Author Archives: OPP

East Algoma OPP – Public Assistance Requested in Locating Marc

Members from the East Algoma OPP Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person.   On Wednesday October 12, 2023, shortly after 4:00 a.m., the East Algoma OPP received a report of a missing person from the Town of Spanish.   Investigation determined Marc, 34-years-old, was last seen going for a ...

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SSM OPP – Investigation continues into Batchewana Bay Shooting after Arrest Made

On October 8, 2023, shortly after 10:00 p.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a weapons call at a residence on Superior Street in Fisher Township (Batchewana Bay area) where a person sustained a gunshot wound and was transported to local hospital in Sault Ste Marie with non-life-threatening injuries. The suspect ...

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OPP Conducts Operation Impact (October 6 – 9, 2023)

Two hundred and seventy eight (278) lives lost on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-patrolled roads so far this year is something the OPP needs every driver to think about before they head out on busy roads during the Thanksgiving long weekend. As the OPP joins Canadian policing partners to keep roads safe during the annual  Operation Impact campaign, drivers are reminded ...

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Nipissing West OPP – Investigation continues into fatal collision on Hwy 144

One person is deceased after a motor vehicle collision involving two vehicles. On September 30, 2023, shortly after 5:00 p.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Greater Sudbury Police Service, Greater Sudbury Fire Service and Manitoulin-Sudbury Paramedic Services, responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 144, near Dowling, in the City of Greater Sudbury. ...

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SSM OPP – Investigation continues into Fatal Collision (Hwy 17 OPEN)

Oct 3, 2023 at 19:05 Highway 17 and Highway 552 are now open in two directions. The investigation is continuing. Oct 3, 2023 at 16:40 On October 3, 2023, shortly after 11:30 a.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Goulais River Fire Department and Sault Ste Marie Paramedic Services responded to a ...

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SE OPP Hornepayne – ATV Impounded, Driver Charged while driving under suspension

SE OPP Wawa

On September 17, 2023, shortly before 1:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol on Roundhouse Road in Hornepayne, when they observed an off-road vehicle being driven by a known suspended driver. A traffic stop was conducted and, as a result, a 33-year-old from Hornepayne was charged with two counts ...

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SE OPP – Blind River Man Charged after Traffic Complaint

SE OPP Wawa

One individual has been charged after a traffic complaint from a concerned citizen. On September 26, 2023, shortly before 3:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible impaired driver on Highway 101, approximately 30km east of Wawa. Police located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop, where ...

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Hornepayne OPP – Trafficking Charges Laid

On September 9, 2023, shortly after 11:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of a drug-related occurrence on Sixth Avenue in Hornepayne. As a result of the police investigation, 33-year-old Jesse RUSSELL, of Hornepayne, has been arrested and charged with one count of Traffick in Schedule I Substance – Cocaine. The ...

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FEDERAL OFFENDER WANTED- Andrew SWAN

The Repeat Offender Parole Enforcement (R.O.P.E.) Squad is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a federal offender wanted on a Canada Wide Warrant as a result of a breach of his Statutory Release. Andrew SWAN is described as a Caucasian male, 58 years of age, 5’8″ (173cm), 204lbs (93kgs) with grey hair and blue eyes. He is currently serving a ...

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East Algoma OPP – Charges laid after Impaired Driving Complaint

Several criminal charges have been laid against two people following an impaired driving complaint. On September 19, 2023, shortly before 11:20 a.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of a possible impaired driver that had pulled into a retail parking lot on Centre Street in Espanola. Police located the driver and passenger with a ...

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East Algoma OPP – Charges laid after Complaints

On September 21, 2023, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to numerous on-going breach related calls in Elliot Lake. The complainants reported that a male was working as a contractor in town and was not supposed to be around children. These complainants were such that the male was working at homes where children were present ...

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East Algoma OPP – Charges laid as Impaired driver arrives at Golf Course

On September 21, 2023, shortly after 5:45 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Mississauga First Nation responded to a complaint of an impaired driver that had just arrived at the local golf course in the Town of Blind River. A short time later police attended the driving range and located the suspect. While ...

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Superior East OPP – Police Checks Can be Done Online

The Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding the public that police record checks – required for employment, adoption, international travel, volunteer work, and more – are now fully online. Individual OPP detachments can no longer receive or process record check requests. The old system required citizens to travel to their local detachment to have their ...

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East Algoma OPP – Fatal ATV Collision under Investigation

On September 21, 2023, shortly after 10:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and members from the Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) on Astles Road in the Town of Blind River. The 62-year-old ATV driver from Blind River was transported to local hospital ...

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East Algoma OPP – 16 year old charged with mischief

On September 15, 2023, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received numerous calls in relation to vandalism at a vacant building on Spine Road in Elliot Lake. Police had previously responded to numerous trespassing and mischief related calls at this place. The building is vacant and has remained off limits to the public for numerous years. The complainant reported a ...

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