Wingham Free Press
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan stopped a vehicle driver for driving contrary to conditions and found them to be impaired by drugs. On May 14, 2025, at approximately 5:00 pm, an officer with the Atikokan Detachment OPP stopped a vehicle in the O’Brien Street area to check for compliance with court […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan stopped a drug impaired driver who was also breaching judicial release conditions. On May 10, 2025, at approximately 7:00 pm, the Atikokan OPP stopped a vehicle on Hwy 11 after observing it cross the center line. The officer suspected impairment and conducted a standardized field sobriety […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan have laid mischief charges after receiving a complaint about a pick-up truck doing donuts in a business parking lot. On April 16, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm, the Atikokan OPP received a complaint that a pick-up truck was doing donuts in a parking lot on MacKenzie […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – An impaired driver that hit the ditch prompted a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen. On April 1, 2025, at approximately 7:30 pm, officers with the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a 9-1-1 call from a concerned citizen reporting that an impaired driver was in the ditch in […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – Investigation into a single vehicle collision resulted in criminal charges for the impaired driver. On March 26, 2025, at approximately 8:00 am, officers with the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle collision on Hwy 622 and Sumac Road. Officers determined that the driver had […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – Members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan have arrested and charged one individual with numerous charges following an altercation. On March 16th, 2025, at approximately 2:00 a.m., members of the Atikokan OPP Detachment responded to a reported break and enter incident on Maple Crescent in Atikokan. Officers attended and spoke to […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – Mandatory alcohol screening detected an impaired driver who was stopped for a moving violation. On March 3, 2025, at approximately 3:00 am, members of the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle after seeing a stop sign related moving violation. Officers demanded alcohol screening as part of the […]
(ATIKOKAN ON,) Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual following a traffic complaint. On February 17, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m. the Provincial Communications Centre received a phone call from a concerned citizen who reported a possible impaired driver as they had observed concerning driving […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – On January 26th, just before 9:00 p.m., members of the Rainy River District Detachment (Atikokan) of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of a motor vehicle swerving on Highway 11B in the Town of Atikokan A short time after receiving the call officers located the subject motor vehicle on Highway 11B […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – Two separate single vehicle collisions with the ditch ended with drivers facing criminal impaired charges. On January 8, 2025, at approximately 9:00 a.m., members of the Atikokan Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a vehicle in the ditch on Highway 11 near Seine River. Officers attended and found the driver […]