OPP Beat

POSSESS WEAPON DANGEROUS TO PUBLIC PEACE (Elliot Lake, Ontario) – The East Algoma OPP has charged an 18-year-old male after receiving a weapon call. On July 24, 2011 at approximately 8:15 p.m.

UNDERCOVER DRUG INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED (BLIND RIVER, ON) –On Thursday July 21, 2011 six people were arrested and three search warrants were executed at locations in the East Algoma District as part of an undercover police investigation dubbed “Proje

DRIVER ARRESTED FOR DRINKING AND DRIVING (Garden River, ON) – On July 19, 2011 at 10:51 pm an OPP officer travelling westbound on the divided 4-lane section of Highway 17 East, observed an eastbound vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed in exces

MISCHIEF TO PROPERTY IN CHAPLEAU (CHAPLEAU, ON.) – On July 18th, 2011 Chapleau OPP received a complaint of mischief to a private property on Monk Street. The damage consisted of graffiti on the side of a storage unit.

FEMALE GRABBED AT LOCAL RESTAURANT - Public’s Assistance Requested (WAWA, ON.) – On July 9, 2011 at approximately 6:35 pm a young female was reported to have been grabbed by an unknown male.

DRIVING COMPLAINT LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVER (WAWA, ON.) – On July 6, 2011 at 9:55 pm Superior East OPP in Wawa received a complaint from a motorist reporting a yellow pick-up truck driving erratically on Highway 17 approximately 40 kms south of Wawa.

COMPUTER STOLEN FROM CHAPLEAU CHURCH (CHAPLEAU, ON.) – On June 22, 2011 Superior East OPP in Chapleau received a report from Chapleau Pentecostal Church that person(s) unknown had stolen a lap-top computer from the church.

DRIVER IDENTIFIED IN FATAL COLLISION (Blind River, ON.) – Police have concluded their investigation into the collision involving two tractor trailers that occurred on Highway 17 in Algoma Mills on June 14, 2011 at 10:30 p.m.

NAME OF ROLL-OVER VICTIM RELEASED (HORNEPAYNE, ON.) – On June 14, 2011 Superior East OPP in Hornepayne reported that they were investigating a roll-over involving a motorized golf cart in which an eight year old female had been fatally injured.

FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 17 (Blind River, Ontario) – The East Algoma OPP is currently investigating a motor vehicle collision between two tractor trailers approximately 2 kilometres east of Algoma Mills.