OPP Beat

Hwy#17 Crash Could have been worse A Crash on Hwy#17 that resulted in no major injuries could easily have been a tragedy. Sault Ste Marie OPP are investigating a single motor vehicle crash that occurred on Hwy# 17 near Havaland, Monday August 25th.

Charges Laid in 2 Weekend Motor Vehicle Crash’s Sault Ste Marie OPP Detachment officers investigated a Motor Vehicle Crash on Hwy#552 E which occurred at 3:00 p.m. on the August 23rd. A Toyota Camray drove off the highway.

OPP LAY EIGHTY CHARGES RELATED TO HEMPFEST (Thessalon) East Algoma OPP officers, in conjunction with East Algoma OPP Crime Unit and Sault Ste Marie Drug Enforcement Section, laid a total of eighty charges during a four-day traffic enforcement initiat

Don’t Drink and Drive (Spanish, Ont.) On the 21st of August 2008 at approximately 10:20 p.m. the East Algoma OPP were in the town of Spanish when information was received that a driver of a motor vehicle may have been drinking.

POLICE CHARGE MAN WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER (Wahnapitae, ON) - On Monday, August 18, 2008 at 9:30 p.m., an altercation between two men at a Wahnapitae residence escalated into an incident on Highway 17 involving a motor vehicle and a bicycle.

ASSAULT X2 AND MORE… (Blind River, Ont.) On August 17, 2008 police received a call to attend a residence regarding a complaint.

FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION (Wawa, On) The Superior East Wawa OPP are currently investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision which occurred on Highway 17 approximately 25 Kilometers South of Wawa.

Collision Investigation Completed - OPP Officer Charged (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) The investigation into a single vehicle collision on July 12, 2008 involving an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patrol vehicle has concluded.

MALE CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT (Fenwick Twp., ON) Sault Ste. Marie OPP are investigating an alleged sexual assault that took place at a residence in Fenwick Township on Sunday, 10th August 2008.

UPDATE: Road Closure Advisory The Ontario Provincial Police advise the public of the following road closure. Location: Hwy 17 at Bald Head River. 45 Kms S of Wawa Detachment area: Wawa Time of road closure: 0845 hrs N/B Lane closed only.