OPP Beat

POLICE KEPT BUSY DURING SPANISH ROCK N’ ROAR WEEKEND (Spanish, ON.) – Officers from the East Algoma OPP detachment were kept busy during the Spanish Rock n’ Roar Weekend.

OPP INVESTIGATE SEVERAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS OVER WEEKEND (Garden River, ON) – On Friday, August 13th at 9:45 pm a driver on Highway 17 East travelling eastbound struck a bear that came out of the northbound ditch.

MOTORCYCLIST SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES (Garden River First Nation, ON) – The driver of a motorcycle involved in a collision on Friday, 6 August 2010 on Highway 17 East has passed away. 74 year old Duane Buchanan of Chambers Avenue in Sault Ste.

Stolen Vehicle Recovered – Male Arrested (Wawa, ON.) – On Wednesday August 11, 2010 at approximately 7:20 pm, a member of the Superior East Detachment in Wawa stopped a motor vehicle in Tiernan Township approximately 30 kms south of Wawa.

MALE AND FEMALE CHARGED - UTTERING THREATS (MacDonald Twp., ON) – OPP were dispatched to a residence on Lake St. in Echo Bay yesterday morning at 9:30 am.

THEFT OF ATV (Elliot Lake, Ontario) – On August 9, 2010 the East Algoma OPP was notified of a possible theft of an ATV.

LOCAL MALE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT (Elliot Lake, Ontario) – On August 7, 2010 at approximately 3:02 a.m. police attended the local hospital regarding a possible assault.

MISCHIEF TO ST. BASIL’S SCHOOL (WHITE RIVER, ON.) – On August 5th, 2010 at 9:30 am Superior East OPP in White River received a report that person(s) unknown had broken 11 windows at various locations around St. Basil’s School on Spruce Street.

Busy Civic Long Weekend Results In Numerous Charges (Sault Ste Marie, ON ) Sault Ste Marie Detachment and Highway Safety Division Officers maintained a high profile this past long weekend on the local highways and waterways.

Theft From Construction Yard (Tupper Twp.