Wingham Free Press
(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 […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – A weekend vehicle theft resulted in the arrest of one person who is now facing several charges. On Saturday November 16, 2024, at approximately 6:00 pm, the Atikokan Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a 911 call that a pick-up truck was stolen from the Lone Pine area of Atikokan. Vehicle tracking technology enabled officers […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – A traffic complaint about a motorhome swerving on the road ended with the arrest of an impaired driver. On September 2, 2024, at approximately 8:00 pm, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan responded to a report of a motorhome that was swerving all over the road. Officers located the vehicle on Highway 11 […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – A drug trafficking investigation in Atikokan resulted in an arrest and seizure of approximately 115 grams of cocaine. On August 30, 2024, at approximately 2:30 pm, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan assisted by the Rainy River District OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), and the Northwest Region Canine Unit stopped a vehicle […]
(ATIKAMEKSHENG FIRST NATION, ON) – A driver was charged with impaired driving after police located a parked vehicle. On July 18, 2024, shortly after 3:30 p.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of a parked vehicle at a local business on Reserve Road, Atikameksheng First […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – A public complaint that some obviously intoxicated people were trying to get a work truck out of the ditch resulted in charges for a Winnipeg resident. On July 19, 2024, at approximately 5:00 pm, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan received a public complaint about a work truck in the ditch near […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – A public complaint about a dangerous truck driver resulted in several charges for a Thunder Bay resident. On June 21, 2024 at approximately 8:00 pm, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan received a public complaint about a tractor trailer unit (TTU) log truck that was driving dangerously on Highway 11 near the Rainy […]
(ATIKOKAN, ON) – An afternoon vehicle stop to inspect maintenance resulted in the driver’s arrest after they failed a roadside alcohol test. On June 22, 2024, at approximately 2:30 pm, a member of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Atikokan Detachment stopped a vehicle in the Don Park area of Atikokan to inspect equipment after vehicle maintenance […]