MARATHON, ON -On Thursday November 4, 2021 approximately 01:52 pm, officers of the Marathon/Manitouwadge Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachments responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision (MVC), involving a Dodge Caravan and a Tractor Trailer on Highway 17, approximately 20km east of [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Saturday September 14, 2013 officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment and Anishinabek Police Service (APS) were notified of a possible impaired male that left the community center in Pic River First Nation in a vehicle. Officers located the suspect [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Tuesday April 9, 2013 at approximately 5:15 pm, an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment observed a dark coloured Chevrolet Impala speeding on Highway 17 in Pic Township, east of Marathon. Police stopped the vehicle and while speaking to the [Read more]
MARATHON ON – Saturday February 18, 2012 at 09:50 pm, Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) officers conducted a R.I.D.E. program on Peninsula Road in the Town of Marathon. While conducting the R.I.D.E. 2 snowmobiles approached the location. One snow machine tried to evade police but was stopped a [Read more]
North West Region Road Advisory Cancellation Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advise of the following Road Advisory: Location: The Westbound lane of Hwy #17 between Terrace Bay and White River has been re-opened. The Eastbound lane will be re-opened at White River [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – At 12:30 today (Monday, January 23), the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police advised drivers of the following Road Advisory: LOCATION: Highway 17 between Terrace Bay and White Rivr BRIEF DESCRIPTION: Highway is closed due to poor weather and road conditions. [Read more]
MARATHON, ON – Friday October 14, 2011 at approximately 10:15 pm an officer from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon detachment conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle travelling eastbound on Highway 17 east ofMarathon in the District of Thunder Bay. During the traffic stop a quantity of [Read more]
MANITOUWADGE, ON – Friday October 14, 2011 at approximately 8:30 pm an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officer from the Manitouwadge detachment, conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle travelling on Highway 17 east ofMarathon in the District of Thunder Bay. During the traffic stop a large amount [Read more]
DATE: August 8, 2011 MARATHON, ON – Friday August 5, 2011 Ontario Provincial Police officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling on Highway 17 in the Marathon area. During the traffic stop a quantity of marijuana was discovered with an estimated street value of $4000.00. Liam JONES a [Read more]
OPP DRUG SEIZURE STREET VALUE ESTIMATED AT $34 000 MARATHON, ON – On Tuesdaya, May 18th, 2010 at approximately 1:00pm, officers responded to a complaint of a family dispute in progress at 45 Aspendale Drive in the Town of Marathn. Upon arrival the investigation revealed that an assault had [Read more]
