On May 19, 2021, at approximately 1:00 p.m., members of the North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a Cannabis Act (CA) search warrant at a commercial property on Martel Road in Chapleau. A search of the premises revealed a large illegal cannabis growing operation. More than 12,000 plants in various stages of growth were ...

May 19, 2021 at 14:26 On Tuesday, May 17, 2021 at approximately 3:15 pm the White River Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a blue Chevy Cruse travelling westbound on Highway 17, Township of White River, at a very high rate of speed. A traffic stop was initiated west of White River. The vehicle failed to stop, accelerated, and continued westbound ...

This is national Canada Road Safety Week, and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting 76 road collision fatalities since January 1, 2021. Consistent year to year, a significant number of the road deaths so far in 2021 are attributed to driving behaviours that are the focus of this week’s campaign: aggressive, inattentive/distracted and alcohol/drug-impaired drivers, and unbuckled vehicle occupants. ...

The East Algoma Detachment of Ontario Provincial Police is participating in Canada Road Safety Week (CRSW) which is a national traffic safety initiative led by Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police and is taking place from May 18 to May 24, 2021. The campaign focuses on increasing public awareness and compliance with traffic laws relating to the “Big Four”. These ...

On May 13, 2021, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a break and enter (B&E) that had occurred sometime overnight at the Town of Blind River Municipal Office in the Town of Blind River. Investigation determined that between 6:30 p.m. on May 12, 2021 and 7:30 a.m. on May 13, 2021, an ...

  The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has now obtained a Canada Wide Warrant for the arrest of an eastern Ontario resident more than five years after the murder of Frederick “John” HATCH. Frederick “John” HATCH was last seen alive on the afternoon of December 16, 2015 in the area of West Hunt Club Road and Merivale Road in Nepean. His ...

Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are seeking assistance from the public in locating a 47-year-old missing female. Evaleen Bonnie ATLOOKAN (47yrs old) was last seen on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at 0100hrs on Upper Falls Road in the Town of Wabigoon.  ATLOOKAN is described as an indigenous female 5’3″ 191lbs, brown eyes and possibly ...

The North East Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is joining police services across Ontario and Canada in kicking off Police Week (#PoliceWeekON), which honours and celebrates the work front-line police officers, 9-1-1 communicators, civilian staff, and all members of our police service do to keep our citizens safe and healthy, especially during the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.   This year, Police ...

On May 6, 2021, shortly after 8:40 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint where a small pickup truck was unable to maintain its own lane and almost struck two pedestrians walking a dog, was all over the road and travelling at high rates of speed on Taylor Boulevard, ...

May 8, 2021 at 20:51 On May 8, 2021, at 12:41 p.m., members of the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a missing person. Shayna BOYER-GIONETTE, 25 years-of-age was located. The OPP thanks the public for their assistance in this incident. —— May 8, 2021 at 16:27 On May 8, 2021, at ...

On April 16, 2021, members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were on patrol duties on Highway 17 within the Territory of Mississauga First Nation. Shortly before 8:00 p.m., police observed an eastbound vehicle travelling at a speed that was lower than the posted 70 km/hr zone and crossing the white fog line repeatedly. A traffic ...

On April 29, 2021, members of the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Great Northern Road in the City of Sault Ste. Marie.   Police initiated a traffic stop and determined the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages. The driver was then arrested and transported to ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is requesting that Ontarians voluntarily comply with the new emergency orders as it does its part to support the Government of Ontario’s health emergency declaration to limit transmission of the COVID-19 virus.   OPP officers will enforce the Stay-at-Home Order, under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMPCA), and the Reopening Ontario Act (ROA) ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wants to assure the public that essential travel between Ontario and neighbouring provinces will be permitted, despite new measures designed to help limit the transmission of the COVID-19 virus. The OPP will have members located on roadways, at interprovincial points of entry, to screen incoming vehicles beginning Monday, April 19, 2021 at 12:01 a.m. ET/CT-Manitoba ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wants the public to be aware of actions being taken to help limit the transmission of the COVID-19 virus, including restrictions on interprovincial travel. The Government of Ontario has announced further restrictions on outdoor activities and gatherings. As of Saturday, April 17 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time, outdoor gatherings are restricted to members of the ...