NIPIGON, ON – On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at approximately 2:00 am, a uniform member of the Nipigon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a westbound Grey Mitsubishi RVR motor on Highway 11-17 in the Township of Nipigon for speeding. Upon the officer approaching, the [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – The Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating an incident of theft that occurred recently at the Nipigon Husky Truck Stop located on Highway 11-17 in the town of Nipigon. On Sunday, July 22, 2018 at approximately 11:54 am, an unknown individual [Read more]
Original release below (scroll past update to view). WAWA, ON – A sinkhole near Obatanga Provincial Park, where construction had been ongoing to replace a culvert, closed a stretch of Highway 17 between White River and Wawa for several hours this morning, but one lane has now been opened. [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – On June 20, 2018, at approximately 11:30 pm, members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) were conducting a R.I.D.E. check on Highway 584 in the town of Geraldton, Ontario. Shortly after, a vehicle came through the checkpoint and the driver was known to [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – At approximately 11:50 pm, on Monday, July 2, 2018, members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P), along with Superior North Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Greenstone Fire Department, responded to a report of a house fire on Queen Street in Longlac, [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing male from Marathon. Kevin CASTILLOUX, 20 years old, was last seen in the City of Thunder Bay approximately July 11, 2018. He has not been heard [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – On July 12, 2018, at approximately 4:30 pm, members of the Greenstone detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) responded to a report of a stolen Bobcat skid steer stolen from a work site in Quebec and believed to be in the Greenstone area. Police subsequently [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON -Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Crime Unit, and the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), commenced an investigation into sales of cocaine and heroin in the Nipigon area. As a result of investigation, on Tuesday the 20th of June 2018 a search was conducted at a [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On June 17, 2018 at approximately 6:35p.m. officers of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment received a report regarding a disturbance at the 10 Hemlo apartments in the Town of Marathon. Officers patrolled the area and located one of the individuals involved [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have provided an update regarding 20 year old Kevin Castilloux who had been believed missing. Castilloux has been located in good health, in the City of Thunder Bay. To read the original release from Marathon [Read more]
Mission Road remains closed at this time. OPP officers are still conducting their investigation. Bike and pedestrian traffic is still being allowed to go to Tim Horton’s. Jun 22, 2018 @ 18:50 Jun 22, 2018 @ 17:21 A collision between a SUV and a motorcycle with two riders at the entrance to Tim [Read more]
A Manitouwadge man has been fined for an offence under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Robert Leonard pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000 for unlawfully killing a bull moose without a licence. He also received a one-year hunting suspension. Court heard that on December 3, 2017, conservation [Read more]
MARATHON, ON -On Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at approximately 5:00pm, members of the Marathon and Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision (MVC), Highway 17, approximately 40km west of Marathon near Ripple Lake. It was reported that [Read more]
MATTAWA, ON – The “Hope in the Darkness” walk for Youth Mental Health initiated by Anishinabek Police Services Sergeant Kevin Redsky, has entered North East Region (NER). The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising motorists that there will be an increased pedestrian presence [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – On Tuesday, February 13, 2018, representatives of the Superior North Catholic District School Board (SNCDSB) contacted the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to report a fraud by two staff members. As a result of the investigation into these [Read more]
