suWAWA, ON – On Sunday February 25, 2018, at approximately 1:15 a.m., officers from the Superior East (Wawa) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle travelling on Third Ave. Wawa. After speaking with the male driver, officers detected an [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On Tuesday December 19, 2017 at approximately 10:40 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East (Wawa) Detachment responded to a single motor vehicle collision near the intersection of Highway 17 and 101. At the scene police observed that the male driver’s [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – On September 5, 2017, at 5:25 pm, Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call reporting a male who was believed to be intoxicated diving off from the Fresh Mart grocery store located in Longlac, Ontario. The driver was located and failed a roadside screening [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – On June 6, 2017, at 4:16 pm, a member of the Greenstone Ontario Provicial Police (OPP) Stopped a vehicle within the town of Geraldton, Ontario, for a traffic related infraction. As a result of investigating this incident, the driver, Dakota Jimmy Wilfred SHAWANAMSH, age 24 [Read more]
MARATHON, ON –On December 30, 2016 at 8:30 a.m. members of the Marathon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of intoxicated subjects on the road, at Peninsula Road, Town of Marathon. The subjects were located by police operating a motor vehicle. The vehicle [Read more]
MARATHON, ON –The weekend of December 17 and 18, 2016 resulted in three drivers charged with impaired driving related offences by members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment, after traffic stops were conducted. On December 17, 2016 at approximately 1:00 a.m. officers [Read more]
WAWA, ON – During the early hours of April 3, 2015, members of the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint in the town of Wawa regarding a possible impaired driver. At approximately 7:48 am, while on general patrols officers observed [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – March 21, 2015 at 2:10 am members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting general patrol on Main Street in Geraldton, Ontario. Police observed some concerning driving behaviour. Before police could initiate a traffic stop, the driver stopped the vehicle [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On the evening of February 21, 2015, officers from the Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint in the town of Wawa. At approximately 6:21 p.m., while patrolling on Ganley Street, officers observed a Jeep stuck in a [Read more]
WAWA, ON – January 11, 2015 at approximately 9:55 pm members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment responded to a traffic complaint within the town of Wawa. The motor vehicle in question was located near a local business. As a result of police investigation Kevin [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – December 16th 2014 Crime Stoppers, the OPP and Macs convenience stores will be joining together for Operation HEAT. The OPP will be handing out hot beverage coupons to sober drivers (Coupons provided by TBay District Crime Stoppers). A RIDE program will be set up in front of [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Thursday November 27th, 2014 at approximately 5:40pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment observed a motor vehicle approaching Highway 17 from Deadhorse Road. A traffic stop of the vehicle was conducted resulting in the driver of the [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – October 16, 2014 at approximately 11:05 am a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Chapleau Detachment observed a vehicle travelling Northbound on Highway 129 in the Daoust Township at a slower rate of speed than the posted limit. The vehicle was stopped and as a result [Read more]
WAWA, ON – On the 1 November 2014, at approximately 2:43 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were on general patrol on Mackey Street when they observed a red Chevrolet Sonic automobile disobey the stop sign at the intersection of Broadway Ave and [Read more]
Improving Road Safety Ontario is introducing legislation that, if passed, would help keep the province’s roads among the safest in North America by reducing collisions, injuries and fatalities. If passed, the proposed legislation and supporting amendments to the Highway Traffic Act will make [Read more]
