Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Opening: Location: Hwy 17, 3.3 km east of Hwy 614 Re-Opened: East bound lane re-opened at 1615 hrs. alternating east/west traffic tthrough. Please do not call O.P.P. Provincial Communication Centres for road [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Saturday March 21, 2015 officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment were dispatched to the Hydro Dam work site located on Road 700, East of White River, regarding two female workers that arrived at the site impaired. When officers arrived on site a vehicle [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Friday February 20, 2015 approximately 06:50pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment were advised of a motor vehicle collision involving three motor vehicles on Highway 17 approximately 15 km west of Marathon ON. A westbound motor vehicle lost [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – February 1, 2015 at 4:50am, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Manitouwadge detachment received a call regarding a suspicious male going through parked vehicles. Officers attended the area and located a male exiting a driveway in the area matching the description given. An [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – December 16th 2014 Crime Stoppers, the OPP and Macs convenience stores will be joining together for Operation HEAT. The OPP will be handing out hot beverage coupons to sober drivers (Coupons provided by TBay District Crime Stoppers). A RIDE program will be set up in front of [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Thursday November 27th, 2014 at approximately 5:40pm, officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment observed a motor vehicle approaching Highway 17 from Deadhorse Road. A traffic stop of the vehicle was conducted resulting in the driver of the [Read more]
FROM THE EDITOR: Marathon High School students participated in an overnight emergency preparedness excercise this past May; click here for the article, photos and organizer and participant interviews from the event. MARATHON, ON – The emergency services in your community recognize the value in [Read more]
MARATHON ON –On Saturday the 13th of September 2014 approximately 2:00 pm, Officers from the Marathon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle partially in the westbound ditch of Hwy 17 in Pic Township. Investigation revealed that the vehicle had been reported as [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Thursday the 11th of September 2014 approximately 9:45pm, officers from the Marathon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a call regarding a Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) involving a single motor vehicle. The Superior North EMS and Marathon Fire [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The Marathon OPP just located a stolen vehicle in the ditch on Hwy 17 3 KM East of the Pik River bridge. The male suspect fled on foot into the bush. OPP officers continue to look for the suspect and are requesting motorists advise them if they observe a male hitch-hiker [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – The search for a male involved in a dispute August 31, 2014 in Marathon has ended. At approximately 6:50pm September 3, 2014 police located Bobby CHARBONNEAU (26) of Marathon deceased of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was found in a wooded area southeast of Hemlo [Read more]
MARATHON OPP CONSTABLE EXPLAINS OPP ERT REMAINS IN MARATHON MARATHON, ON – OntarioNewsNorth.com interviewed Marathon OPP Detachment Constable Peter Burtin today for an update regarding the Ontario Provincial Police’s ongoing search for a suspect alleged to have been involved in a [Read more]
OPP SEARCHING FOR SUSPICIOUS MAN MARATHON, ON – The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is currently looking for a suspicious male involved in a dispute earlier this morning. Upon arriving at the call for service, police learned that the male left the [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – August 20, 2014 Highway 17, approximately 3km West of Penninsula Road (Marathon turn-off), was closed for several hours following a motor vehicle collision involving a pick-up truck and a transport. Drivers waited patiently, many taking the opportunity to get out and stretch or [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Sunday July 27, 2014 at approximately 3:50pm, officers from the Marathon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a call regarding a sailboat that had capsized at the east end of Peninsula Harbour on Lake Superior. The caller and a passenger were sitting on the [Read more]
