UPDATE – FATALITY AT WESDOME GOLD MINE – Deceased Identified SUPERIOR EAST, ON – April 30, 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wawa Detachment were advised that a mining accident had occurred at Wesdome Gold Mine in Legarde Township. OPP assisted the Ministry of Labour [Read more]
HAWK JUNCTION, ON – April 11, 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wawa Detachment were advised of a break and enter to a residence on Queen Street in Hawk Junction. Witnesses report that they observed a van and two unknown males at the residence on April 7. Taken from the residence [Read more]
WAWA, ON – March 2, 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wawa Detachment were advised of an assault on progress on McKinley Street. Upon arrival the victim was transported to Lady Dunn Health Centre by Algoma EMS. Witnesses advised that the victim had been struck in the head with a [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]
WAWA, ON – Recently the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment has received several complaints regarding dogs running at large. The complaints are in reference to persons walking their pets off of a leash and pet owners that are failing to tie up or contain their dogs [Read more]
DUBREUILVILLE, ON – Saturday January 19, 2013 at 12:16 pm the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised occupants of a dark coloured Chevrolet had arrived at the Dubreuilville Arena already under the influence of alcohol. OPP officers observed a similar [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]
WAWA, ON – November 14, 2012 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by a local complainant of a “pop up” on his computer. It stated that the Police Cyber Crime Investigation Department were monitoring his computer and that he had committed an infraction [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were called to Michipicoten High School on November 12, 2012 regarding an assault between two students that had occurred on the property. Police viewed video footage and spoke with witnesses including the victim. As [Read more]
WAWA, ON – November 11, 2012 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised the Wawa Baptist Church in Michipicoten River Village had been broken into sometime over the past week. Once inside the vandals did extensive damage to the inside of the church including [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Thursday October 25, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by a business owner that a customer’s flat bed trailer was missing and believed to be stolen. The trailer was stored on the Winston Road property and was last observed there on [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Recently officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised by a local school bus company that motorists are failing to stop for the stop signals on their buses around town. The OPP would like to remind the public that this is an offence [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Wednesday October 31, 2012 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were notified by Bell Alliance that 911 services had been restored to Dubreuilville, Missanabie and Hawk Junction. Since October 25 all three communities were without land line telephone [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment and the Municipality of Wawa advise that the State of Emergency continues for the Municipality. At this time Highway 17 North bound from Wawa to White River continues to be closed. The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police Superior East Wawa Detachment advise that Highway 17 south bound from Wawa has been reopened. There will be two lanes open with gravel sections. The OPP and Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) warn the motorists to drive with extreme caution in [Read more]
