Policing

Apr 12, 2018 @ 15:51 On Wednesday April 11, 2018 at approximately 8:00 a.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment along with the assistance of members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and members of the Emergency Response Team (ERT) attended a residence on Mackey Street in Wawa, Ontario and executed a Controlled Drugs ...

Apr 11, 2018 @ 14:24 On Tuesday April 10, 2018 at approximately 2:48 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a Wawa address regarding a report of a break and enter in progress. At the scene officers conducted an investigation and obtained evidence.   As a result Blake John KOMARNISKI (34) of Wawa, ...

Apr 11, 2018 @ 08:58 As a follow up to last month’s article titled Modern Slavery: Human Trafficking in Ontario, the focus of this article will be about sex trafficking (ST). I will explain in greater detail the operations of sex trafficking and how it affects us in our community. Additionally, this article will be focusing on domestic human trafficking ...

Apr 9, 2018 @ 13:26 During the month of March 2018 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Detachments responded to 775 calls for service (CFS) which included some of the following: 16 motor vehicle collisions, 2 impaired by alcohol driving charges, 6 violence related Calls For Service 8 property related Calls For Service, 11 drug related Calls For Service ...

Apr 9, 2018 @ 12:37 On Sunday April 8, 2018 at approximately 7:05 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a 911 call at a Hawk Junction, Ontario address regarding a report of a dispute. As a result a 29 year old Hawk Junction, Ontario female was arrested and charged with the following ...

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Apr 6, 2018 @ 13:55 On Tuesday April 3, 2018 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment received a report of a female breaching her release conditions. An investigation was conducted by police. As a result a 29 year old Wawa, Ontario female was arrested and charged with the following offences; 3 counts of Adult Fail ...

Apr 4, 2018 @ 09:26 On Monday April 2, 2018 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment began an investigation into allegations of unauthorized possession of firearms. An investigation was conducted and a search warrant was executed at a Wawa address. As a result a 55 year old Wawa, Ontario male was arrested and charged with ...

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Mar 30, 2018 @ 17:46 A Michigan resident has been fined $13,050 for possessing an over-limit of walleye. William Krueger, of East Tawas, pleaded guilty and was fined $13,050 for possessing more walleye than allowed under the Ontario Fishery Regulations. He was also suspended from fishing in Ontario for 10 years. Court heard that on September 2, 2017, conservation officers ...

Mar 26, 2018 @ 16:03 Growing up in Wawa and other small northern communities, my exposure to large-scale criminal activity was limited and therefore so was my knowledge. Certainly terms like “human trafficking” (HT) didn’t register to me as something that is a small town problem, especially in our small and quaint community. It wasn’t until a few years ago ...

Mar 26, 2018 @ 12:46 On Saturday March 24, 2018 at approximately 9:15 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (White River) Detachment responded to a White River address regarding a report of an assault. Investigation revealed that a female had been assaulted by a male. As a result a 48 year old White River, Ontario male ...

Mar 23, 2018 @ 09:26 On Thursday March 22, 2018 at approximately 10:20 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 near the Pinewood drive entrance Wawa, Ontario. Upon speaking to the female driver of the automobile officers detected an odour of alcoholic beverage. As a result Tanya Lynn ...

Mar 22, 2018 @ 09:03 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have finalized their Distracted Driving Campaign enforcement data, laying 2,589 charges against motorists who were not completely focused on driving. The majority (2,462) of the charges were laid against drivers caught using their hand-held devices (Highway Traffic Act Section 78.1). Sixty four (64) of the charges were for Careless Driving (HTA ...

Mar 20, 2018 @ 09:01 On Tuesday March 20, 2018 at approximately 12:55 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment attempted to stop a motor vehicle on Broadway Ave. Wawa, Ontario only to have the driver flee the scene. The motor vehicle was observed by police near a local business area. Police were able to ...