MARATHON ON – On Highway 17 in the Marathon area over the previous week, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers have charged two drivers under the Highway Traffic Act for speeding 50km/hr over the posted speed limit. Drivers are reminded that driving speeds of 50km/hr over the posted speed [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Monday November 25, 2013 members of the Marathon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to several collisions on Highway 17 in the vicinity of Marathon ON. Around 9:00 am, approximately 4 km west of Marathon, a westbound commercial motor vehicle (CMV) failed [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Saturday August 3 2013, blueberry pickers came across a vehicle parked in a remote area located just off Highway 17 in McCron Township between White River and Marathon ON. They observed a deceased male in the vehicle and immediately contacted police. The male has been identified as [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Saturday November 17, 2012 at 11:00 pm, an officer from the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a male drive his motor vehicle to a local convenience store and then exits the vehicle. The officer spoke with the driver and detected a strong odour of alcohol on the [Read more]
MARATHON , ON – During the Week of August 22nd through 28th the Marathon OPP Detachment reported the following; Calls for service: 82 Traffic Tickets: 74 Criminal Charges: 4 R.I.D.E. Checks: 4 Results of R.I.D.E.:124 Vehicles checked; 100% compliance Remember CRIMESTOPPERS 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) [Read more]
