OPP Beat

DRIVER SUCCOMBS TO INJURIES FROM COLLISION (Thessalon, ON.) On August 12, 2009 police reported a two vehicle collision on Highway 17 west of Thessalon which caused the highway to be closed and one of the drivers being airlifted to Toronto.

STOLEN GPS (Macdonald Twp., ON) - A truck parked on Church St. in Echo Bay was broken into. A GPS system was stolen from the vehicle. COTTAGE ENTERED (Pennfather Twp.

DRIVER IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER COLLISION (Thessalon, ON.) At 8:30 a.m. on August 11 two vehicles collided just west of Thessalon causing Highway 17 to be closed for approximately 3 hours.

UPDATE: Road Closure Advisory - NOW OPEN! The Ontario Provincial Police advise the public of the following road closure.

MANITOULIN OPP INVESTIGATING GUNSHOT INCIDENT Manitoulin Man in Serious Condition after Firearm Incident On Saturday 08 Aug 09 at 7:18 pm Manitoulin OPP received a call from the Manitoulin Ambulance Service requesting assistance to attend an emergenc

SECOND DROWINING VICTIM LOCATED (HORNEPAYNE) On August 7, 2009 at approximately 12:15 OPP divers located the second drowning victim on KABINAKAGAMI LAKE in the rapids of BIG KABI RIVER.

VESSEL STUCK NETS CHARGES FOR DRIVER DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE! (Blind River, Ontario) July 29th, 2009 police received information that a sailboat may be stuck on a sand bar at 4 Sands Beach in Blind River.

LOST PERSON LOCATED BY OPP MARINE UNIT (Spanish, ON.) – On August 5 2009 at 6:00 p.m. East Algoma OPP, Blind River detachment received a call of a lost person who had been boating near Spanish.

SAULT STE MARIE MAN CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED (BLIND RIVER, ON.) – On August 4 2009 at 9:00 p.m. officers from the East Algoma OPP Blind River detachment received a call of a possible impaired driver in the Causley St area of Blind River.

MANITOULIN OPP EXECUTE DRUG SEARCH WARRENT $39,000 SEIZED IN SUSPECTED MARIHUANA (Central Manitoulin Township) – On Thursday July 23, 2009 Manitoulin OPP, DES Sudbury, and Wikwemikong Tribal police conducted a Controlled Drug and Substance Act search