OPP Beat

Technology can be a Good Thing! (Spragge, ON.) – A lost snowmobiler was located on the trail with the assistance of her cell phone and GPS technology. On 22 January 2009 at approximately 1:30 a.m. the East Algoma O.P.P.

POLICE INVESTIGATING HOMICIDE IN WIKWEMIKONG (WIKWEMIKONG, ON) – On January 25, 2009 at approximately 2:01 p.m. Wikwemikong Tribal Police received a 9-1-1 call of a male found dead inside a residence on Wikwemikong Way on the Wikwemikong Reserve.

Road Closure Advisory (Sudbury, ON.) – The Ontario Provincial Police advise the public of the following road closure. Hwy 17N from Heydon to Wawa will be closed for an undetermined amount of time. Detachment area: Sault Ste.

STOLEN SNOWMOBILE (Macdonald Twp., ON) – Sometime between 8:00 pm Tuesday evening and 11:00 am Wednesday morning unknown person(s) removed a 2001 Polaris 600 MSV from behind a residence in the 300 block of Echo Lake Road.

DRIVER UNINJURED AFTER COLLIDING WITH HORSES (Laird Twp., ON) – Yesterday evening at 6:30 pm a Dodge Caravan was westbound on Lake George Road in Laird Township when the driver noticed several horses on the roadway.

2008 A BUSY YEAR IN EAST ALGOMA In 2008, East Algoma OPP officers: • worked 126,854 hours in the cluster which consists of Thessalon, Blind River and Elliot Lake • took just over 11,000 calls for service and • spent 19,000 hours on Criminal Investiga

COUNTERFEIT $50.00 (Elliot Lake, Ontario) On January 16, 2009 police received a call from a local bank regarding a possible counterfeit bill. Police investigated and it was determined that the $50.

O.P.P. REMINDER: SNOWMOBILE SAFETY STARTS WITH YOU (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding snowmobilers to plan their routes carefully.

LOCAL RESIDENT AND FIRE CREW HAILED HEROES FOR SAVING MAN’S LIFE (Havilland Township, ON) – On Sunday, January 11th, 2009 at 1:10 p.m.

Early Season Snowmobile Deaths - OPP Urge Operators to Exercise Caution (Northeastern, ON) Recent snowmobiling deaths are tragic reason for police to urge operators to reduce speed when aboard a sled.