IMPAIRED DRIVER CHARGED NIPIGON, ON –During the long weekend of October 8 to October 11, 2010 Nipigon and Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) issued 62 Provincial Offence Notices and responded to 50 calls for service. Police conducted 12 R.I.D.E. checks and investigated 7 motor vehicle [Read more]
From the Editor: Though this unfortunate incident took place in Greenstone, it could just as easily have happened in Manitouwadge (I don’t know how the under-age alcohol consumption problem is in other Northshore communities); part of what makes it very difficult for those parents [Read more]
FIGHT TO SAVE LIVES GOES NATIONAL DURING OPERATION IMPACT AURORA, ON – The OPP is taking its campaign to reduce unnecessary carnage on Ontario highways national by teaming up with police services across the country on the Thanksgiving long weekend. Operation Impact is a Canada-wide traffic [Read more]
FROM/DE: Marathon OPP Detachment DATE: October 04, 2010 MALE CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE MARATHON ON. – Friday October 1, 2010, at 03:00am Marathon OPP officers observed a motor vehicle that was travelling in a back lane at a high rate of speed. The officers conducted a [Read more]
Alert to local residents – Phone Fraud Kenora, ON. – OPP caution residents about providing credit card information over the phone. Police received a report yesterday when a local resident was solicited by someone claiming they were fundraising for a local sports group. They decided to [Read more]
OPP LAY CHARGES AFTER INVESTIGATING 2003 LOTTERY WIN ORILLIA, ON –Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged three Greater Toronto Area residents following a lengthy investigation into a major prize lottery win in December 2003. Police are also seeking the victim of this fraud – the rightful [Read more]
**From the Editor: Though this release came from the Red Lake OPP Detachment, Northshore detachments have been warning of similar scams and I thought we can never have too much information when it comes to these types of crimes. NEW PHONE FRAUD AND EMAIL SCAMS RED LAKE, ON – New scams are [Read more]
September 24th, 2010 NIPIGON DETACHMENT OPP NIPIGON, ON – Nipigon OPP are currently investigating an incident involving the head on collision of two motor vehicles, a red Mazda and a maroon Intrepid, on Hwy 11/17 just west of the Town of Nipigon. The drivers of both vehicles have been taken [Read more]
**From the Editor: Though there is a ‘Mac’s Convenience Store’ in Marathon, their LCD screen is, unfortuntately, not currently functioning and when contacted, one of the owner’s commented that they were unsure of when it would be back online. If such a time comes, OntarioNewsNorth.com [Read more]
911 SERVICE DOWN HIGHWAY 101 WAWA, ON – The OPP has been notified that due to a Bell Canada telephone outage east of Wawa, 911 service is presently out of service in the Hawk Junction, Missinaibi and Lochalsh areas. The OPP are increasing patrols in these areas during the outage and Bell [Read more]
AVOID BEING A VICTIM OF AUTO THEFT NIPIGON, ON –On September 18, 2010 while Schreiber Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were investigating a reported incident, an officer was involved in a confrontation with an intoxicated male. The 26 year old male of Schreiber, Ontario was taken into custody [Read more]
GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY FOR OPP ANTI-RACKETS BRANCH 50 Proud Years of Investigative Excellence ORILLIA, ON – The Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is paying tribute to a specialty unit known for its high standard of policing and expertise in investigations of fraud and enterprise [Read more]
FROM/DE: SUPERIOR EAST OPP DATE: September 16, 2010 DISTURBANCE RESULTS IN CHARGES (CHAPLEAU, ON.) – On September 12, 2010 at 2:20 am Superior East OPP in Chapleau were patrolling near the Royal Canadian Legion on Young Street. The officers observed a group exiting the Legion [Read more]
OPP INVESTIGATE AN UNSCHEDULED LANDING OF AIRCRAFT (PICKLE LAKE, ON) – Pickle Lake Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to the Pickle Lake Airport on September 10, 2010 at approximately 1:34pm after the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) had reported an aircraft going down in the [Read more]
FROM/DE: Ontario Provincial Police-Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, Drug Enforcement Unit DATE: September 13, 2010 (Thunder Bay, ON) – On the afternoon of September 8th, 2010, Drug Enforcement Unit Officers with the assistance of members from the Ontario Provincial [Read more]
