SCHREIBER, ON – Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding the public about phone scams where the caller pretends to work for the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and demand payment by either gift cards or sending money. Some warning signs of these fraudulent calls are: A sense of [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – On Tuesday, February 13, 2018, representatives of the Superior North Catholic District School Board (SNCDSB) contacted the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to report a fraud by two staff members. As a result of the investigation into these [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Throughout the month of April, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has been investigating multiple reports of property damage throughout the township of Schreiber. Damage has been reported to a residence and two vehicles. Incidents were likely to have been committed in the [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – Members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are currently investigating a missing boater on Whitesand Lake. On Sunday, July 16, 2017, OPP were notified that a 47-year- old man from Schreiber was missing on Whitesand Lake. Police were advised [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON –The Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located at Highway 17, Schreiber, will be closed to the public for building maintenance from October 5th to approximately November 18th, 2016. There will be construction in the public access area prohibiting use [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 members of the Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a bear entering a restaurant in Terrace Bay. Police attended and located a sow and two cubs. The bears had entered a rear door of the open and occupied [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – On Thursday June 2, 2016 at approximately 10:05 a.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Schreiber detachment conducted a traffic stop at Highway 17, town of Terrace Bay, to investigate a report of theft. The male driver was spoken to briefly by officers and then fled [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: Though this release is from the Nipigon OPP Detachment, other detachments across the region issued similar releases regarding bear complaints including Greenstone OPP. As is the case during the summer months, bear complaints are on the rise in the towns of Nipigon, Red Rock, [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Northwest Region OPP, and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service (NAPS) conducted a Controlled Drugs and Substance Act (CDSA) undercover police investigation in the towns of Terrace Bay and Schreiber, Ontario. [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON – January 13, 2015 at approximately 12:00pm EST, officers of the Nipigon and Schreiber Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a train derailment approximately 45kms east of Nipigon. Subsequent investigation has determined that several of the [Read more]
NIPIGON, ON –Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Schreiber Detachment, with the assistance of the North West Region Crime Unit have concluded a sexual assault investigation involving a victim under the age of 16. The incident was reported on January 16, 2014 and occurred between [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – September 30, 2014 at approximately 7:00 p.m. members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to Hwy 17, Killraine Township to assist with an injured male. The male was injured after he lost control of an off road dirt bike that he had [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON –On September 5, 2014 at approximately 10:05 a.m. members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were involved in a traffic stop at Hwy 17, Town of Terrace Bay for a Highway Traffic Act offence. The driver of a west bound motorcycle failed to identify [Read more]
UPDATE OPP SEARCHING FOR MALE – SUSPECT ARRESTED SCHREIBER, ON –During the early morning hours of September 7, 2014 members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call of a dispute at a residence. During the investigation, a male involved in [Read more]
SCHREIBER, ON – July 19, 2014 at approximately 11:50 p.m. in the Town of Schreiber, members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Langworthy Street, Schreiber. Upon speaking to the driver of a pick-up truck, officers found that the [Read more]
