Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Advisory: Road Re-Opened Location: Hwy 17 Near McDiarmid Road Brief Description of Event: Clean up of area has been completed, Highway has been re-opened. OntarioNewsNorth.com will distribute details this [Read more]
Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Advisory: Road Closure Location: Hwy 11 Near McDiarmid Road Brief Description of Event: Motor vehicle collision involving a Tractor Trailer Unit. No injuries. Road closed for removal. Detour [Read more]
OPP ARREST FEMALE AFTER STABBING ON NEW YEARS MARATHON, ON – Sunday January 1, 2012 at 5:30 am, Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a disturbance on Hemlo Drive in Marathon. During the investigation Police were informed that a male had been stabbed during an [Read more]
LONGLAC, ON – December 19, 2011, a search warrant was executed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment at a residence in Longlac. Three people were arrested and charged. As a result of the warrant, a small quantity of marihuana and over 50 oxycodone was seized, a [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – December 8, 2011 a motor vehicle was stolen from the corner of Fourth Avenue SE and Main Street, Geraldton. The vehicle was left running while the driver was unloading some contents. The vehicle was recovered a short time later on Ballpark Crescent in Geraldton. Some contents [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – During the afternoon of December 15, 2011 Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Highway 17 just East of Marathon on a Black 2007 Infiniti G35X. Investigation into the vehicle revealed it to be stolen from Calgary Alberta. A search of the vehicle [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – December 20, 2011 at 10:50 p.m. Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a traffic hazard on Hwy 17, west of Schreiber in the Township of Kilraine. The driver of an east bound tractor trailer unit lost control while climbing a steep hill on a snow covered [Read more]
KENORA, ON – – Ontario Provincial Police Kenora Detachment advises that as of December 15th (4:32am) traffic is now getting through the intersection at Hwy #17 and Hwy #71 although Highway 17A remains closed traffic is being re-routed through Kenora until the bypass is re-opened [Read more]
KENORA, ON – Thursday, December 15th, 2011 at 3:05am Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise that Highway 17A between Redditt Road and Hwy #71 is closed due to several Motor Vehicle Collisions (MVC’s). Traffic is being re-routed into Kenora until the highway is reopened though [Read more]
MORE DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES LAID Longlac, ON – As a result of an ongoing investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment, on November 29, 2011, Ryan MOFFATT, 35, of Longlac was arrested and charged with 7 counts of Trafficking a controlled substance, Possession of [Read more]
NIPIGON OPP CHARGE IMPAIRED DRIVER NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of December 2 to December 4, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP): Responded to 28 calls for service Issued numerous Provincial Offence Notices. Conducted 4 R.I.D.E. checks Investigated 3 motor vehicle [Read more]
WAWA, ON – November 15th, 2011 a break and enter to a residence on Churchill Ave in Wawa was reported to the Superior East OPP Wawa detachment. The break in is believed to have occurred sometime during the night prior. Stolen from the property was an undisclosed amount of Canadian [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – November 16, 2011 at approximately 10:35 a.m. Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a single motor vehicle collision on Hwy. 11, just north of Lake Helen. The driver of a west bound tractor trailer unit lost control and entered the south side ditch. The [Read more]
ASSAULT COMPLAINT RESULTS IN CHARGES WAWA, ON – November 10th, 2011 Superior East OPP Wawa detachment were called to a residence on McKinley Ave in Wawa at 10:28 pm for an assault. Police investigation led to the arrest of 40-year-old Ronald DERASP of Wawa. He was charged with [Read more]
IMPAIRED DRIVER CHARGED NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of November 11 to November 13, 2011 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to numerous calls for service and issued 28 Provincial Offence Notices. Officers investigated one motor vehicle collision and conducted 4 [Read more]
