NIPIGON, ON –Nipigon OPP, in cooperation with the Office of the Ontario Firemarshall, are currently investigating a house structure fire at #560 Highway 11&17, Dorion Township, which occurred on 01 September 2012 at approximately 6:40 AM. The Dorion Fire Department responded to the scene, [Read more]
GERALDTON, ON – August 23rd members of the Greenstone Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received numerous calls for service from residents of Geraldton advising that their motor vehicles had been broken into and items had been stolen from them. These thefts occurred in the late evening hours of [Read more]
Formal Signing in Thunder Bay THUNDER BAY, ON – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superintendent Ron van Straalen, Regional Commander-North West Region and Police Chief Claude Chum – Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) participated in the formal signing of an operational agreement [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – Monday August 20, 2012 officers with the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised that a dark grey Dodge Caravan bearing an unknown marker was travelling westbound on Highway #17 from the White River area. Officers were advised that the vehicle was involved in a [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – Monday August 20, 2012 officers with the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised that a dark grey Dodge Caravan bearing an unknown marker was travelling westbound on Highway #17 from the White River area. Officers were advised that the vehicle was involved in [Read more]
Minor Injuries Reported WAWA, ON – August 15, 2012 at 7:50 am Superior East OPP in Wawa received a report of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 101 at Kinniwabi River Bridge. It was reported that a pickup truck had struck a loader at the bridge causing minor injuries to both the driver [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) hosted the 23rd Annual Sick Kids Golf Tournament on August 10, 2012 at he Peninsula Golf Course in Marathon ON. The event was a huge success with 70 golfers turning out to support Sick Kids and play a round of golf. The event raised [Read more]
ORILLIA, ON – This Civic Holiday Long Weekend Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers will be highly visible throughout the province, ensuring that road users and outdoor enthusiasts make it through a safe holiday weekend. With more great weather in the forecast, the OPP will be ready for the [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – July 25, 2012 at approximately 3:39am Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were notified of an attempted break and enter to a store in Shuniah Township. At 3:59am Nipigon OPP officers observed a vehicle matching the description of the suspect vehicle traveling eastbound on [Read more]
Summertime is peak garage sale season. Are you thinking of selling that dusty old deer head, mounted fish or stuffed bird? Maybe you are considering putting a turtle or baby skunk up for sale on an Internet classified website. Better think twice. In most cases, members of the public need a licence [Read more]
With technology advancing at a rapid pace, balancing security with the public’s privacy rights has become a real challenge. The Harper Government’s Bill C-30, which pushes for new Internet surveillance capabilities, caused a big backlash from the Canadian public – especially after people [Read more]
ORILLIA, ON – At the request of the Office of the Chief Coroner (OCC), members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are conducting a death investigation following the roof collapse at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake. The death investigation being [Read more]
WHITE RIVER, ON – JUNE 27TH, 2012 AT 1:48PM Ontario Provincial Police Superior East White River Detachment were advised to keep observation for a silver Ford pickup truck. It was reported that the vehicle had left White River and was being driven by a suspended driver with out vehicle [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – June 23, 2012 at approximately 8:10 a.m. Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call of an overdue boater on Lake Nipigon. Officers of the Nipigon OPP with the assistance of the North West Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), OPP air services, and Civil Air [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Wednesday June 13, 2012, at 7:00 pm, Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received information of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 east of Marathon ON. A Jeep Cherokee pulling a U-Haul trailer exited a gas station heading eastbound. A tractor trailer unit also [Read more]
