On January 15, 2023, at approximately 9:33 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a domestic dispute on Ontario Street in White River. As a result of the investigation, a 72-year-old person, from White River, was arrested and charged with the following: Mischief – Domestic, contrary to section 430(4) ...

Snowmobile Safety Week runs January 14-22, 2023. The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding snowmobilers to ride safely for an enjoyable winter season. Snowmobiling is one of the joys of a Canadian winter. But, not taking the necessary precautions can quickly result in tragedy. No ice is “safe ice“. Underlying water currents or air pockets can create thin ice, even in ...

On Thursday January 12th, 2023 at 4:23pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Nipigon Detachment were dispatched to attend a local gas station. The driver of a commercial motor vehicle was requesting police assistance with a locked fuel card. Investigation determined their vehicle, a 2019 Peterbilt transport, had been reported stolen from Mississauga, Ontario. On the same date. Mohammed AL-BASHIRI ...

Jan 13, 2023 at 18:15 On January 11, 2023, shortly after 12:00 p.m., members from the East Algoma OPP Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a report of a missing person from Algoma Mills within the Township of the North Shore. Paul ROUSSELLE has been located. The OPP would like to thank the public and media partners ...

On January 6, 2023, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged the driver involved in a Christmas Eve incident involving two stolen vehicles. On December 24, 2022, the complainant reported having their pick-up truck stolen from an address on Dieppe Avenue. Shortly after, the pick-up truck was located on Mississauga Avenue stuck in a snowbank. The driver fled on foot and ...

On December 30, 2022, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Nipigon Detachment and the Lake Helen Police Service responded to a traffic complaint resulting in one person being arrested and criminally charged with impaired operation.   At approximately 3:00 a.m., members were dispatched to a traffic complaint in the Town of Red Rock. Officers successfully located the vehicle and ...

On December 30, 2022, at approximately 6:28 P.M. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Schreiber Detachment arrested and criminally charged, a female, with Impaired Operation and Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Cocaine, after receiving a call for service in the Town of Schreiber.   As a result of the investigation, Carman MACKENZIE (34) of Terrace Bay has ...

On January 10, 2023 at approximately 5:00 P.M. members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Superior Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and the Dorion / Hurkett Volunteer Fire Department, with assistance from neighbouring Fire Departments, responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 11&17, near Dorion Loop Road, in the Township of Dorion. Police attended the scene and determined two pickup ...

On January 5, 2023, at approximately 7:00 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a retail store on Ontario Avenue in Elliot Lake regarding a theft that had just occurred. The complainant reported a person at the cash causing a disturbance. The person had tried to use a stolen credit card and then jumped over the counter ...

On January 8, 2023, shortly after 4:00 p.m., members from the Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to several traffic complaints of a pick-up truck travelling at a high rate of speed and forcing oncoming traffic to the shoulder on Highway 17 east of the Town of Bruce Mines. A short time later, police observed the pick-up ...

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) throughout the North East Region (NER) were out from November 17, 2022 to January 2, 2023 conducting Festive RIDE check points. As challenging as the weather has been in some areas, OPP officers were undeterred as they worked to take impaired drivers and other alcohol/drug-related driving offenders off the road, so travelers could ...

On January 5, 2023, at approximately 1:00 p.m., members from the Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a report of a stolen snowmobile from NAPA Power Sports in the Town of Blind River. Investigation determined sometime between January 4th, 2023 and early morning hours of January 5th, 2023, the suspect(s) cut through a galvanized chain link ...

Dec 31, 2022 at 13:47 Members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have laid multiple Criminal Code (CC) charges after an individual fled from police.   On December 23, 2022, at approximately 1:08 a.m., members of the Superior East OPP Detachment attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle failed to stop and continued westbound ...

Dec 30, 2022 at 11:47 On December 30, 2022, at approximately 12:00 a.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to an apartment fire on Washington Crescent in Elliot Lake. The Elliot Lake Fire Department (ELFD) was already on scene who located a someone inside. They were transported to hospital by Algoma Paramedic Services but the ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), in partnership with the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS), is investigating a homicide in the Fort Hope First Nation community.   On December 27, 2022, members of the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), Forensic Identification Services, CIB and North West Crime Unit attended Fort Hope First Nation to assist NAPS after an ...