OPP Beat

2008 A BUSY YEAR IN EAST ALGOMA In 2008, East Algoma OPP officers: • worked 126,854 hours in the cluster which consists of Thessalon, Blind River and Elliot Lake • took just over 11,000 calls for service and • spent 19,000 hours on Criminal Investiga

COUNTERFEIT $50.00 (Elliot Lake, Ontario) On January 16, 2009 police received a call from a local bank regarding a possible counterfeit bill. Police investigated and it was determined that the $50.

O.P.P. REMINDER: SNOWMOBILE SAFETY STARTS WITH YOU (Sault Ste. Marie, ON) – Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are reminding snowmobilers to plan their routes carefully.

LOCAL RESIDENT AND FIRE CREW HAILED HEROES FOR SAVING MAN’S LIFE (Havilland Township, ON) – On Sunday, January 11th, 2009 at 1:10 p.m.

Early Season Snowmobile Deaths - OPP Urge Operators to Exercise Caution (Northeastern, ON) Recent snowmobiling deaths are tragic reason for police to urge operators to reduce speed when aboard a sled.

UPDATE - FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE – HIGHWAY 69 (Sudbury, ON) - On January 7, 2009 at 10:30 p.m., officers from the Sudbury OPP detachment responded to a two vehicle collision on Highway 69, City of Greater Sudbury (Richard Lake hill).

ASSAULT CHARGES FOR LOCAL MAN (Elliot Lake, Ontario) January 3, 2009 police received a call to attend a residence on Mississauga Avenue in the City of Elliot Lake regarding an assault in progress.

OPP FESTIVE RIDE RESULTS (Sault Ste. Marie, ON.) –OPP Festive RIDE Campaign results are in.

OPP Investigate Fatal Snowmobile Collision (Wawa, Ontario): On Sunday the 4th of January/2009 at approximately 10:00 pm The Superior East OPP responded to a single snowmobile collision located on the Old A.C.

Stabbing at Goulais Mission Residence Sault Ste Marie OPP stopped on Hwy# 17 at the bottom of the Mile Hill at 1205 01 Jan 09 had a truck stop and tell the officers an occupant in the vehicle was the victim of a stabbing.