OPP Beat

Suspected Drowning- St. Joseph’s Island (St.Joseph’s Island, Ont.) Police are currently on the scene of a suspected drowning on St. Joseph’s Island. At approx 2:45 p.m.

Fire Investigation in Elliot Lake (Elliot Lake, Ontario) On July 19th, 2005 at 12:07 a.m. the Elliot Lake Fire Department and the OPP received a fire call to attend 11 Holt Place in Elliot Lake.

Break AND Enter (Blind River, Ontario) On July 19, 2005 the East Algoma – Blind River OPP were advised of a break and enter that occurred between Friday July 15th and Tuesday July 19th on Scott Street, Blind River, Ontario.

Letters For Sign Found The mystery of the missing letters from the Echo Bay sign has taken a turn for the better. An Echo Bay resident, tending to his garden, noticed something unusual in the adjacent bush.

Break And Enters Reported in Blind River (Blind River, Ontario) From July 13 – 15, 2005 the East Algoma – Blind River OPP had two additional break and enters reported to them.

Echo Bay Sign Missing Letters Echo Bay is a quiet little burgh just east of the Sault.. Certainly, not the sort of locale that deserves to attract the seamier side of society.

Single Vehicle Collision Claims Life (White River, Ontario) –On the 14th of July at 12:58 pm, Superior East OPP attended the scene of a single motor vehicle collision which occurred on Highway 17 at the south limits of the Town of White River.

OPP Update The industrial accident reported [earlier today] involving a worker being run over by a grader has been updated.

Collision Sends Two To Hospital (Hilton Beach, Ontario) On July 11, 2005 shortly after 5:00 pm the East Algoma – Thessalon OPP were advised of a motor vehicle collision on Highway 548 south of Hilton Beach, Ontario.

Why You Shouldn't Pick Up Hitchhikers On Saturday afternoon a motorist picked up a hitchhiker and then was unnerved by what he discovered. The transient was in possession of a sawed-off shotgun.