sault ste marie Detachment
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SAULT STE. MARIE OPP INVESTIGATES FATAL SNOWMOBILE COLLISION
Sault Ste. Marie [95 words] 12/10/2025 10:00pm (0 image)
The Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing their investigation into a fatal collision that occurred in Goulais River. On December 9, 2025, at approximately 11:15 pm, the Sault Ste. Marie OPP responded to a serious, single motorized snow vehicle (MSV) collision on McGaughan Road. The driver of the MSV, a 50-year-old person from G...
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SEARCHMONT RESIDENT CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT
Sault Ste. Marie [106 words] 10/30/2025 10:30am (0 image)
On October 23, 2025, at approximately 3:10 pm, the Sault Ste. Marie and East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Crime Units made an arrest following a sexual assault investigation. The investigation began on September 30, 2025 when police received a complaint of a sexual assault, which occurred on Whitefish Island in Batchewana First Nation. Extensive police inves...
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MULTIPLE CHARGES LAID IN HISTORICAL INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE INVESTIGATION
Sault Ste. Marie [141 words] 9/10/2025 12:06pm (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one person following a historical intimate partner violence investigation. Members of the OPP North West Region Crime Unit investigated incidents that took place in Netmizaaggamig Nishnaabeg (Pic Mobert First Nation) and the City of Sault Ste. Marie over a number of years. As a result of the investigation, a...
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SAULT STE. MARIE OPP INVESTIGATES THREE IMPAIRED INCIDENTS IN JULY
Sault Ste. Marie [440 words] 8/8/2025 9:45am (0 image)
The Sault Ste. Marie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) charged three drivers with a total of seven impaired-related offences in July. All incidents occurred north of the city, in the afternoon or early evening hours. On July 11, 2025, at approximately 6:03 pm, Sault Ste. Marie OPP officers were notified of a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 556...
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INDIVIUAL CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED AFTER BEING WARNED NOT TO DRIVE
Sault Ste. Marie [217 words] 8/8/2025 11:00am (0 image)
Despite a police warning, a driver chose to get behind the wheel after consuming alcoholic beverages. On August 4, 2025, at approximately 2:40 am, an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police was conducting general patrol on Highway 17 near Belleau Lake Road. An individual who appeared highly intoxicated approached the police cruiser and req...
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DRIVER ARRESTED FOR BEING IMPAIRED IN A STOLEN VEHICLE
Sault Ste. Marie [315 words] 8/6/2025 6:25pm (0 image)
An individual is facing numerous criminal charges after a single motor vehicle collision north of the city. On July 17, 2025, at approximately 3:37 am, the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a stolen vehicle occurrence at the Searchmont Community Centre and Fire Hall. While en route to the call, officers were notified that Searchmont Community Vol...
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SAULT STE. MARIE OPP INVESTIGATES FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION
Sault Ste. Marie [109 words] 8/6/2025 10:10am (0 image)
The Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is continuing their investigation into a fatal collision that occurred in Goulais River. On July 20, 2025, at approximately 4:14 pm, the Sault Ste. Marie OPP responded to a serious two-vehicle collision on Highway 17, near Old Highway 17 Road. One of the vehicle drivers, a 72-year-old from Sault Ste. M...
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DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER LEAVING COLLISION SCENE
Sault Ste. Marie [165 words] 7/16/2025 9:01am (0 image)
An individual is facing numerous charges after failing to remain at the scene of a motor vehicle collision. On July 14, 2025, at approximately 3:29 pm, officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police were notified of a single vehicle collision on Highway 563 in Batchawana Bay. Witnesses reported observing a motorcycle lose control, collide with a ditch and...
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DRIVING CHARGED FOR PROVIDING FALSE IDENTITY TO POLICE
Sault Ste. Marie [223 words] 7/4/2025 3:00pm (0 image)
A suspended driver is facing criminal charges following a traffic stop east of Sault Ste. Marie. On June 20, 2025, at approximately 2:21 pm, an officer with the Sault Ste. Marie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police was conducting general patrol on Highway 17 in Garden River First Nation, when they observed an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) travelling at a...