OPP Beat

Police Probing Break-Ins (Blind River, Ont.) East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police are investigating two Break and Enters at local businesses.

DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE (Elliot Lake, Ont.) An officer with the East Algoma OPP arrested and charged a male driver after a traffic stop on August 30, 2008. While on general patrol at approximately 2:41 a.m.

Recovered Stolen PU Batchawana First Nation Police recovered a 1999 Green Chev Silverado PU on a bush road on the Rankin Reserve at 9:15 a.m. on Friday morning the 28th of August.

Break and Enter Some time overnight on the Tuesday the 27th of August, thieves broke into the Timberland Store on Hwy#17 in Fenwick Twp. Alcohol, cigarettes and a small quantity of cash was taken.

BACK TO SCHOOL SAFETY TIPS FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS AND MOTORISTS! (Elliot Lake, Ont.) It’s that time of the year to start thinking of getting to school safely. The first day back at school for some students will be September 2, 2008.

Hwy#17 Crash Could have been worse A Crash on Hwy#17 that resulted in no major injuries could easily have been a tragedy. Sault Ste Marie OPP are investigating a single motor vehicle crash that occurred on Hwy# 17 near Havaland, Monday August 25th.

Charges Laid in 2 Weekend Motor Vehicle Crash’s Sault Ste Marie OPP Detachment officers investigated a Motor Vehicle Crash on Hwy#552 E which occurred at 3:00 p.m. on the August 23rd. A Toyota Camray drove off the highway.

OPP LAY EIGHTY CHARGES RELATED TO HEMPFEST (Thessalon) East Algoma OPP officers, in conjunction with East Algoma OPP Crime Unit and Sault Ste Marie Drug Enforcement Section, laid a total of eighty charges during a four-day traffic enforcement initiat

Don’t Drink and Drive (Spanish, Ont.) On the 21st of August 2008 at approximately 10:20 p.m. the East Algoma OPP were in the town of Spanish when information was received that a driver of a motor vehicle may have been drinking.

POLICE CHARGE MAN WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER (Wahnapitae, ON) - On Monday, August 18, 2008 at 9:30 p.m., an altercation between two men at a Wahnapitae residence escalated into an incident on Highway 17 involving a motor vehicle and a bicycle.