Members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) participated in “Canada Road Safety Week” which ran from May 14 to May 20, 2019. This campaign is designed to increase public compliance with safe driving measures and target behaviours that put motorists, passengers and pedestrian at risk. The main focus of the initiative is on impaired driving, distracted driving, ...

On May 19, 2019, at approximately 9:50 a.m., a member of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17 in Dambrossio Township, Ontario. The officer observed a southbound sport utility vehicle (SUV) travelling at a high rate of speed and initiated a traffic stop. Further investigation revealed that the driver of the ...

On April 29, 2019, at approximately 9:20 p.m., a member of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a motor vehicle travelling at more than 150 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone on Highway 101 in Caouette Township, Ontario. As a result of the investigation, Alain LORANGER, a 36-year-old male, from Sudbury, Ontario, was charged ...

On April 18, 2019, at approximately 12:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute in the Town of Chapleau, Ontario. As a result of the investigation, a 41-year-old male, from Chapleau, Ontario was arrested and charged with the following: Mischief Under $5000, contrary to section 430(4) of the Criminal ...

On April 14, 2019, at approximately 6:30 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a possible impaired driver operating a pickup truck in the Town of Chapleau, Ontario. A short time later, the suspect vehicle was observed on Monk Street and a traffic stop was initiated. Officers detected an odour ...

On April 14, 2019, at approximately 2:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a domestic dispute in Chapleau, Ontario. As a result of the investigation, a 36-year-old male from Chapleau, Ontario was arrested and charged with the following: Distribute intimate image without consent, contrary to section 162.1(1) of the Criminal Code (CC), ...

On April 10, 2019, at approximately 3:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an anonymous traffic complaint regarding a possible impaired driver operating a pickup truck within the Town of Chapleau, Ontario. Police located the vehicle on King Street and performed a traffic stop. Upon speaking with the driver, the odour ...

On April 7, 2019, at approximately 5:30 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to an unwanted person call at a business in White River, Ontario. The suspect was asked to leave the premises by the business owner and police but refused to comply.  As officers approached the male to arrest him, he struck one of ...

On March 27, 2019, the Chapleau Volunteer Fire Department responded to a garage fire on Queen Street in Chapleau, Ontario. As a result of the fire, nearby Bell phone lines sustained significant damage causing approximately 500 residents to be without home phone service, including 911. The Chapleau Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment is currently without phone service due to this disruption. Bell Canada has crews ...

On March 5, 2019, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call regarding a motor vehicle collision on Harte Gold Road, north of White River, Ontario. Upon speaking with the driver of the commercial motor vehicle (CMV), officers detected an odour of alcohol on his breath. Officers demanded breath ...

On February 23, 2019, at approximately 8:46 a.m., an off-duty member of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a northbound commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driving erratically on Highway 17 in Vasiloff Township. The officer followed the CMV until it parked at a business in White River Township where the driver was subsequently placed under arrest. As ...

During the month of January 2019, the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to approximately 500 calls for service. Some of those calls included the following: seven violence-related incidents; 14 property related occurrences; 39 motor vehicle collisions; one impaired by alcohol incident; and two warn range suspensions. Officers have also patrolled our communities and highways to ensure ...

Feb 6, 2019 @ 08:17 On January 24, 2019, at approximately 3:35 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint regarding a pickup truck that had driven by a school bus with its overhead red signal-lights flashing and the “STOP” arm extended, on Highway 129 in the town of Chapleau, Ontario. The ...

Published on: Jan 29, 2019 @ 13:14 Extreme cold and snowy weather have presented numerous challenges for members of the motoring public lately. The Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to the public to consider taking safety measures that could save your life, or assist someone else during the winter months. If you start your vehicle to warm it ...

On Sunday, January 13, 2019, at approximately 10:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a pickup truck in the ditch on Highway 631 near Hornepayne, Ontario. Upon arrival at the scene, officers were told that the driver had been picked up and was no longer in the area. ...