On July 26, 2023, at approximately 10:00 p.m., members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were conducting a RIDE program on Pennisula Road.   A driver entered the RIDE program and was administered a roadside screening device. The driver failed and was subsequently arrested then transported to the Marathon OPP Detachment for further testing.   Through investigation, Paul ...

On July 27, 2023, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were conducting radar enforcement on Highway 11-17 near Nipigon where a vehicle was observed travelling 160 Kilometers per hour in a posted 90 Kilometer zone. The officer then conducted a traffic stop on the subject motor vehicle.   Through investigation, a 43-year-old from ...

UPDATE: Female has been located safe, Police are thanking everyone for their assistance The Nipigon Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) and Canine (K-9) are searching in the Nipigon area, and seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 78-year-old female, named Judy aka Amma. Judy is described as 5’2″, medium build, medium-length ...

An individual is facing multiple criminal charges after police were called to White Lake Provincial Park for a report of a possible impaired driver who had collided with a tree.   On July 22, 2023, at approximately 9:15 p.m., members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were dispatched to White Lake Provincial Park after Provincial Park Wardens contacted ...

  Members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) rescued a bear cub that was stuck in a trap line which was designed for smaller animals.   On July 20, 2023, at approximately 8:38 p.m., the Schreiber OPP responded to a report of a bear in distress on Worthington Road, east of Schreiber.   Officers attended and located the trapped ...

Another stunt driver is without their Licence and vehicle after being caught travelling 149 Kilometers per hour on Highway 11-17 near Nipigon.   On July 20, 2023, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment were conducting radar enforcement on Highway 11-17 near Nipigon. Nipigon OPP members observed a vehicle travelling at 149 Kilometers per ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid charges following an investigation into a fatal motor vehicle collision. On November 29, 2022, shortly before 6:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the OPP responded to a serious two-vehicle collision near the intersection of Highway 17 and Highway 519, approximately 40 kilometres north of Wawa. The investigation revealed that a ...

From July 7, 2023, to July 14, 2023, Sault Ste Marie OPP charged three drivers with impaired driving. (TILLEY TOWNSHIP, ON)-On July 7, 2023, members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a suspected impaired driver operating a pick-up truck and travelling southbound on Highway 17 towards Chippewa Falls in ...

On July 12, 2023, shortly after 7:45 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a request from a local hospital in Richards Landing to locate a patient that left in a blue car. While on route to Richards Landing, OPP received information from members of the Batchewana First Nation Police Service (BFNPS) who ...

Police charges neighbour and within 10 minutes of being released the person breached their conditions. On July 15, 2023, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a complaint of on-going issues with one tenant at an apartment building on South Street in the Town of Hilton Beach.   Investigation determined that on July ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person with murder in connection with a death in the Town of Marathon. On July 15, 2023, just before 1:30 a.m., members of the Marathon OPP Detachment responded to an incident where one individual was located with life-threatening injuries. Emergency Medical Services transported the victim to hospital where they were later pronounced ...

An individual has been rescued by members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment after being partially submerged in water on Lake Superior for nearly 3 hours.   On July 10, 2023, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment and The OPP North West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT) responded to a report ...

Members of the Thunder Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment are conducting a sudden death investigation that occurred at Silver Falls Provincial Park.   On July 3, 2023, at approximately 3:46 p.m., members of the Thunder Bay OPP Detachment, Thunder Bay Fire Services, and Superior North Emergency Medical Services (EMS) were dispatched to Silver Falls Provincial Park for a report ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), in collaboration with the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), are ramping up enforcement and education around commercial motor vehicle safety, as part of a joint effort to address an upward trend in transport truck-involved collisions. In 2022, the OPP responded to 9,110 collisions that involved a transport truck, marking the highest number of transport truck-related crashes ...

On July 4, 2023, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties in the City of Elliot Lake. Shortly after 8:00 p.m., officers observed a pick-up truck known to them at a local gas station on Highway 108. An individual that was wanted by OPP was fuelling up the pick-up truck. Once the suspect ...