Motorists are reminded to reduce speeds and take extra precautions as they travel along highways especially during the winter months. Snow flurries reduce visibility and will increase the distance a vehicle requires to stop. Keeping a safe distance between you and the vehicle in front of you is [Read more]
FROM: Marathon and Manitouwadge OPP Detachment DATE: November 17, 2010 MARATHON, ON –On Tuesday November 16, 2010, at 2:45pm Marathon and Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were conducting a R.I.D.E check on Highway 17 in Bomby Township when a [Read more]
FROM/DE: Nipigon Detachment DATE: November 15, 2010 TERRACE BAY, ON – On November 13, 2010 at approximately 10:55 pm Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 911 call from a Terrace Bay resident reporting [Read more]
November 15, 2010 McGuinty Government Launches Bullying Awareness And Prevention Week Ontario has designated the third week of every November as Bullying Awareness and Prevention Week. The week is a valuable opportunity to raise awareness of bullying-related issues and make a difference in school [Read more]
OPP deploy spike belt to stop vehicle KENORA, ON – Two males from Thunder Bay have been charged with drug related offences after dealing with police early morning Sunday 12 Nov. Members of Kenora OPP deployed spike belts to stop a vehicle in the area of Essex [Read more]
OPP conclude death investigation KENORA, ON – Kenora detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police has concluded the investigation into the death of a man at the Tower Motor Hotel in Kenora. 30 year old Allan HENFREY of Kenora was found deceased in his room early in the morning on 10 [Read more]
Police Looking for assistance with 2 Break and Enters LONGLAC, ON – Between October 28 and November 1, 2010, a home on Forestry Road in Longlac was broken into. The inside the home was damaged. On November 6, 2010, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Greenstone Detachment received a call [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – On November 3, 2010 Superior East OPP in White River received a report of mischief to an apartment building located on Ontario Street. The building has been unoccupied for the past year and contained a quantity of paint and roofing tar along with various personal items left [Read more]
MALE CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE MARATHON, ON –On Saturday November 6, 2010, at 11:00pm while on general patrol, Marathon OPP officers observed a motor vehicle that was travelling erratically on Marina Road in the Town of Marathon. The officers conducted a traffic stop on [Read more]
Kenora OPP investigating death KENORA, ON – Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the death of a 30 year old male at the Tower Motor Hotel in Kenora. Yesterday morning, November 10th, hotel staff contacted police when they found a male subject deceased in his room. Police and [Read more]
CRIME PREVENTION WEEK: NOVEMBER 7 – 13, 2010 “Connecting to Kids Today – Preventing Crime Tomorrow” The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) recognizes that community engagement is a key component of crime prevention and that working with our youth today to prevent crime tomorrow is an [Read more]
Marathon/Manitouwadge Detachment MARATHON, ON – Ontario Provincial Police Marathon Detachment reported that in the week of November 1st through 7th, 2010: Calls for Service: 72 Traffic Tickets: 21 Criminal Charges: 6 R.I.D.E. Checks: 6 Results of R.I.D.E.: 150 Vehicles Checked 1 HTA Warning [Read more]
DRIVE SAFE TO ARRIVE SAFE NIPIGON, ON –During the weekend of November 5 to November 7, 2010 Nipigon/Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued 60 Provincial Offence Notices and responded to 34 calls for service. Officers investigated two motor vehicle collisions and conducted eight R.I.D.E. [Read more]
Longlac, ON – On October 1, 2010 the Ontario Provincial Police sent a media release which advised that police were looking for anyone who may have information about a theft from a motor vehicle in Longlac on September 22, 2010, where a camera and GPS were stolen out of an unlocked truck [Read more]
GERALDTON VEHICLE STOP LEADS TO ARREST November 5, 2010 On October 26, 2010, Scott Smith of Sylvan Lake, Alberta was convicted of possession of 690,000 unmarked cigarettes in the Geraldton Provincial Offences Court. Smith was charged by the Ministry of Revenue’s Special Investigations Branch [Read more]
