dryden Detachment
24 articles
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES
Dryden [324 words] 11/17/2025 9:25am (0 image)
Three individuals are facing drug trafficking related charges following a traffic stop in Dryden. On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, shortly after 3:00 pm CST, officers with the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on Albert Street. Through an investigation with the support of the Dryden OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) and their o...
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DRYDEN OPP STREET CRIME UNIT EXECUTES SEARCH WARRANTS AT TWO MARY AVENUE RESIDENCES
Dryden [464 words] 11/10/2025 10:00am (0 image)
Multiple individuals have been charged in connection with an ongoing drug trafficking investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Treaty Three Police Service and members from the Dryden OPP Detachment. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, members of the Dryden OPP CSCU with support from the North West Reg...
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THREE INDIVIDUALS FACING DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES AFTER WARRANT EXECUTED
Dryden [236 words] 10/23/2025 2:30pm (0 image)
THREE INDIVIDUALS FACING TRAFFICKING CHARGES AFTER WARRANT EXECUTED (DRYDEN, ON) - An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Treaty Three Police Service and uniform members from the Dryden OPP Detachment have led to charges being laid against three individuals, including a male from Brampton, Ontario. O...
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Impaired Driving Charge Laid Following Collision on Highway 17
Dryden [94 words] 10/5/2025 6:45am (0 image)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 5, 2025 Dryden, ON On October 3, 2025, at approximately 7:30 pm, members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 East near Dinorwic, in Southworth Township. As a result of the investigation, the driver was arrested for impaired operation by drug. Pamela Wetelainen, 61,...
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OPP INVESTIGATES FATAL COLLISION ON HIGHWAY 17
Dryden [149 words] 10/1/2025 5:20pm (0 image)
Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a two-vehicle collision that has resulted in a fatality. On Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at approximately 9:30 am, Dryden OPP, Dryden Fire Services, and Emergency Medical Services responded to reports of a head-on collision involving a transport truck and a pick-up truck on Highway 17 at...
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LOCAL RESIDENT FACING DRUG CHARGES
Dryden [172 words] 10/1/2025 3:10pm (0 image)
A local resident is facing drug trafficking charges following an investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU). On September 30, 2025, just after 1:30 pm, a traffic stop was conducted on Government Street in the City of Dryden. The investigation resulted in the arrest of a local resident and the seizure of suspected illicit dr...
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DROWNING INCIDENT ON WABIGOON LAKE CLAIMS TWO LIVES
Dryden [200 words] 10/1/2025 2:15pm (0 image)
Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a drowning incident on Wabigoon Lake that claimed two lives. On Saturday September 27, at approximately 4:05 pm Dryden OPP responded to a call for service that two people had gone missing after entering the water and failed to surface. Dryden OPP, along with the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT), a...
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IMPAIRED CHARGES LAID IN DRYDEN
Dryden [133 words] 9/23/2025 4:00pm (0 image)
Members of the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. On September 15, 2025, at approximately 2:00 am members of the Dryden OPP Detachment conducted a traffic stop on Thiel Road, in the Wainright Township. As a result of the investigation, it was determined that the driver of the motor vehicle had be...
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DRYDEN RESIDENT ARRESTED ON WARRANT FOR OUTSTANDING DRUG CHARGES
Dryden [220 words] 9/18/2025 3:05pm (0 image)
An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from members of the Dryden OPP detachment, has led to the arrest of a local resident who was wanted on a warrant for outstanding charges that stemmed from a drug trafficking investigation from earlier this summer. On September 17, 2025, just before 7:00 pm, an...
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TWO PEOPLE FACING DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES BY OPP
Dryden [275 words] 9/12/2025 4:45pm (0 image)
An investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from members of the Dryden OPP detachment has led to charges being laid against two individuals. On September 9, 2025, just after 2:30 pm, a traffic stop was conducted on Van Horne Avenue, in the City of Dryden. The investigation resulted in the arrest of two...
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INVESTIGATION BY THE DRYDEN OPP COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES
Dryden [427 words] 9/5/2025 2:15pm (0 image)
INVESTIGATION BY THE DRYDEN OPP COMMUNITY STREET CRIME UNIT LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES (DRYDEN, ON) - Three individuals are facing drug trafficking charges following an investigation led by the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from the Kenora OPP Detachment, the Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), and the Treaty Three Polic...
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DRYDEN OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION ON HiGHWAY 17
Dryden [99 words] 8/28/2025 4:07pm (0 image)
Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Highway 17 in Dryden. On Thursday, August 28, 2025, at approximately 10:15 am officers responded to a single vehicle collision involving two female occupants. Emergency Medical Services transported both individuals to hospital. The driver was pronounced deceas...
