On December 3, 2022, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check on Water Street and Francis Street in the Town of Thessalon. At approximately 2:15 p.m., police observed a southbound black car being operated by a person known to them come to a stop on Water ...

Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment are reminding motorists to take the time to prepare themselves and their vehicles for safe winter driving as we head into the winter months. A leading cause of collisions that occur during the winter months is poor driving, not poor driving conditions.   In the last two weeks alone, Nipigon OPP ...

On December 2, 2022, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged a person again with trespass by night after he was caught on security camera attempting to enter vehicles in driveways. On December 1, 2022, at approximately 4:15 a.m., the person was caught on camera at a residence on Westview Crescent attempting to enter a vehicle parked in the ...

On November 29, 2022, at approximately 2:51 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment, Nipigon Fire, and Superior Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a report of a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 approximately 25 kilometers east of Nipigon. The collision involved a passenger motor vehicle and a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). A 61-year-old individual from ...

On November 21, 2022, members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment conducted a traffic stop on Highway 11-17 in the Township of Nipigon. As a result of the traffic stop, two residents from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) are facing several drug-related charges. A large quantity of suspected crystal methamphetamine and opioids were seized, along with suspected cocaine. ...

On November 23, 2022, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) check at the intersection of Little Rapids Road and Ansonia Road in the Municipality of Huron Shores. Shortly after 4:00 p.m., police observed a red pick-up truck approach R.I.D.E. location then it suddenly turned around to ...

On November 22, 2022, at approximately 7:00 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to a previous fail to stop for police occurrence in Elliot Lake. On November 18, 2022, police observed a known vehicle and suspended driver on Beckett Boulevard. The OPP attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver sped off in a ...

On November 20, 2022 at approximately 7:30 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of a traffic complainant on Taylor Boulevard in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported that a male had taken a silver minivan without permission and did not have a driver’s license. Police later located the male driver who was subsequently arrested. David MADLE, 30 years-old, ...

As a result of public complaints, officers from the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation into drug trafficking in the town of Terrace Bay. As a result of this investigation a warrant was issued for the arrest of Shane MAYCOCK, 35 years old, of Terrace Bay, Ontario. On 15 November 2022 the accused was arrested ...

On November 14, 2022, at approximately 11:15 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a possible impaired driver on Spine Road Elliot Lake. The complainant reported a possible impaired driver with a child in the vehicle being operated on Spine Road. A vehicle description and license plate were provided to police. The red Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) ...

Charges have been laid following an investigation by the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Sault Ste Marie OPP Crime Unit, in relation to an intimate partner violence complaint which occurred between December 2017 and the end of the summer 2019 in the City of Toronto and the Town of Blind River. As a result ...

A physical altercation has resulted in a criminal charge for a Wawa resident. On November 7, 2022, at approximately 2:58 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an assault that occurred on Third Avenue in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, Robert CHEVRIER, 49 years-of-age, of Wawa was arrested and charged ...

On November 5, 2022, at approximately 1:04 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint of a sexual assault on Spruce Street in White River. As a result of the investigation and with the assistance of the Sault Ste. Marie OPP Crime Unit, a 53-year-old person, from White River, was arrested ...

Several charges have been laid after a series of break and enters. Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began investigating several break and enters that had taken place in the Nipigon area in August 2022. As a result of the ongoing investigation, Devon NEMES, 30-years-old, of Nipigon, has been charged contrary to the Criminal Code ...

On October 31, 2022, shortly after 6:45 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver that couldn’t maintain its lane in the Town of Blind River. On this Halloween evening, the pick-up truck was observed on Highway 557, turned onto Woodward Avenue in a southbound ...