GREENSTONE, ON– Superintendent Darrell Smiley, Regional Commander of the North West Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the communities of Greenstone, are pleased to announce that Staff Sergeant Al Gordon has taken up his position as the new Detachment Commander of Greenstone OPP. [Read more]
MARATHON, ON –On May 27, 2016, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the North West Region area received information regarding an officer safety bulletin. The information involved a person of interest from the Hamilton area who was possibly travelling West in a Ford Mustang. At approximately [Read more]
TERRACE BAY, ON – December 17th 2014 I will be joining members of the OPP for the third annual floor hockey game at the Lake Superior High School. Proceeds raised for this event go to Special Olympics. 3rd Annual Crime Stoppers/OPP vs. LSHS Floor Hockey Game 1:00pm in Terrace Bay at Lake [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]
Domestic Related Incident THUNDER BAY, ON – The North West Region Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Unit has charged an OPP officer as a result of an investigation regarding a domestic related incident. The officer, who is assigned to non-front line duties within North West Region, has been [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – A member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from North West Region has been charged following an investigation by the members of the Kenora OPP Detachment. An investigation was initiated following an incident that occurred in Kenora on December 28, 2013. As a result of the [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]
HOLIDAY WEEKEND RESULTS IN 4 DEATHS ON OPP-PATROLLED ROADS, WATERWAYS AND TRAILS Ontario Provincial Police reports confirm that four (4) people died on the roads, trails and waterways patrolled by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) during the July 30th – Aug 2nd long weekend. New Drinking [Read more]
OPP OFFICER CHARGED WITH ASSAULT THUNDER BAY, ON – A member of thee Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) from North West Region was arrested and charged with two accounts f assault n May 2nd, 2010 after the OPP received a complaint following two domestic incidents that occurred in North West Region. [Read more]
