Policing

On April 3, 2020, at approximately 5:45 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a person who had failed to attend court on March 9, 2020, in White River. As a result of the investigation, Kyle MCCOLEMAN, 28 years-of-age, from White River, was arrested and charged with the following: Fail to attend for ...

On April 1, 2020 at approximately 5:16 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a break and enter in progress in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, Scott Pruneau, 47 years of age, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with the following: •    Robbery with weapon, contrary to section 344(1)(b) of ...

On March 31, 2020 at approximately 9:15 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and the Superior East OPP Detachment executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on Churchill Avenue in Wawa. During the search, officers located approximately $1,700 in cash, as well as quantities of ...

On March 27, 2020, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances (CDSA) search warrant at a residence in Chapleau. As a result of the search, officers seized a quantity of suspected crystal methamphetamine. The total street value of the seizure was approximately $1000. Michael HANN, ...

On March 24, 2020, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Northeast Region Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) and the OPP Northeast Region Canine Unit executed a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) search warrant at a residence on Brunswick House First Nation. During the search, officers seized a quantity of drugs suspected to be ...

On March 18, 2020, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a break and enter occurrence at a residence on Cherry Street in Chapleau. The break and enter occurred at some point between February 13 and March 18, 2020. The following items were stolen from the residence: 9mm GIRSAN pistol Garmin 64S GPS Approximately ...

On March 18, 2020, at approximately 4:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a disturbance at an address on Highway 17 in White River Township. As a result of the investigation, Sakatawayo MATTHEWS, a 23-year-old, from Timmins, was arrested and charged with the following: Mischief Under $5000, contrary to section 430(4) ...

On March 2, 2020, at approximately 12:15 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a domestic dispute in Hornepayne. Officers attended the scene, but the suspect had fled prior to their arrival. On March 18, 2020, the accused turned himself into police. As a result of the investigation, a 29-year-old person, from ...

On March 15, 2020, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, a 34-year-old person, from Wawa, was arrested and charged with the following: Uttering Threats – Cause Death or Bodily Harm, contrary to section 264.1(1)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC). The accused ...

On March 13, 2020, at approximately 11:00 p.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 26-year-old person, from Chapleau, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault – Spousal, contrary to section 266 of the Criminal Code (CC). The accused was ...

On March 15, 2020, at approximately 2:55 a.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a single motor vehicle collision on Churchill Avenue in Wawa. While speaking with the driver, officers detected the odour of an alcoholic beverage emanating from the driver’s breath. The driver provided a breath sample into an Approved ...

On March 14, 2020, members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a domestic dispute in Wawa. As a result of the investigation, a 28-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 released and is scheduled ...

On March 8, 2020, 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 40-year-old person, from Chapleau, was arrested and charged with the following: Failure to comply with release order, contrary to section 145(5)(a) of the Criminal Code (CC). The accused was release ...

On February 2, 2020, officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and Algoma Ambulance Service responded to a residence in Echo Bay in regards to two persons in distress. Once on scene, a 41 year-old was located deceased inside the residence. As a result of this ongoing investigation, members of the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario ...

On March 4, 2020, at approximately 2:00 p.m., members of the Superior East Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the report of a domestic dispute in Chapleau. As a result of the investigation, a 32-year-old person, from Chapleau, was arrested and charged with the following: Assault with a Weapon – Spousal, contrary to section 267(a) of the ...