NIPIGON, ON – June 8, 2013 at approximately 12:11 p.m. members of the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) with the assistance of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment, responded to a single small vessel collision on Lake Superior near Red Rock, ON. The driver of the [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Tuesday April 9, 2013 at approximately 5:15 pm, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment observed a dark coloured Chevrolet Impala speeding on Highway 17 in Pic Township, east of Marathon. Police stopped the vehicle and while speaking to the [Read more]
WAWA, ON – February 23, 2013 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wawa Detachment were advised by a local business of several thefts caught on camera. Stolen were 3 GPS units, 2 security cameras and 2 electric shavers. Investigation led the OPP to execute a warrant at a residence on Winston Road [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Officers of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were busy overnight in response to a multiple vehicle collision. On February 19, 2013, at 8:47 pm, officers were dispatched to Highway 11 in the area of Orient Bay following the report of a collision between [Read more]
MALE CHARGED WITH STUNT DRIVING NEAR WAWA WAWA, ON – November 18, 2012 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment officers were conducting radar patrol on Highway 17 North of Wawa in Tiernan Township. [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – The Superior East Ontario Provincial Police Chapleau Detachment have joined in the fight against prostate cancer. There are 12 officers and 1 civilian member of the detachment that will be participating in the Movember challenge. On Movember 1st they all started off clean [Read more]
FROM: SUPERIOR EAST OPP CHAPLEAU, ON – August 12, 2011 Superior East OPP in Chapleau received a report of a theft of a construction trailer containing several thousand dollars worth of equipment from a location 60kms southwest of Chapleau, 5 kms off Toll Lake [Read more]
DATE: August 9, 2011 WAWA, ON – July 9, 2011 Superior East OPP in Wawa had received a report of an incident of inappropriate touching at a local Restaurant. On July 17, 2011. as a result of investigation and tips from the public, 36 year old Nathan JANSEN of CHAPLEAU, Ontario was [Read more]
SCHREIBER OPP INVESTIGATE COLLISION SCHREIBER, ON – Sunday January 23 at 10:40 a.m. Schreiber OPP attended a motor vehicle collision on Hwy 17, Township of Killraine. The driver of a West bound sport utility vehicle lost control and slid into the path of an East bound [Read more]
SCHREIBER OPP INVESTIGATE COLLISION NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of January 21 to January 23, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to 24 calls for service and issued numerous Provincial Offence Notices. Officers investigated seven motor [Read more]
Halloween – Play Safe Members of your local OPP detachment are reminding drivers to take extra care on Sunday evening as the streets will be filled with ghosts and goblins. Police are also reminding the kids and parents of a few safety tips to consider: Wear bright or [Read more]
Happy Hunting With hunting season under way members of your local OPP detachment are reminding hunters of a few issues. Wear Blaze orange – let’s be seen (it’s the law) Make sure someone is aware of where you are hunting Respect property – do not trespass, ensure you have owners [Read more]
(CHAPLEAU, ON.) – On September 20, 2010 at 10:25 pm Superior East OPP in Chapleau were dispatched to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 101 approximately 40 kilometres west near Shoals Provincial Park. An eastbound Hyundai struck a large moose and entered the ditch. As a result of this [Read more]
FROM/DE: Rainy River District OPP DATE: September 10, 2010 First Aid Kit Telephone Scam (Fort Frances, ON) The Rainy River District OPP is warning of a telephone scam targeting Northwestern Ontario workplaces and retailers. The fraud has been [Read more]
Man struck by train The night of September 8th OPP were called to the CP Rail tracks in the area of Tunnel Island just before 7:00 PM. The conductor of the train reported that they had struck a male subject on the tracks. Officers attended and found a male subject had been killed as a [Read more]
