‘Law Enforcement’ Information
Written by Greenstone OPP on 05 December 2018
LONGLAC, ON – On November 29, 2018, members of the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with officers from the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, the Community Street Crime Unit and the North West Region Emergency Response Team executed a Controlled Drugs and [Read more]
Written by Matawa First Nations on 04 December 2018
THUNDER BAY, ON – Responding to an incident caught on video that occurred on Saturday, December 1st that appeared to show a female Uniform Patrol Officer of the Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) striking a student of the Matawa Education and Care Centre while restrained in a Superior North [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 04 December 2018
MANITOWADGE, ON – On December 2, 2018, at approximately 11:00 p.m. an officer of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Manitouwadge detachment was on patrol when he observed a motorized snow machine (MSV) driving on a roadway in Manitouwadge. The MSV was travelling in the center of the roadway and [Read more]
Written by Greenstone OPP on 03 December 2018
GERALDTON, ON – On Saturday, December 1, 2018, officers from the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in conjunction with the Superior North Emergency Medical Service hosted their annual “Stuff-a-Cruiser” event in Geraldton and Longlac, Ontario. The [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 30 November 2018
WAWA, ON – On Friday November 23, 2018, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a traffic complaint regarding possible impaired driver. The driver was reported to be operating a snowmobile erratically within the town of Wawa. Officers [Read more]
Written by Greenstone OPP on 27 November 2018
Greenstone OPP 10th Annual Stuff-a-Cruiser GREENSTONE, ON On Saturday, December 1, 2018, officers from the Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as well as members of the Superior North Emergency Medical Service (SNEMS) will be collecting food and other items in support of [Read more]
Written by Schreiber OPP Detachment on 23 November 2018
SCHREIBER, ON – On Thursday, November 22, 2018 at approximately 7:04 pm, officers from the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 west of Schreiber A westbound vehicle collided with an eastbound vehicle on [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 20 November 2018
MARATHON, ON – On November 16, 2018 at approximately 8:30 p.m. officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment and Anishinabek Police Service (APS) Pic River Detachment, were dispatched to Nature Nut Resort & Café on Highway 17 approximately 40km east of Marathon [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 20 November 2018
MARATHON, ON – On November 18, 2018 at approximately 1:45 p.m. an officer of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Manitouwadge detachment was on patrol on Highway 17 near Highway 614 when he observed a motor vehicle stuck in the snow on a service road on the south side of the highway. After [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 15 November 2018
WHO IS HE? Police Seek Information from the Public to Identify Remains of an Unknown Male ORILLIA, ON – In 2016, a man died on the coast of Lake Superior, near Montreal River Harbour. His identity was never determined. We need your help to uncover who he was. WHAT WE DO KNOW Prior to his [Read more]
Written by Nipigon Detachment OPP on 15 November 2018
NIPIGON, ON – Tuesday, November 13th, 2018 at approximately 12:35 am, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a pick-up truck travelling eastbound on Highway 11-17 in the 4 lane area of Shuniah in the wrong lane at a high rate of speed. Officers from the Nipigon OPP detachment [Read more]
Written by Ontario Conservation Officers Association on 17 October 2018
With the upcoming legalization of Cannabis on October 17th, 2018 the Ontario Conservation Officers Association (OCOA) wants to take this opportunity to remind hunters to always practice safe, responsible and sober hunting. “The handling of a firearm is a very serious matter and safe handling [Read more]
Written by Schreiber OPP Detachment on 09 October 2018
SCHREIBER, ON – Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding the public about phone scams where the caller pretends to work for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and demand payment by either gift cards or sending money. Some warning signs of these fraudulent calls are: A sense of [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 04 October 2018
WAWA, ON -During the month of September 2018 the Superior East Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 419 calls for service (CFS) which included the following: 7 violent related incidents 18 property related occurrences 3 drug related cases 29 motor vehicle collisions [Read more]
Written by Nipigon Detachment OPP on 01 October 2018
DORION TOWNSHIP, ON – On Friday September 28, 2018, at approximately 5 p.m., members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were dispatched to a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 11/17 in Dorion Township in the District of Thunder Bay. Investigation revealed that a [Read more]