MARATHON ON – Saturday August 10, 2013 around 1:00 pm two males were paddling along the shore of Pukaskwa National Park on Lake Superior and entering the mouth of the White River when their canoe cap-sized. One male managed to get to shore however the other male was swept away by the current. [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Saturday August 3 2013, blueberry pickers came across a vehicle parked in a remote area located just off Highway 17 in McCron Township between White River and Marathon ON. They observed a deceased male in the vehicle and immediately contacted police. The male has been identified as [Read more]
GREENSTONE, ON – Over the past several days, Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has been reminding residents to take their personal property out of their vehicles and lock them even when they are parked in their own driveways. Over the course of the past five days, Greenstone OPP has had [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment stopped an east bound Jeep Grand Cherokee on Hwy 17 in Corrigal Township for speeding, on August 3rd at 9:43 a.m… The male driver of the vehicle was breaching a recognizance of bail and subsequently arrested. Further [Read more]
ORIGINAL OPP RELEASE REGARDING BEAR ATTACK: CLICK HERE NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO – CBC News reports that the dog, a schnauzer, credited with saving his owner’s life by allowing him time to escape a bear attack has unfortunately perished from his injuries. Ministry of Natural Resources [Read more]
-UPDATE- All Suspects in Custody MARATHON, ON – Monday August 5, 2013 at approximately 3:55pm a vehicle traveling westbound on Highway 17 in Bomby Township at a high rate of speed was observed by police. The emergency lights were activated by police and a vehicle stop was initiated. The vehicle [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Saturday August 3, 2013, blueberry pickers came across a vehicle parked in a remote area located just off Highway 17 in McCron Township between White River and Marathon Ontario. They observed a deceased male in the vehicle and immediately contacted police. Officers from the [Read more]
WAWA, ON – July 6, 2013 an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wawa Detachment was on patrol on Highway 101 in McMurray Township at 1:25 am. The officer observed a dirt bike travelling west bound on the shoulder of the highway. Upon stopping and speaking with the driver the [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – July 1, 2013 at approximately 12:40 am officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East White River Detachment were conducting R.I.D.E. checks on Highway 17 in the Township of White River. A 2002 Dodge Ram pickup truck bearing Alberta license plates stopped [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Tuesday July 23 2013, sometime before 9:00 am, an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) was westbound on Wabikoba Lake Road with a lone male occupant. The driver veered to avoid a falling tree and lost control of the ATV. The driver sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – July 9, 2013 at 12:10 p.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon detachment received a call of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17, Township of Corrigal. The driver of an east bound motor vehicle, a Volvo automobile, lost control causing the vehicle [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – July 16, 2013, shortly after 8:00 am, officers of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Terrace Bay Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Terrace Bay Fire Department responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision involving one tractor trailer [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON –Officers from the Schreiber OPP detachment will be helping kids cast a line this summer during the 6th Annual Bass Blast, Saturday, July 6. Organized by the Ministry of Natural Resources, Nipigon District, and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police, the event will take place [Read more]
Province-wide effort to reduce risks associated with leftover medications GREENSTONE, ON – Earlier this month, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Greenstone unveiled details of an important province-wide public safety initiative to encourage Ontario residents to dispose of old and unused [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Officers of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating reports of break, enter, and thefts that occurred at Catlonite Road, Unincorporated Territory, north of Terrace Bay, Ontario. Sometime between March 15 and March 17, 2013 an [Read more]
