Wingham Free Press(RICE LAKE, ON) On Monday, September 3, 2013 Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marine Unit members were conducting vessel checks on Rice Lake near Sheep Island when a vessel was found where the occupants had been consuming beer. The OPP Marine operator observed the 14 foot aluminum rental boat with four occupants that were drinking […]
(GRAFTON, ON) On Saturday August 31, 2013 at approximately 10:30 pm a Northumberland Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) member was conducting a RIDE spot check when a motor vehicle drove through the spot check ignoring the officer’s indications for it to stop. The OPP officer was alone on County Road 2 at Brimley Road South with […]
(SOUTH PORCUPINE) – The South Porcupine Ontario Provincial Police Crime Unit has recovered three mini-excavators stolen from Southern Ontario. The OPP’s Crime Unit undertook a comprehensive investigation which culminated in the execution of a search warrant at a Gogama residence last week. Two Bob Cat mini-excavators with a value of approximately $20,000 each and a […]
(QUINTE WEST, ON) – The Quinte West OPP had a busy long weekend responding to 166 calls for service over the last 4 days. To ensure roadways in Quinte West were safe over the long weekend R.I.D.E. programs were set up all weekend in various locations of the city. Over 600 drivers were checked resulting […]
(Longlac, ON) As a result of an investigation by officers of the Greenstone Community Drug Action Team (CDAT), one male remains in custody facing several drug charges and one female has been released from custody on a Promise to Appear. On August 30, 2013, a search warrant was executed at a home in the Ward […]
During the evening of Friday August 30, officers were notified about the whereabouts of an individual who was known to police to be wanted on outstanding charges and had been avoiding arrest. Officers patrolled the area of Durante Trailer Park and quickly located the subject, who was was arrested without incident. 26 year old Joey […]
In the early afternoon of August 31, officers on patrol came upon a group of pedestrians consuming open liquor at the town beach. Officers investigated the individuals, and learned that one of them was subject of outstanding charges and on a court ordered release not to consume alcohol. Charged with failing to comply with their […]
In the afternoon August 31, officers on patrol came upon a group of intoxicated individuals in the alley behind Front Street. Two of the individuals in the group became confrontation with police as they were being arrested. Charged with one count of resist arrest is 20 year old Julie MUCKUCK of Sioux Lookout, and charged […]
In the early morning hours of September 1, 2013, Sioux Lookout OPP responded to a disturbance at a residence on Seventh Avenue in Sioux Lookout. While investigating the involved persons, officers learned that one of the individuals was subject of a conditional sentence order which required them to abstain from alcohol consumption, but they had […]
In the afternoon of September 1, 2013, Sioux Lookout OPP responded to a complaint that someone had stolen gas from a Prince Street residence, and proceeded to sniff the gas not far from the location it was taken from. Officers located the subject, and arrested him without incident. The investigation further revealed that the accused […]