Wingham Free Press
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged one person after threats at a local hardware store. On July 2, 2024, at approximately 11:00 a.m. police responded to a knife related call at a hardware store on Kilborn Way. The complainant reported that a staff member was threatened by a customer with […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – A person was charged after police stopped a vehicle on Laprairie Crescent for not having lights on. On June 29, 2024, at approximately 10:15 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on general patrol when the vehicle stop was conducted. The driver was spoken to who exhibited signs of impairment by […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – An Elliot Lake resident was charged with impaired after an early morning complaint at a downtown parking lot. On June 25, 2024, at approximately 9:00 a.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of man drinking in his car at a grocery store parking lot. Police located the man […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On June 23, 2024, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested an intoxicated person at the ball field in Elliot Lake. Police were called by numerous people at a Pearson Drive ball field, stating there was an intoxicated male who was being very disruptive and causing a disturbance. The male was […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – A Sault Ste. Marie driver was stopped after a traffic complaint which resulted in an arrest for impaired driving in Elliot Lake. On June 19, 2024, at approximately 1:15 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of an erratic driver on Highway 108 in town. The vehicle was […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to a disturbance call on Hirshhorn Avenue in Elliot Lake. On June 6, 2024, at approximately 8:00 p.m. police were called to an intoxicated male causing a disturbance by yelling, swearing, and throwing things. Police spoke to the male who was […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – The East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person in relation to a prior theft from a retail store on Ontario Avenue in Elliot Lake. On June 8, 2024, store staff reported that a female was caught on security video stealing numerous items and then departed the store without paying. Total value […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON)- Multiple reports of a car in a ditch on Highway 108. On June 7, 2024, shortly before 7:30 p.m., members from the East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint of a black SUV that was all over the road and tailgating on Highway 17 in the Township […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – A person was charged after police attended Warsaw Place with Algoma Paramedic Services. On May 6, 2024, at approximately 5:15 p.m. the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was called to a Warsaw Place apartment complex in relation to an impaired driver. The complainants reported a male in a grey Sport Utility […]
(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On April 28, 2024, the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested a person on Hillside Drive South in Elliot Lake in relation to a prior theft incident. On April 27, police were called to a grocery store on Hillside Drive South in Elliot Lake. The complainant reported that a male was […]