Policing

On May 24, 2020, at approximately 1:45 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of an assault at a residence on Churchill Avenue in Wawa. Upon arrival, police were advised that the accused had left the scene. On May 28, 2020, at approximately 1:15 p.m., police located and arrested the accused ...

On May 28, 2020, at approximately 3:30 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a break and enter in progress on Ash Street in Chapleau. Officers arrived on scene and located a person attempting to break into an abandoned residence. The individual ran toward police wielding an object in his hand. After ...

On May 22, 2020, at approximately 10:55 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute in Chapleau. As a result of the investigation, a 30-year-old person, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault – Spousal, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code (CC). The accused was ...

On May 22, 2020, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a threats complaint on Magpie Road in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, Corey BLACK, 33 years-of-age, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with the following: Uttering Threats – Damage Property, contrary to section 264.1(1)(b) of the Criminal Code (CC). The ...

Members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) participated in “Canada Road Safety Week” which ran from May 12 to May 18, 2020. This campaign is designed to increase public compliance with safe driving measures and target behaviours that put motorists, passengers and pedestrians at risk. The main focus of the initiative is on impaired driving, distracted driving, ...

On May 18, 2020, at approximately 7:50 p.m., a member of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17 in Rabazo Township. The officer observed a northbound pickup truck travelling at a high rate of speed and initiated a traffic stop. While speaking with the driver, the officer detected the odour of ...

On May 15, 2020, at approximately 7:45 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of an assault in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, Spencer WRIGHT, 25 years-of-age, from Chatam-Kent, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code (CC), Possession of ...

On May 15, 2020, at approximately 11:55 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 17 near Wawa. Officers located the vehicle a performed a traffic stop. Investigation into the driver revealed that he was breaching his release conditions. As a result, John KWAME, 34 years-of-age, from Calgary, was arrested ...

On November 25, 2019, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a 911 call reporting that the driver of a U-Haul truck had filled up at a gas station on Highway 17 in White River and left without paying. An officer who was in the area spotted the truck and initiated a brief pursuit, which was terminated soon after. At some ...

Le 25 novembre 2019, la Police provinciale de l’Ontario a reçu un appel au 9-1-1 signalant que le conducteur d’un camion U-Haul avait fait le plein à une station-service sur la route 17, à White River, et était parti sans payer. Un agent qui se trouvait dans le secteur a repéré le camion et a lancé une brève poursuite, à ...

On May 12, 2020, at approximately 12:15 p.m., a member of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17 approximately 10 km south of Wawa. An officer observed a northbound sport utility vehicle operating at a high rate of speed and initiated a traffic stop. While speaking with the occupants, officers detected ...

As the COVID-19 public health crisis continues, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Anti-Rackets Branch, Health Fraud Investigation Unit (HFIU) say increasing health care-related scams are targeting unsuspecting, innocent victims to extort money and, in particular, personal information. OPP Anti-Rackets HFIU warns Ontario residents to remain vigilant for scams related to COVID-19, specifically health information “harvest” sites, where fraudsters ...

On May 12, 2020, at approximately 2:35 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 near Pinewood Drive in Wawa. A northbound sedan that had been observed driving aggressively struck the rear of a northbound pickup truck. The driver of the sedan fled the ...

On May 7, 2020, at approximately 2:00 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a domestic dispute in Hornepayne. As a result of the investigation, a 32-year-old person, from Hornepayne, was arrested and charged with the following: Fail to Comply with Conditions of Undertaking Given by Officer in Charge, ...