Author Archives: OPP

SSM OPP – Individual Charged with 1st Degree Murder after death of victim

The victim has succumbed to their injuries, additional charges were laid, and a third person has been charged in relation to a stabbing incident in Batchewana First Nation. On July 30, 2024, at approximately 3:30 a.m., the Batchewana First Nation Police Service and the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a stabbing incident on ...

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SSM OPP – Traffic Stop Results in Drug Charges

On August 5, 2024, the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties on Highway 17 within the community of Garden River First Nation. At approximately 3:30 a.m., police observed a westbound vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed. Police pursued the vehicle as it entered Sault Ste Marie City limits travelling at ...

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SE OPP – Human Remains found at Montreal River Harbour in 2017 are identified

Police have successfully concluded a seven-year death investigation using investigative genetic genealogy (IGG). On July 30, 2017, a hiker located human remains on a cliff overlooking Montreal River Harbour, approximately an hour north of Sault Ste. Marie. As a result, members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began an investigation under the direction of ...

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Nipigon OPP – Two Drivers face Stunt Driving Charges

On August 2, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were on general patrol conducting radar enforcement on Highway 11-17 near Nipigon. Officers located a vehicle travelling at 160 Km/Hr. A traffic stop was subsequently completed and through investigation, a 27-year-old male from Surrey, British Columbia has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle ...

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Nipigon OPP – Driver faces Impaired Driving Charge

On August 1, 2024, at approximately 10:20 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment received a call for service about a possible impaired driver on Highway 17 near Nipigon. Nipigon OPP members patrolled and subsequently located the vehicle shortly thereafter. Officers spoke to the driver and determined that the driver was impaired by drug. The driver was ...

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SSM OPP – Dangerous Operation Charges Laid

On August 2, 2024, shortly after 5:00 p.m., the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to complaint of a possible intoxicated individual and their off-leash dog who were causing a disturbance at a local beach on Harmony Beach Road in Goulais River. OPP were advised that the dog owner and dog had left the beach ...

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SSM OPP – Speeder charged with Impaired

On August 3, 2024, shortly after 12:00 a.m., the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties when officers observed a westbound car travelling at a high rate of speed on Trunk Road in the City of Sault Ste Marie. A traffic stop was initiated and while the officer was speaking to the driver, ...

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East Algoma OPP – Wellness Check results in Drug Charges

On August 1, 2024, shortly after 2:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a missing person that had left their residence in Elliot Lake the day prior. Family requested police to conduct a wellness check on the individual.   On August 1, 2024, shortly after 9:30 p.m., police located the ...

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SSM OPP – Charges Laid after tenant threatens another with baseball bat

On July 29, 2024, shortly after 8:30 p.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a threat’s complaint on Robertson Road in the Town of Goulais River. Investigation determined there have been ongoing issues with a certain tenant and the complainant who both reside at the same apartment building on Robertson Road. ...

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SSM OPP – Arrest made in Batchewana First Nation Stabbing Incident

One person is in hospital and two youths have been charged following a stabbing incident in Batchewana First Nation. On July 30, 2024, at approximately 3:30 a.m., the Batchewana First Nation Police Service and the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a person with stab wounds in a parking lot on ...

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OPP – Move over for Emergency Vehicles

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reminding motorists that being a safe, attentive driver means keeping an eye out for emergency vehicles and tow trucks on the roadside, slowing down and moving over a lane when it is safe to do so. Not only is it the law, but it’s the only way to ensure police and other emergency workers ...

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East Algoma OPP – Investigation continues into Cat shooting death

Cat dies after being shot with low calibre firearm. On July 27, 2024, shortly after 12:00 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an animal complaint where a cat was shot on River Road in the Town of Blind River. Investigation determined on July 26, 2024, at approximately 5:30 p.m., the owner let the ...

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Boaters Rescued from Simpson Island, Lake Superior

Three boaters, who were stranded on Lake Superior after coming aground due to thick fog and high winds, are thankful to be back home uninjured. On Sunday, July 28, 2024, at approximately 10:01 a.m., members of the Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachments, were dispatched to a marine call for service off the coast of Rossport. Police received ...

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East Algoma OPP – Elliot Lake Driver charged after dispute

On July 23, 2024, at approximately 1:45 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called to the residence regarding a family dispute. The complainant reported being threatened by a family member. That member then smashed into the complainant’s vehicle when departing in a green pickup truck. Police stopped the pickup truck a short time after on Hirshhorn Avenue. The driver ...

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