Wingham Free Press
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – Prohibited driver from Michigan charged in Elliot Lake. On September 14, 2024, at approximately 3:45 p.m. East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was conducting general patrol duties on Mississauga Avenue. Police recognized a four-door sedan with a Michigan plate as the driver had been previously charged with impaired operation in November of […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person after a traffic stop on Mississauga Avenue in Elliot Lake. On September 12, 2024, at approximately 11:15 a.m., police stopped a grey pickup truck with a cracked windshield. The driver also had a suspended driver’s license and drugs in their possession. Brandon […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged one person after ongoing family dispute. On September 5, 2024, police responded to a dispute related call on Ste Camillus Crescent in the City of Elliot Lake. The complainant reported on-going disputes with a family member. On this date, there were numerous threats made to […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On September 4, 2024, at approximately 1:45 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person after a traffic stop on Pine Road. Police were conducting regular patrol duties near Spruce Avenue and Highway 108 when an alert was indicated by the Automatic Licence Plate Reader (ALPR). The vehicle was […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – Elliot Lake All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) operator arrested again after breaching prior release conditions. On September 2, 2024, East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol when a known person was observed operating an ATV on Pearson Drive. The operator was in contravention of prior release conditions to not operate a […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON)- One person arrested and charged for 16 offences. On August 26, 2024, the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) began a fraud investigation that occurred between August 10, 2024, and August 18, 2024, that took place at a local outfitters store in the City of Elliot Lake. Investigation determined an […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – Police arrested and charged one person after responding to a call of a man with a gun. On August 13, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called in relation to a man on a bicycle with a handgun at an apartment complex parking lot on […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – An Elliot Lake driver was charged after a dispute at a residence on Washington Crescent. On July 23, 2024, at approximately 1:45 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called to the residence regarding a family dispute. The complainant reported being threatened by a family member. That member then smashed […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON)– Erratic driver on Highway 108 arrested. On July 18, 2024, shortly after 6:15 p.m., the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to multiple traffic complaints of a possible impaired driver that was operating a pick-up truck and driving erratically and was unable to maintain its lane and speed […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – Police safely apprehended a person after being called to a neighbour dispute on Forest Place. On July 2, 2024, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a residence on Forest Place in relation to a neighbour dispute. When officers attempted to speak to one of the people involved, the person […]