Two southern Ontario men have pleaded guilty to possessing an over-limit of walleye. Garry Wincherook of Metcalfe and Robert Best of Lakefield were each fined $1,000 for possessing nine fish over the legal limit allowed by their sport fishing licences. The court heard that on June 10, 2014, [Read more]
A Blind River area man received a total of $500 in fines and a 15-year ban on harvesting Lake Sturgeon for illegally taking the species. Kevin Poulton, a resident of Mississauga First Nation, pleaded guilty and was fined $250 for illegally taking Lake Sturgeon and $250 for making a false statement [Read more]
FROM: NORTH EAST REGION OPP HEADQUARTERS NORTH BAY, ON – Following an investigation by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Professional Standards Bureau (PSB) into a domestic violence complaint, an East Algoma OPP officer was arrested and charged on Thursday, July 31, 2014. The 43-year-old male [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]
Four moose hunters have been fined a total of $4,500 for moose hunting violations. James Stoneman of St. Joseph Island pleaded guilty to failing to properly attach a game seal to a moose, unlawfully transporting wildlife and unlawfully making a false statement to a conservation officer. He was [Read more]
WAWA, ON – April 13, 2014 at 12:30 am officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Superior East Wawa Detachment were conducting RIDE checks at the intersection of Main Street and Broadway Avenue in the town of Wawa. A Dodge Ram pickup truck approached the check and investigation by [Read more]
Five Ontario men were fined a total of $16,400 and received hunting license suspensions for an illegal moose hunt and an attempted cover up in 2011. Jan Kuczek of Schomberg pleaded guilty to illegally party-hunting moose, failing to immediately attach a game seal, possessing wildlife illegally [Read more]
HORNEPAYNE, ON – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Hornepayne Detachment began investigating a complaint of sexual assault on March 17, 2014. The assault was reported to have occurred during the early hours of March 16 in a residence in Hornepayne. March 19, 2014 the accused, 20 year old [Read more]
CHAPLEAU, ON – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau Drug Enforcement Unit and the Provincial Asset and Forfeiture Unit along with assistance of a North East Region Canine Unit and members of the Ontario Provincial Police Chapleau detachment have charged [Read more]
A mining company and a construction and mining services company have been fined under the Public Lands Act for illegally building a mining camp. Vancouver-based Fancamp Explorations Ltd. pleaded guilty and Webequie Logistics Ltd. of Thunder Bay was found guilty of carrying out construction work [Read more]
Two Webbwood men have each been fined $1,500 and received a 15-year moose hunting licence suspension for offences under the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act. Michael Caverly and Perry Caverly pleaded guilty to hunting moose without a licence and making a false statement to a conservation officer. [Read more]
Two Timmins residents have been fined a total of $3,500 for an illegal deer hunt. Roger Gagnon and Robert Pearce pleaded guilty and were fined $2,000 and $1,500 respectively for discharging a firearm from a roadway.The men are also banned from hunting in Ontario for a year. The court heard that on [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]
THUNDER BAY, ON – In June of 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into an investigation regarding allegations of historical sexual assaults which had occurred between 1997 and 2007 within the City of Thunder Bay and Warnica Lake (Jacques Township). Assisted by Thunder Bay Police [Read more]
A gold mining company and a construction, engineering and mining services company have been fined for carrying out work that violated the conditions of their work permits. Detour Gold Corporation and Peter Kiewit Infrastructure Co. both pleaded guilty under the Public Lands, Lakes and Rivers [Read more]
