffic complaint in Chapleau. On Wednesday, September 2, 2026, at approximately 10:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint regarding a possible impaired driver in the Township of Chapleau. Officers located the vehicle on Martel Road and ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), alongside family members, community leaders and partners gathered yesterday for a bridge dedication ceremony in honour of Provincial Constable Marc Hovingh who lost his life while serving in the line of duty. Provincial Constable Hovingh, aged 52, was tragically shot while responding to a call near Gore Bay on Manitoulin Island. He died on November ...

On September 6, 2026, at approximately 2:30 p.m. the East Algoma Provincial Police (OPP) and the Algoma Paramedic Services responded to an ATV collision on a gravel road in a remote location near Camp 8 Creek Road and Highway 546 north of Elliot Lake. A collision occurred resulting in an ATV roll over. A 62-year-old male from Elliot Lake was ...

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be increasing traffic enforcement throughout the Labour Day long weekend as part of its ongoing commitment to keeping motorists, passengers, cyclists, and pedestrians safe on our roadways. With more people travelling to visit family, attend events, and enjoy the final long weekend of summer, officers will be actively patrolling highways and community roads with a ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Greater Sudbury. On September 3, 2026, at approximately 7:20 p.m., members of the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP responded to a collision involving a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle on Highway 17. The motorcycle rider, a 20-year-old resident of Wahnapitae, was transported ...

On August 31, 2026, police arrested a person in Elliot Lake after a reported sexual assault at a retail store.   On August 26, 2026, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a sexual assault call. The complainant reported that their young child was at a Hillside Drive South retail store a few days prior when an employee interacted with ...

On September 2, 2026, at approximately 9:00 a.m., the North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance from the OPP’s Emergency Response Team (ERT) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant on Federation Street in the Town of Thessalon. Police seized 103.8 grams of suspected cocaine, 4.8 grams of suspected ...