Posts Tagged ‘northern law enforcement’
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 10 September 2012
MARATHON ON –On Friday September 7, 2012 approximately 12:15 am, a Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer was on patrol in the Town of Marathon. The officer observed a black Jeep SUV being driven in an erratic manner and stopped the vehicle to check the sobriety of the driver. The [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 10 September 2012
CHAPLEAU, ON – September 2, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Chapleau Detachment responded to a break and enter to an apartment on Lansdown Street. Several windows were broken to gain entry into the home. Items taken include: 3 firearms 410 shotgun, 20 gauge shotgun, 308 [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 05 September 2012
BREAK AND ENTER TO LOCAL BUSINESS WAWA, ON – August 30, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised of a break in to a basement storage area belonging to a business on Mackey Street. The break in is believed to have occurred sometime between August 24 [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 04 September 2012
PHONEY BANK INSPECTORS CREATING REAL VICTIMS ORILLIA, ON –The Ontario Provincial Police is receiving many reports of financial scams targeting seniors and other vulnerable people across the province. In this scam, individuals claiming to be investigators from one of Canada’s chartered banks [Read more]
Written by Nipigon Detachment OPP on 04 September 2012
NIPIGON, ON –Nipigon OPP, in cooperation with the Office of the Ontario Firemarshall, are currently investigating a house structure fire at #560 Highway 11&17, Dorion Township, which occurred on 01 September 2012 at approximately 6:40 AM. The Dorion Fire Department responded to the scene, [Read more]
Written by Greenstone OPP on 01 September 2012
GERALDTON, ON – August 23rd members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received numerous calls for service from residents of Geraldton advising that their motor vehicles had been broken into and items had been stolen from them. These thefts occurred in the late evening hours of [Read more]
Written by Thunder Bay OPP on 28 August 2012
Formal Signing in Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY, ON – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superintendent Ron van Straalen, Regional Commander-North West Region and Police Chief Claude Chum – Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) participated in the formal signing of an operational agreement [Read more]
Written by Nipigon Detachment OPP on 21 August 2012
NIPIGON, ON – Monday August 20, 2012 officers with the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised that a dark grey Dodge Caravan bearing an unknown marker was travelling westbound on Highway #17 from the White River area. Officers were advised that the vehicle was involved in a [Read more]
Written by Schreiber OPP Detachment on 20 August 2012
TERRACE BAY, ON – Monday August 20, 2012 officers with the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised that a dark grey Dodge Caravan bearing an unknown marker was travelling westbound on Highway #17 from the White River area. Officers were advised that the vehicle was involved in [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 15 August 2012
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) hosted the 23rd Annual Sick Kids Golf Tournament on August 10, 2012 at he Peninsula Golf Course in Marathon ON. The event was a huge success with 70 golfers turning out to support Sick Kids and play a round of golf. The event raised [Read more]
Written by Nipigon Detachment OPP on 27 July 2012
NIPIGON, ON – July 25, 2012 at approximately 3:39am Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of an attempted break and enter to a store in Shuniah Township. At 3:59am Nipigon OPP officers observed a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle traveling eastbound on [Read more]
Written by Press Release on 29 June 2012
ORILLIA, ON – At the request of the Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC), members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are conducting a death investigation following the roof collapse at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake. The death investigation being [Read more]
Written by Superior East OPP on 28 June 2012
WHITE RIVER, ON – JUNE 27TH, 2012 AT 1:48PM Ontario Provincial Police Superior East White River Detachment were advised to keep observation for a silver Ford pickup truck. It was reported that the vehicle had left White River and was being driven by a suspended driver with out vehicle [Read more]
Written by Nipigon Detachment OPP on 23 June 2012
NIPIGON, ON – June 23, 2012 at approximately 8:10 a.m. Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call of an overdue boater on Lake Nipigon. Officers of the Nipigon OPP with the assistance of the North West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP air services, and Civil Air [Read more]
Written by ManitouwadgeMarathon OPP on 14 June 2012
MARATHON ON – Wednesday June 13, 2012, at 7:00 pm, Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received information of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 east of Marathon ON. A Jeep Cherokee pulling a U-Haul trailer exited a gas station heading eastbound. A tractor trailer unit also [Read more]