Rainy River District 8/24/2025 10:20am
STOLEN COPPER RECOVERED DURING COLLISION INVESTIGATION - correction #1
The offence date has been corrected to read August 23, 2025.
More from Rainy River District
36 articles
-
OPP LAY CHARGES FOR BREAK & ENTER AT A LOCAL BUSINESS
Rainy River District [136 words] 1/12/2026 2:15pm (0 image)
Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two individuals with multiple offences. As a result, Joshua WHALEN, 40 years old of Fort Frances, has been charged with the following Criminal Code offences: - Break and enter a place to commit an indictable offence - Trafficking in property obtained by crim...
-
OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL SNOWMOBILE COLLISION
Rainy River District [79 words] 1/2/2026 4:05pm (0 image)
Members of the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are investigating a fatal single vehicle collision. On Thursday, January 1, 2026, at approximately 11:00 am, members of the Atikokan OPP along with Atikokan Fire and Rescue Service and Rainy River District Emergency Medical Services responded to a report of a single vehicle snowmobile collision on the Sa...
-
ATIKOKAN OFFICER STOPS A SWERVING VEHICLE AND CHARGES THE DRIVER WITH IMPAIRED OPERATION
Rainy River District [173 words] 12/22/2025 8:45am (0 image)
A proactive stop on a vehicle that couldn't maintain its lane resulted in the arrest of an impaired driver. On December 17, 2025, at approximately 9:00 pm, a member of the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) observed a vehicle on Highway 11B that couldn't maintain its lane. A traffic stop was conducted and the investigation determined that the driver...
-
ARREST MADE FOLLOWING BREAK AND ENTER AND ARSON INVESTIGATION AT FORT FRANCIS BUSINESS
Rainy River District [213 words] 12/19/2025 12:10pm (0 image)
The Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested an individual following a structural fire at a local business in Fort Frances. On Thursday, December 18, 2025, at approximately 11:00 pm CST, members of the Fort Frances OPP and the Fort Frances Fire and Rescue Services responded to a report of a commercial alarm. Upon arrival, flames...
-
FIREARMS RECOVERED AFTER BREAK AND ENTER IN ALBERTON TOWNSHIP
Rainy River District [464 words] 12/18/2025 3:40pm (0 image)
Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), have arrested multiple individuals following a month-long investigation of a break and enter resulting in weapons trafficking charges. On Tuesday, November 11, 2025, Rainy River District OPP responded to a report of a break and enter at a property in Alberton Township. Through investigation, of...
-
DRIVER OF OFF-ROAD VEHICLE CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED
Rainy River District [126 words] 11/24/2025 12:15pm (0 image)
Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. On Saturday, November 15, 2025, members of the Atikokan Detachment of the OPP witnessed a side-by-side off-road vehicle driving erratically, Officers also noticed that the driver of the off-road vehicle was not wearing a helmet. Following an inves...
-
DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES LAID IN FORT FRANCES
Rainy River District [183 words] 11/21/2025 3:10pm (1 image)
Members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the Treaty Three Police Service have arrested and charged a local resident with multiple offences. On November 19, 2025, the Rainy River District OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance from the Kenora OPP CSCU, Kenora OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau and the Treaty T...
-
ONE ARRESTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Rainy River District [181 words] 11/18/2025 2:05pm (1 image)
A Fort Frances local has been arrested and charged with multiple drug trafficking charges and Criminal Code offences. On Monday, November 10, 2025, The Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with the assistance of the Treaty Three Police Street Crime Unit completed an investigation into drug trafficking in the downtown core of Fort F...
-
OPP SEIZE $1 MILLION IN SUSPECTED COCAINE DURING TRAFFIC STOP
Rainy River District [163 words] 11/14/2025 10:40am (1 image)
Two individuals are facing drug trafficking charges following a traffic stop in Fort Frances. On Sunday, November 9, 2025, at approximately 3:20 am, members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop after observing unusual driving behaviour. During the investigation, officers located 11 kilograms of suspected cocaine inside...
