OPP Beat

DISQUALIFIED DRIVER IN POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA (WHITE RIVER, ON.

B.C. Driver Charged With Stunt Driving (WAWA, ON.) – On August 24, 2010 at 1:45 pm Superior East OPP in Wawa were patrolling northbound on Highway 17, Peever Twp at Montreal River.

DRIVER CHARGED FOR POSSESSION (Laird Twp., ON)– An OPP officer on patrol yesterday afternoon at 2:54 pm pulled over a driver for speeding on Highway 17 in Laird Township.

CLOSE CALL FOR CANOEISTS (WAWA, ON.

COLLISION SENDS THREE TO HOSPITAL (Spanish, ON.) – At 6:55 a.m. today East Algoma OPP responded to a three vehicle collision just east of Spanish which resulted in three people being sent to hospital and Highway 17 being closed for about an hour.

ONE MALE IN CUSTODY FOR DOMESTIC ASSAULT (Fenwick Twp. ON) – OPP arrested a 28 year old male from Goulais River yesterday afternoon on several domestic related charges involving his ex- common law spouse that occurred over the past several months.

BURNT CAMPER AT ESTEN BEACH (Elliot Lake, Ontario) – The East Algoma OPP in Elliot Lake is requesting the assistance of the public regarding a fire.

POLICE KEPT BUSY DURING SPANISH ROCK N’ ROAR WEEKEND (Spanish, ON.) – Officers from the East Algoma OPP detachment were kept busy during the Spanish Rock n’ Roar Weekend.

OPP INVESTIGATE SEVERAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISIONS OVER WEEKEND (Garden River, ON) – On Friday, August 13th at 9:45 pm a driver on Highway 17 East travelling eastbound struck a bear that came out of the northbound ditch.

MOTORCYCLIST SUCCUMBS TO INJURIES (Garden River First Nation, ON) – The driver of a motorcycle involved in a collision on Friday, 6 August 2010 on Highway 17 East has passed away. 74 year old Duane Buchanan of Chambers Avenue in Sault Ste.