Sep 15, 2017 @ 12:55 The Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to remind hunters that safety need to be the first priority when heading out into the outdoors this fall. There are a number of things hunters can do to keep themselves and those around them safe.  Some safety rules hunters are asked ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to two road fatalities over the long weekend during their provincial Distracted Driving campaign. The first collision occurred near French River on Friday, September 1, 2017, claiming the life of a 25 year-old woman. The second incident involved a motorcycle colliding with a motor vehicle on Monday, September 4, 2017. The 59 year-old male motorcyclist succumbed ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is hosting two anti-human trafficking conferences that will walk attendees down the road travelled from identifying victims of both sex and labour trafficking, to providing wrap-around victim-centred service to support them through to recovery, and enforcement efforts targeting traffickers. One conference will be in Barrie, Ontario September 11-12, 2017, and the second will be in ...

On September 6, 2017 at 12:36 a.m., members of the Warren and Sudbury Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), West Nipissing Fire Department and the West Nipissing Emergency Medical Services (EMS), responded to a two vehicle collision on Highway 17, Verner. Investigation has revealed that an eastbound tractor trailer and a westbound vehicle collided head on. The driver of the vehicle was ...

On August 26, 2017 the Wikwemikong Tribal Police responded to the Wikwemikong Nursing Home regarding an incident that occurred the evening of August 25, 2017. A resident from the nursing home was taken to hospital where he was treated for his injuries but subsequently died on August 30, 2017. The deceased has been identified as Robert Jim STILL, age 85, ...

Aug 31, 2017 @ 08:30 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Golden Helmets Precision Motorcycle Team was formed in 1963. Each year they tour the Province of Ontario giving exhibitions of superb riding skills at fairs, festivals and parades.   The 20-member team, comprised of OPP officers on regular patrol duties, consists of the Ride Master, Commentator, the motorcycle technician and ...

Aug 30, 2017 @ 20:06 At 7:51 Kenora OPP advised that Hwy 17A between Jones Road and Airport Road is open to one lane, alternating traffic. Aug 30, 2017 @ 19:38 Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, with assistance from Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) and the Kenora Forensic Identification Unit (FISU) are on the scene ...

Inattentive driving is linked to more collisions on Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-patrolled roads so far this year than speeding and alcohol/drug-related collisions combined. This Labour Day weekend officers with the Sault Ste. Marie OPP will be out patrolling local area highways and roadways to ensure the travelling public will arrive at their destination safely. Since January 1, 2017, driver distraction has ...

Aug 8, 2017 @ 08:22 On August 6, 2017 at approximately 7:30 pm Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the Batchewana Police Service, Goulais Fire and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a 911 marine distress call from Horseshoe Bay. The caller was a 13 year old female who was floating in a paddleboat with ...

Aug 3, 2017 @ 15:13 On Tuesday August 1, 2017 at approximately 11:50 a.m. while on general patrol in the town of Wawa, Ontario members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Detachment arrested a male wanted for multiple thefts from a local Wawa business. Investigation revealed that the male had attended the business on three separate occasions and ...

  At a news conference today, the OPP in partnership with the Ontario Forensic Pathology Service and the Office of the Chief Coroner unveiled a three-dimensional model of what is believed to be a young male. Police hope the reconstruction will prompt the public, friends, or co-workers from that time to provide new information to identify the individual and bring resolution ...

OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI) are investigating a fatal collision with the aid of the OPP Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). Mattawa OPP responded to a collision which occurred on Hwy 17 near Hwy 630 in Calvin Township late this morning. OPP state that, “Preliminary information is that an eastbound SUV collided with a westbound pickup truck. The driver of the SUV ...

Jul 15, 2017 @ 20:49 On July 15, 2017, at 2:58 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Mattawa Satellite Detachment received a call about a person swimming in the Ottawa River that went missing. The individual was carried downstream by the current and the complaint lost sight of the party. Members of the OPP have been in the area ...

Jul 15, 2017 @ 18:54 On July 15, 2017 at approximately 2:00pm CT officers from the Ignace Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two vehicle collision involving a westbound environmental waste collection truck and an eastbound pick up truck on Highway 17 approximately 20 km west of Ignace. The Ontario Provincial Police are currently on scene ...

On July 1, 2017, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) members received numerous calls pertaining to an intoxicated male acting in an aggressive manner.   The first call was from a local establishment on Hillside Drive South in Elliot Lake. The male had been denied entry by staff at that location and police were called. However, the male left prior to ...