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HUNTSVILLE OPP INVESTIGATES FATALITY ON HIGHWAY #60

(HUNTSVILLE, ON) On Wednesday June 25, 2013 just before 2:30pm Huntsville Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was advised of a serious motor vehicle collision on highway #60 near Grassmere Lake Road in Huntsville, On. Initial investigation found that a Ford Escape with two occupants was traveling west bound and a Subaru was heading eastbound on Highway […]

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OPP WARN PUBLIC ABOUT PRIZE SCAM

(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – The East Algoma Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is warning people not to fall victim of the scam that is circulating in the area. Police have received reports that area residents are being telephoned and advised they have won a large cash prize. The caller states it’s from a draw […]

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BREAK AND ENTERS-UPDATE-TWO MORE ARRESTS

(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Kenora Detachment Street Crimes Unit and the Community Drug Action Team (CDAT) have charged two adults with firearms and property related offences following a search warrant executed in Kenora on June 20, 2014. On Monday June 9, 2014 shortly after 12:00 […]

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OPP SEIZED PROHIBITED WEAPONS IN ERIN

(TOWN OF ERIN, ON) -On June 25, 2014, at approximately 12:30 a.m., Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers spoke with a male on Main Street, Erin and observed an expandable baton on his waist. He was arrested and searched. During the search, police located a flick knife in his possession. Both weapons are considered […]

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THEFT FROM MUSKIES ON MAIN EXHIBIT

(KENORA, ON) On Wednesday June 25, 2014 the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police received a report that two pieces of art from the “Muskies on Main” exhibit in downtown Kenora had been stolen. Police were advised that on Tuesday June 24, 2014 between 4:30 pm and 10:00 pm, unknown suspect(s) damaged two of […]

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MALE CHARGED WITH OPERATING A VESSEL IMPAIRED

(BLIND RIVER, ON) – On June 7, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. police received a call from a Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) Conservation Officer advising of an impaired boater on the North Channel of Lake Huron near Blind River. Officers from the East Algoma detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) met the Conservation Officer […]

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OPP CHARGE MALE WITH IMPAIRED AFTER COMPLAINT

(BLIND RIVER, ON) – On June 20, 2014 at 4:30 p.m. officers from the East Algoma detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Blind River received a complaint of a possible impaired driver on Causley Street in Blind River. Officers located and stopped the vehicle on Woodward Avenue. As a result of their investigation […]

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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGE

(ELLIOT LAKE, ON) – On June 18, 2014 at 10:18 p.m. an officer from the East Algoma detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Elliot Lake stopped a vehicle being driven on Manitoba road in Elliot Lake. As a result of the stop the driver was arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle. […]

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SUMMER SAFETY – PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN

(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment is urging parents and caregivers of young children to be vigilant in ensuring they remain safe this summer. Youngsters love to explore. Open water, back yard pools and warm summer weather are just the right ingredients to cause them to respond to their […]

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OPP WARN OF PAVING SCAM TARGETING RESIDENTS

(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment is urging residents to be cautious and to use good judgement when someone comes to their door with an offer to provide a service for a fee which seems “too good to be true”, after a Norfolk County resident paid $4,000 to have […]