WAWA, ON – On the 1 November 2014, at approximately 2:43 am members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were on general patrol on Mackey Street when they observed a red Chevrolet Sonic automobile disobey the stop sign at the intersection of Broadway Ave and [Read more]
Moose gun hunting season is under way in Algoma District. Hunters should know and follow the rules, and take necessary safety precautions. Hunting Rules and Hunting Safety: All hunters must wear solid hunter orange clothing (a minimum of 400 square inches or 2,580 square centimetres above the [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment want to remind the public that removing, damaging or vandalizing any election signs is a criminal offence. Anyone found committing such act can be charged with Mischief which is a Criminal Offence under section 430 [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment is currently investigating a series of mischiefs committed throughout the community overnight on October 11, 2014. Suspects approached resident property then continuously knocked on the doors before running away. The [Read more]
WAWA, ON – Tuesday September 23, 2014, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), South Porcupine Drug Unit supported by the OPP Superior East Wawa Detachment have charged 1 individual with drug related offences following a drug warrant execution in the town [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Superior East Wawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continue to investigate a missing person incident near the Frater Road located approximately 80 km South of Wawa. On Tuesday September 16, 2014 at approximately 8:00 pm the OPP received a report of a [Read more]
Reducing Impaired Boating Deaths WAWA, ON – Drinking and boating account for approximately 40% of boating related fatalities on Canadian waterways. To raise awareness and reduce alcohol related deaths, the Canadian Safe Boating Council (CSBC) and the OPP is launching year 2 of an initiative [Read more]
Crime Stoppers and the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) need your help to solve a robbery. Sunday, June 22nd at approximately 2:15 am OPP responded to a robbery at the intersection of Magpie Road and Boyer Street in Wawa, Ontario. A young teenage male was walking home alone when he [Read more]
WAWA, ON – June 28, 2014 at 9:00 pm officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were advised of a possible impaired driver attempting to exit private drive on McKinley Avenue. A red Chevrolet Monte Carlo had struck a parked vehicle twice and narrowly missed [Read more]
WAWA, ON – November 29, 2013 at 8:30 pm, the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wawa Detachment responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 519 in the Dambrossio Township. Upon arrival the driver was removed from the motor vehicle by the OPP. Emergency Medical [Read more]
WAWA, ON – September 8, 2013 the Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised that a 25-year-old male from Sault Ste. Marie was lost on the Orphan Lake Trail in Lake Superior Provincial Park. The call was received shortly after 8:00 pm. The male had been hiking the trail [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating the theft of a set of high performance tires and rims from Wawa’s Scrapyard. The OPP received the complaint on August 24 and it is believed the tires were stolen sometime between 4:00 pm on August 23 and [Read more]
WAWA, ON – The Superior East Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently investigating the theft of a Detroit Red Wings jersey that occurred on August 11, 2013. The jersey was stolen from the Columbia Restaurant located on Broadway Ave in Wawa. The OPP received the complaint on August 16 [Read more]
WAWA, ON – July 3, 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wawa Detachment were advised that a specialized Big Hit mountain bicycle had been stolen from a garage on Third Avenue in Wawa sometime overnight. The stolen bicycle is valued at approximately $5,000 and is described as black and [Read more]
POLICE WEEK – May 12 – 18, 2013 SUPERIOR EAST, ON– This week, May 12 – 18 is Police Week across Ontario and the theme is “Walk the Digital Beat – a new Era of Engagement”. The aim is to increase community awareness and recognition of policing services and [Read more]
