OPP Beat

2010 SNOWMOBILE SEASON OFF TO A DEADLY START OPP Urge Caution – Warm Weather – Lack of Snow The Ontario Provincial Police continue to urge snowmobilers to use common sense and to ride with caution.

BE AWARE OF ICE ON ROADWAYS Due to the recent temperature changes Sault Ste. Marie OPP would like to caution motorists about icy road conditions.

COMMUNITY MAILBOX DAMAGED Sometime between 12 January and 13 January person(s) unknown punched the lock out of the community green mailbox located on Echo Road in Macdonald Township.

FATAL COLLISSION CLAIMS THREE LIVES Deceased Identified Officers are continuing their investigation into the fatal collision that occurred this morning 17 kilometres west of Blind River on Highway 17.

THUNDER BAY TELEPHONE SITE VANDALIZED LIGHTS STOLEN OPP received a report of an attempt break and enter into a building belonging to Thunder Bay Telephone early yesterday morning in Aweres Township.

BE SURE. BE SAFE. The East Algoma OPP remind all snow machine drivers to always be aware of changing ice conditions. It’s a good idea to carry Ice Escape picks when crossing lakes or rivers.

SKI & BOARD I.D. PROGRAM: SAULT STE. MARIE OPP AT SEARCHMONT SATURDAY Ski & Board I.D. program is a program developed by Searchmont Resort and the Sault Ste.

OPP ON PATROL (Elliot Lake, Ont.) OPP officers are currently patrolling snowmobile trails in the East Algoma area. Ensure that you carry with you, your driver’s license, proof of insurance and ownership of your snow machine.

CHARGES LAID AFTER SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTED (Elliot Lake, ON.) – On December 30, 2009, OPP members of the East Algoma Crime Unit, Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury’s Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and Drug Enforcement Units, Sault Ste.

“UPDATE” CHARGE LAID IN FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION (Hwy 17, Blind River) On Monday December 28, 2009 a fatal motor vehicle collision occurred on Highway 17, approximately 3 kilometres east of the Town of Blind River, Ontario.