nipigon Detachment
21 articles
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NIPIGON OPP CHARGES DRIVER FOR IMPAIRED OPERATION AD STUNT DRIVE
Nipigon [149 words] 1/3/2026 7:40pm (1 image)
On January 3, 2026, at approximately 11:00 am, officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to multiple reports of a vehicle driving aggressively at high speed on Highway 17. The vehicle was located and confirmed by RADAR to be travelling at 157 km/h in a posted 90 km/h zone. Further investigation determined the driver was impaired by...
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SEARCH WARRANT EXECUTED AT SCHREIBER RESIDENCE
Nipigon [127 words] 12/23/2025 6:20pm (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with assistance from members of the Nipigon and Schreiber OPP Detachments, has charged one individual following an ongoing drug trafficking investigation. On Tuesday, December 23, 2025, officers from the CSCU, executed a search warrant at a residence in Schreiber. The search resulted in the seizure of...
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ONE PERSON CHARGED WITH ARSON
Nipigon [125 words] 12/4/2025 7:55pm (0 image)
On November 29, 2025, at 11:45 pm, members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), with the Lake Helen Police Service, responded to reports of a recreational trailer fire on Lake Helen First Nation. The trailer was occupied at the time; the lone occupant was able to escape with minor injuries. Following an investigation by the OPP and L...
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SPEEDING RESULTS IN IMPARIED CHARGE
Nipigon [129 words] 11/19/2025 12:45pm (0 image)
On November 15, 2025, at approximately 2:00 am, officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle that was speeding. The motor vehicle was observed to be moving back and forth between the lanes, the officer stopped the vehicle and spoke with the driver. The driver showed signs of impairment, was arrested for...
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TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN IMPAIRED CHARGE
Nipigon [112 words] 11/19/2025 11:00am (0 image)
On November 6, 2025, at approximately 4:30 pm, officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle to check the drivers license status. The officer spoke with the driver and noticed signs of impairment, the driver was arrested and transported back to the detachment for further testing. As a result of the inv...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER CHARGED AFTER TRAFFIC COMPLAINT
Nipigon [122 words] 11/19/2025 10:35am (0 image)
Officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a traffic complaint of an impaired driver in the town of Nipigon, ON On October 2, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm, officers responded to a report of a vehicle swerving all over the road near the Nipigon river bridge, officers located the vehicle at a local gas station. The driver was subs...
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PUBLIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVER
Nipigon [123 words] 11/19/2025 10:25am (0 image)
Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a traffic stop after a complaint of a possible impaired driver in Nipigon, Ontario. On August 1, 2025 at approximately 2:00 am, officers were notified of a possible impaired driver near Nipigon, officers located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The driver was arrested for impaired operatio...
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GAS THEFT LEADS TO RECOVERY OF A STOLEN VEHICLE AND FIREARMS CHARGES IN NIPIGON
Nipigon [153 words] 11/19/2025 5:00am (0 image)
On November 18, 2025, at approximately 6:15 pm, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment responded to a report of gas theft from a business on Rock Bay First Nation. Officers quickly located the suspect vehicle and discovered it had been reported stolen from Thunder Bay. Further investigation revealed additional offences. As a result, two individuals f...
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COMPLAINT RESULTS IN ARREST OF IMPAIRED MOTORIST
Nipigon [116 words] 11/19/2025 5:00am (0 image)
On November 17, 2025, at approximately 10:30 am, officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an individual sleeping in a running vehicle in the town of Nipigon. Officers spoke with the occupant and determined that their ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by a controlled substance. The individual was arrested...
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NIPIGON OPP CHARGE 2 INDIVIDUALS WITH TRAFFICKING
Nipigon [106 words] 11/19/2025 5:00am (0 image)
In July 2025, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Nipigon Detachment launched an investigation into suspected drug trafficking in the Nipigon area. As a result of this investigation, on November 17, 2025, officers arrested and charged two individuals: Brady BORG, 24, of Nipigon, Ontario, is charged under the Controlled drugs and Substances Act with: - Traffi...
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MULPTIPLE CHARGES LAID IN HOME INVASION
Nipigon [121 words] 11/12/2025 4:45pm (0 image)
A home invasion in Terrace Bay has led to multiple charges following an investigation by members of the Schreiber Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). On Friday, October 31, 2025, at approximately 10:48 am, officers responded to a report of a break and enter at a residence in Terrace Bay. As a result of the incident, Dwayne FERRIS, age 24, of no fixed address, h...