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DRYDEN OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION ON HiGHWAY 17
Dryden [99 words] 8/28/2025 4:06pm (0 image)
Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal collision that occurred on Highway 17 in Dryden. On Thursday, August 28, 2025, at approximately 10:15 am officers responded to a single vehicle collision involving two female occupants. Emergency Medical Services transported both individuals to hospital. The driver was pronounced d...
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MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION LED TO AN IMPAIRED CHARGE
Dryden [123 words] 8/18/2025 11:45am (0 image)
On August 17th, 2025 at approximately 08:45 pm, the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a vehicle that spun out and hit the ditch on Highway 601 near Morton Road. The officers attended and demanded a breath sample from the driver into an approved screening device (ASD). The driver participated and registered a FAIL which led to the drive...
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STUNT DRIVER ARRESTED FOR IMPAIRED OPERATION
Dryden [161 words] 8/18/2025 11:25am (0 image)
On August 15th, 2025 at approximately 08:45 pm, the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle that was travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 17. The officers conducted a traffic stop and it was determined that the driver was impaired. The driver was placed under arrest & returned to the detachment for further testing. As a result...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER BY DRUG ARRESTED IN DRYDEN
Dryden [122 words] 8/18/2025 10:35am (0 image)
On August 14th, 2025 at approximately 09:45 am, the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a male that was sleeping in a parked and running vehicle on Highway 594, for over 6 hours. The officers attended and it was determined that the driver was impaired. The driver was placed under arrest & returned to the detachment where a Drug Recogni...
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OPP INVESTIGATING HIGHWAY FATALITY NEAR IGNACE
Dryden [115 words] 8/8/2025 11:30am (0 image)
OPP Appealing for Witnesses and Information (IGNACE, ON) - The Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal incident that occurred on Highway 599, north of Ignace. Shortly before 6:00 am on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, emergency services responded to reports from passing motorists of an individual lying in the northbound lane. A 48-year-old male from...
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OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL MOTORCYCLE COLLISION
Dryden [126 words] 8/7/2025 8:40pm (0 image)
A motorcycle rider has died following a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17, west of Ignace. On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, shortly before 12:00 pm, members of the Ignace Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and paramedics were called to the scene in Ilsley township after multiple witnesses reported seeing a motorcycle leave the roadway and enter the ditch along t...
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Drowning Incident-Two Youths Deceased
Dryden [128 words] 8/1/2025 2:52pm (0 image)
Members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a drowning incident that claimed the lives of two children. On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 4:10 pm, officers responded to a report of two youths observed entering the Wabigoon River in the City of Dryden. A 15-year-old male and a 12-year-old female did not resurface from the w...
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DRIVER CHARGED AFTER COMMERCIAL VEHICLE COLLISION CLOSES HIGHWAY 17
Dryden [165 words] 7/15/2025 9:20pm (0 image)
The Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged a driver following a single-commercial motor vehicle (CMV) collision that temporarily shut down Highway 17 in Dryden. On Tuesday, July 15, 2025, shortly after 10:00 am, Dryden OPP officers responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 17 between Johnston Road and Glengold Road, where a CMV tr...
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THUNDER BAY RESIDENT FACING DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES IN DRYDEN
Dryden [194 words] 7/1/2025 5:10pm (0 image)
Members of the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance from members of the Dryden OPP detachment, have arrested and charged an individual for drug trafficking. On June 24, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm, members observed a suspicious person at a local business in the City of Dryden. The investigation resulted in the arrest o...
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WABIGOON RESIDENT CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING TWICE IN ONE DAY
Dryden [279 words] 7/1/2025 5:10pm (0 image)
Members of the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with the assistance from members of the Dryden OPP detachment and the Northwest Region Emergency Response Team, have arrested and charged an individual for drug trafficking. On June 28, 2025, just before 4:00 am, members of the Dryden OPP received a report of a suspicious vehicle at a busin...
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IMPAIRED CHARGES LAID BY DRYDEN OPP
Dryden [174 words] 6/17/2025 1:25pm (0 image)
Members of the Dryden Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. On June 14, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm members of the Dryden OPP Detachment conducted a traffic stop on Cascade Road, in the Township of Machin. As a result of the investigation, it was determined that the driver of the motor vehicle had been i...
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SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS UNIT INVOKES MANDATE IN DRYDEN
Dryden [78 words] 6/6/2025 10:35pm (0 image)
The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an incident in the City of Dryden. On Thursday, May 22, 2025, at approximately 9:00 pm, members of the Dryden Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a disturbance on the Government Street overpass. Upon police arrival, an individual was located in medical distress. O...