MARATHON, ON – September 30, 2016 at approximately 7:30 p.m., members of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a report of a break and enter at Highway 17, Town of Marathon. A male subject that had unlawfully gained entry into a building was located and arrested by [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – October 4, 2016 at approximately 2:50 p.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment received a report of a suspicious male in the Town of Marathon. Officers attended a public building on Peninsula Road, Marathon and located the male who was the subject [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – October 3, 2016 members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment received a report of a suspicious male in the Town of Marathon. A female reported to police that at approximately 10:00 p.m. she was walking on the trails in the Town of Marathon, and she observed [Read more]
Male Located MARATHON, ON – On September 26, 2016 at approximately 12:49am Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was contacted regarding a missing 67-year–old male from Marathon identified as Greg WITZELL. The male had left his hunt camp, located 20 kms up the North Regan Road the [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superintendent Mark Pritchard, former Commander of the Aboriginal Policing Bureau at OPP General Headquarters, has been promoted to the rank of Chief Superintendent and named Commander of OPP North West Region. Chief Superintendent Pritchard [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On September 26, 2016 at approximately 12:49am Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was contacted regarding a missing 67-year–old male from Marathon identified as Greg WITZELL. The male had left his hunt camp, located 20 kms up the North Regan Road the afternoon of September [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Thunder Bay District Crime Stoppers and the Ontario Provincial Police are asking for your help in solving a theft that occurred between September 9th and September 18th 2016 near McIntyre Bay of Lake Nipigon. Thieves attended Ferguson Creek and removed two brand new [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Saturday September 17, 2016 at approximately 2:30 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment responded to a dispute between a male and female at a local Wawa residence. At the scene police spoke to all involved parties. As a result of this [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Tuesday September 20, 2016 at approximately 3:38 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment along with the assistance of the Sault Ste. Marie and area Crime Unit executed a Control Drug and Substance Act warrant at a local Wawa residence. [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Sunday September 18, 2016 at approximately 10:25 am members of the Superior East Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a theft of gas from a Wawa gas station. Officers were advised that a male driver had just filled his motor vehicle with gas then drove [Read more]
PAGWA, ON – On September 15, 2016, at approximately 12:08 a.m., the James Bay Detachments Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was advised of a missing male in the Village of Pagwa, Ontario. The OPP North East Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), the OPP North East Region Canine, the OPP Helicopter, [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – Greenstone Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in partnership with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) and the Municipality of Greenstone are making efforts to trap bears that have been a nuisance in the town area. Greenstone OPP, along [Read more]
KAPUSKASING, ON – On September 13, 2016, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Professional Standards Bureau (PSB) arrested and charged two OPP officers after conducting an investigation related to an assault of two individuals which occurred on May 28, 2016. As a result of the investigation, [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – On Monday September 12, 2016 at approximately 8:40 am members of the Superior East White River Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a White River residence regarding a disturbance and allegations of assault. At the scene police conducted an [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a bear entering a restaurant in Terrace Bay. Police attended and located a sow and two cubs. The bears had entered a rear door of the open and occupied [Read more]