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INDIVIDUAL CHARGED AFTER FLEEING STOLEN VEHICLE
Nipigon [170 words] 10/22/2025 3:45pm (0 image)
One individual is facing multiple charges following an incident that led to a social media post to advise the public not to pick up hitchhikers on Sunday, October 19, 2025. Following an alert to a stolen vehicle shortly after 11:00 am, officers from the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) located the vehicle traveling westbound on Highway 17. Upon police...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVER
Nipigon [107 words] 10/7/2025 10:55am (0 image)
Members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. On October 2, 2025, at approximately 6:00 pm members of the Nipigon OPP were dispatched to a traffic complaint in the Township of Nipigon. Officers located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Through investigation it was determined that the dri...
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COUPLE INJURED AFTER BEAR ENTERS RESIDENCE
Nipigon [111 words] 9/17/2025 12:00pm (0 image)
A Nipigon couple sustained non-life-threatening injuries after a bear entered their home late on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. The incident occurred when the residents opened their back door to let their dog outside. A bear entered the home and attacked both individuals. The couple was able to retreat to a bedroom, where they barricaded themselves and called emergency services... -
INDIVIDUAL CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL HARASSMENT AFTER FOLLOWING TWO YOUTHS
Nipigon [148 words] 9/16/2025 4:40pm (0 image)
The Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged an individual after a concerning incident involving two local youths earlier this month. On September 12, 2025, officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle following two youths in the town of Red Rock. The youths were located safely and transported home by OPP members. The suspect was...
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AGGRESSIVE DRIVER LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGE
Nipigon [177 words] 7/29/2025 10:15am (0 image)
An officer on patrol arrested a driver for impaired operation after witnessing a vehicle driving aggressively. On July 28, 2025, at approximately 10:30 pm, an officer with the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was patrolling Highway 11&17, near the Town of Nipigon. The officer witnessed a vehicle leaving a local establishment spinning tires and acceler...
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STUNT DRIVER NEAR NIPIGON
Nipigon [131 words] 7/9/2025 8:55am (2 images)
One male is facing a Stunt Driving charge after driving 57 kilometers over the speed limit near Nipigon, Ontario. On July 5, 2025, at just before 11:00 am members of the Nipigon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment were on general patrol conducting radar enforcement on Highway 11-17 near Nipigon. Utilizing the Lidar speed measuring device the officer recorded the vehicle...
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AGGRESSIVE DRIVER CHARGED WITH STUNT DRIVING
Nipigon [117 words] 6/21/2025 5:50am (0 image)
On June 19th, 2025, at approximately 9:39 am, a complaint was received that a vehicle had not stopped for a flagger at a construction zone on Highway 17 west of Marathon, ON At Approximately 11:30am at Highway 11-17 in the investigation, the driver's licence has been suspended for 30 days and their vehicle impounded for 14-days. A 78-year-old, from Brampton, ON has been charge...
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SNOWMOBILE COLLISON RESULTS IN IMPAIRED DRIVER
Nipigon [181 words] 6/4/2025 12:40pm (0 image)
The Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged one person following a snowmobile collision on Sprucewood Drive, back in February 2025. On February 5th, 2025, shortly before 10:00 pm, officers received a report from Red Rock Emergency Medical Services (EMS) of a snowmobile collision near Sprucewood Road, Lyon Township. Officers attended then followed...
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TRAFFIC COMPLAINTS LEAD TO IMPAIRED DRIVER
Nipigon [181 words] 6/3/2025 2:25pm (0 image)
Members of the Nipigon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation following two separate traffic complaints. On the 21st day of May 2025, just before 6:30 pm, members of the Nipigon OPP Detachment responded to reports of a suspected impaired driver on Highway 11&17, east bound from the Shuniah area. Office...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER CHARGED IN TERRACE BAY
Nipigon [115 words] 6/2/2025 12:50pm (0 image)
Officers located the vehicle on Highway 17 and conducted an investigation. The roadside use of the Alcohol Screening Device (ASD) resulted in a fail. The driver was arrested at the scene and transported to the Schreiber Detachment for further testing with a Breath Technician. Joseph WIRTZ 32-years-old, from Terrace Bay has been charged under the Criminal Code; - Operation while impaired - alc...