Skip to content

OPP Beat

Man with crystal meth tried to punch police during arrest: OPP

Man with crystal meth tried to punch police during arrest: OPP

28-year-old faces multiple charges, including assaulting a peace officer
Read more >
Car thief was drunk, wearing only boxer shorts when cops caught up to him

Car thief was drunk, wearing only boxer shorts when cops caught up to him

25-year-old Wawa man pleaded guilty last week to 11 charges, including some related to a 12-gauge shotgun and ammunition found in back seat of the stolen Dodge
Read more >
Impaired driver on Hwy. 17 had drugs, knives, pepper spray: OPP

Impaired driver on Hwy. 17 had drugs, knives, pepper spray: OPP

24-year-old faces multiple charges after OPP received several complaints about an eastbound vehicle driving erratically last Tuesday night in Baldwin Township
Read more >
Sault driver charged after car ends up in Goulais ditch

Sault driver charged after car ends up in Goulais ditch

Crash happened Saturday evening on Haviland Shores Drive
Read more >
Man arrested after car spotted driving wrong way on Hwy. 17

Man arrested after car spotted driving wrong way on Hwy. 17

A 69-year-old man from southern Ontario is facing impaired charges after a car was seen in Garden River going westbound in the eastbound lanes
Read more >
Highway closures inconvenient but necessary: OPP brass

Highway closures inconvenient but necessary: OPP brass

In a speech to municipal leaders this week in Sudbury, OPP superintendents affirmed the importance of shutting down highways for bad weather, investigations
Read more >
CRIME OF THE WEEK: Firearms stolen during Goulais break-in

CRIME OF THE WEEK: Firearms stolen during Goulais break-in

Crime occurred sometime between April 6 and 30 on Goulais Mission Road
Read more >
OPP arrest 89-year-old northerner for impaired driving

OPP arrest 89-year-old northerner for impaired driving

Driver was pulled over in West Nipissing late Tuesday night
Read more >
Northeast OPP laid 46 impaired driving charges in April

Northeast OPP laid 46 impaired driving charges in April

Of the drivers charged — including one in Sault Ste. Marie — police allege 30 were impaired by alcohol while the other 16 were on drugs
Read more >
Driver faces impaired charges after overnight crash

Driver faces impaired charges after overnight crash

The crash happened just after midnight on Highway 17 north of the city
Read more >