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On May 31, 2024, at approximately 11:30 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person at a residence on Laprairie Crescent in relation to breaching release conditions. Police were called to the residence in relation to a male inside who was just released from jail, and on conditions not to be at that location or be around ...

On May 29, 2024, shortly after 11:30 p.m., members from the Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Batchewana First Nation Police and the Anishinabek Police Services responded to a traffic complaint involving a silver SUV that was speeding with no vehicle lights on and traveling eastbound in the westbound lane on Highway 17 within the ...

On May 30, 2024, shortly after 8:00 a.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a stolen grey pick-up truck that was taken earlier on this morning from a residence in Sault Ste Marie. The owner had video footage of three individuals around the pick-up truck at approximately 4:00 a.m., before ...

On May 30, 2024, shortly after 1:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance from the East Algoma OPP Crime Unit responded to a robbery at a residence in the 100 block of Youngfox Road in the Town of Blind River. Investigation determined a person known to the complainant knocked on ...

A motor vehicle collision in Rocky Bay First Nation has resulted in multiple charges including Impaired Operation. On June 2, 2024, at approximately 10:15 a.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were dispatched to a single motor vehicle collision in Rocky Bay First Nation. Nipigon OPP Members attended and located the motor vehicle. Officers spoke with the ...

Les élèves de la 3e à la 5e année de l’École Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne) ont tout récemment pu approfondir leurs connaissances du gouvernement municipal et des services municipaux lors d’une visite à l’hôtel de ville ainsi qu’à la caserne de pompiers. Ils ont eu l’occasion de rencontrer divers membres de l’équipe de la municipalité en plus de découvrir ...

Grade 3 to 5 students at École Saint Nom de Jésus (Hornepayne) were recently able to learn more about municipal government and services during a visit to city hall and the fire station. They had the opportunity to meet various members of the municipal team and learn about their day-to-day responsibilities and tasks. The students thoroughly enjoyed this educational visit.

Two pedestrians suffered severe dog bites injuries at a residence on Neebish Road. On May 25, 2024, shortly after 5:00 p.m., Sault Ste Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance from Batchewana First Nation Police Service responded to an animal complaint on Neebish Road in Laird Township. Algoma Paramedic Services were on scene prior to police ...

The province’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting death of a 37-year-old man Saturday, May 11th in Sault Ste. Marie. Preliminary information suggests the following: At approximately 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2024, Sault Ste. Marie Police Service officers were called to the Circle K store located on Second Line West for a disturbance call. ...

Police have opened the highway in both directions. On May 10, 2024, shortly after 8:00 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Cartier Fire Service and Manitoulin-Sudbury Paramedic Services, responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 144, Unincorporated Territory, north of Sudbury. The lone driver, a 43-year-old-person from Sudbury, was pronounced deceased ...

On May 8, 2024, shortly after 12:00 a.m., the Sault Ste Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sault Ste Marie Paramedic Services and Goulais Fire Department responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 and Anglican Church Road in Fenwick Township. Investigation determined the grey car failed to negotiate a right-hand-turn, went through a wooden guardrail, landing on the ...

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issues multiple public safety (policing) emergency alerts each year on behalf of police services across the province. During Emergency Preparedness Week, taking place May 5 to 11, the OPP is reminding the public of the steps they can take to secure their safety if they are faced with a significant threat to their safety. The ...

One individual is facing multiple charges after a drug trafficking investigation in Schreiber. Members of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Schreiber, and Nipigon OPP Detachments, Northwest Region Intelligence Unit with the assistance of the Provincial Operations Intelligence Unit (POIB) and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Intelligence Unit conducted a three-month investigation dubbed “Project Plateau”. ...

A person was charged after police attended Warsaw Place with Algoma Paramedic Services. On May 6, 2024, at approximately 5:15 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called to a Warsaw Place apartment complex in relation to an impaired driver.  The complainants reported a male in a grey Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) had fallen after exiting his vehicle ...

Effective May 3, 2024, 3A, 3B and 3C Inpatient Units at Sault Area Hospital (SAH) have implemented visitor restrictions due to an outbreak of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE) and the heightened risk of infection for our patients. Visiting guidelines: Visiting hours will be between 8:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. daily (exceptions may be made) There will be one visitor or one ...