The Sault Ste. Marie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has investigated four impaired driving incidents this month, charging four drivers with a total of nine offences. All incidents occurred on busy roads during the afternoon and early evening hours. On October 12, 2024, at approximately 2:56 p.m., Sault Ste. Marie OPP officers were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving ...

One person has been pronounced deceased and the province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate in the City of Elliot Lake.   On October 27, 2024, shortly before 1:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call for service on Westhill Road, where one person was placed under arrest. While in ...

The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person after failing to stop for police as a result of a traffic stop on Highway-17. Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on two motor vehicles travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway-17 on October 22, 2024 at approximately 1:30 p.m. Both vehicles fled at ...

On October 17 & 18, 2024, Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), conducted a search warrant on a motor vehicle which led to another search warrant at a residence on Wadsworth Drive in the Town of Nipigon. Two people were arrested and charged during this search warrant. Suspected Cocaine and Fentanyl were seized ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recognizes the importance of transparency and accurate information regarding operations during possible demonstrations. The OPP’s Provincial Liaison Team (PLT) is an integral part of our response to events such as demonstrations, rallies and marches. The PLT’s primary function is not to assist demonstrators; instead, their role centers around facilitating lawful, peaceful and safe events by ...

On October 11, 2024, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a weapons complaint at a residence on Doyle Street in the Town of Spanish. Investigation determined an unwanted person armed with a knife was in the complainant’s house and had brandished it multiple times, pointed it at the complainant in ...

Seven vehicle occupants, a pedestrian and three off-road vehicle riders were killed in Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) jurisdictions, making for a particularly tragic Thanksgiving long weekend on and off the road. Over and above the fatalities, the safety of road users was jeopardized by thousands of unsafe drivers during one of the busiest weekends of the year on highways and ...

Police were called to an Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) collision which claimed the life of one person. On October 15, 2024, at approximately 2:45 a.m. the East Algoma Provincial Police (OPP) and the Algoma Paramedic Services responded to an ORV (side-by-side) collision on a gravel road in a remote location off the Portelance Road north of Elliot Lake. A collision occurred ...

On October 16, 2024, at approximately 4:30 a.m. police were called by a resident on Amsterdam Road stating that an unknown man just entered their house with a knife, was acting very erratic, and looked to be high on drugs. Upon police arrival, the man ran out of the residence yelling that there was a bear chasing him. Because of ...

On October 11, 2024, members of the Nipigon Detachment responded to a report of an individual in distress, in the water at the Nipigon Marina. Officers attended the scene and were unable to locate the individual. Search efforts continued with the assistance of the OPP’s Emergency Response Team and the Underwater Search and Recovery Team. On October 12, 2024, an ...

A driver was charged criminally following a head-on collision between a pick-up truck and a passenger car that occurred on Highway 11 west of Kashabowie. On October 10, 2024, at approximately 7:30 pm, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers from Atikokan and Shabaqua responded to a two-vehicle head-on collision that occurred on Highway 11 near Huronian Lake. One vehicle passenger was ...

Oct 12, 2024 at 00:51 The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested two people in relation to an ongoing death investigation. On July 6, 2024, police were called after an unknown person with no vital signs was left at a hospital in Blind River. The person was transported to hospital by two individuals in a ...

Even if you’ve taken drugs or have some on you, the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act can protect you. Opioid overdoses are claiming the lives of thousands of people across Ontario and are steadily increasing. The statistics and numbers related to overdoses do not capture the profound distress being felt by those impacted. Observers may hesitate to call 911 in ...

On October 4, 2024, at approximately 2:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft complaint at the Spanish Four Seasons Waterfront Complex on Garnier Road in the Town of Spanish. With the assistance from the Manitoulin Detachment OPP the investigation determined an individual attended the complex to get coffee and water. The ...

Oct 8, 2024 at 20:46 Nipissing West Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a serious motor vehicle collision (MVC) on Highway 144, between Cartier and Gogama. On October 8, 2024, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Nipissing West OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) and a passenger vehicle. One person was pronounced deceased at the ...