-
SUSPENDED DRIVER CHARGED WITH DRUG TRAFFICKING
Rainy River District [230 words] 11/12/2025 1:45pm (1 image)
Officers from the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two individuals with Controlled drugs and Substances Act and Criminal Code offences following a traffic stop. On November 9, 2025, shortly before 3:00 am, members of the Fort Frances OPP conducted a traffic stop after a license plate inquiry came back registered to a suspended driver...
-
ONE ARRESTED FOR REFUSAL AND IMPAIRED
Rainy River District [128 words] 10/28/2025 10:40am (0 image)
Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation and refusal to comply with demand. On Friday October 24, 2025, members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the OPP conducted a traffic stop after witnessing suspicious driving behaviour. The driver refused several times to provide a breath samp...
-
SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGES
Rainy River District [110 words] 10/24/2025 2:20pm (0 image)
Members of the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. On Saturday, October 18, 2025, members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the OPP responded to a single vehicle motor vehicle collision. Following an investigation it was determined that the driver of the vehicle was impaired. As a resu...
-
TRUCK DRIVER CHARGED AFTER SINGLE VEHICLE COLLISION
Rainy River District [110 words] 10/21/2025 5:55am (3 images)
Atikokan Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged the driver of a tractor trailer unit after a single vehicle collision on Highway 622. On October 20, 2025, at approximately 2:00 pm, Atikokan OPP responded to a report of a truck collision on Highway 622 at the Rawn Reservoir. A tractor trailer unit with a fully loaded belly-dump gravel trailer lost control on a corner an...
-
OPP CHARGE THREE WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT
Rainy River District [120 words] 10/17/2025 3:05pm (0 image)
The Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged three individuals - including two youths - with aggravated assault. On Sunday September 28, 2025, members of the Fort Frances Detachment of the OPP responded to a report of an assault on one person by multiple individuals. Following further investigation into the incident, the following charges were l...
-
FORT FRANCES TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Rainy River District [308 words] 9/23/2025 5:45pm (0 image)
On September 23rd, three individuals were arrested for Controlled drugs and Substances (CDSA) and Criminal Code (CC) offences. At approximately 1:45 am, officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle occupied by three individuals. During the stop, one passenger was found to have provided a false identity and was subsequently arrested for obstructing police. A further investig...
-
WARRANTS PROJECT LEADS TO MULTIPLE ARRESTS
Rainy River District [82 words] 9/22/2025 1:10pm (0 image)
FORT FRANCES OPP - Last week, the Rainy River District Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) wrapped up a focused warrant enforcement initiative aimed at enhancing community safety. From September 10th to September 17th, 2025, members of the Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) joined forces with uniformed officers, the Emergency Response Team (ERT), Canine Unit, and Treaty Three Police Service to exe...
-
UPDATE #1 - INVESTIGATION LEADS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGE
Rainy River District [53 words] 9/19/2025 6:40pm (0 image)
-UPDATE #1- INVESTIGATION LEADS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGE Additional Charges Laid (FORT FRANCES, ON) - The Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid additional charges in relation to a sexual assault investigation. The 73-year-old male from Fort Frances is now charged with six additional counts of sexual assault....
-
RAINY RIVER DISTRICT OPP SEEKING PUBLICS ASSISTANCE
Rainy River District [81 words] 9/17/2025 3:45pm (0 image)
Members of the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police are seeking the publics assistance in identifying a suspect. On Sunday, September 14th, 2025, Fort Frances OPP was dispatched to Auto Spa East, located at 1201 Scott Street in Fort Frances. Owner of the car wash reported that the coin box/bin, located in the east side wash bay, had been heavily damaged and removed by an...
-
IMPAIRED CHARGES LAID IN FORT FRANCES
Rainy River District [144 words] 9/17/2025 1:10pm (0 image)
Members of the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. On September 12th, 2025, at approximately 8:30 am, members of the Fort Frances OPP were conducting school zone patrols when a motor vehicle approached from behind and honked its horn at an officer. Officers assumed that the driver of the vehicle was...
-
INVESTIGATION LEADS TO SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGE
Rainy River District [94 words] 9/10/2025 3:25pm (0 image)
The Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged an individual with sexual assault following an investigation. On Friday, August 29, 2025, a victim attended the Fort Frances OPP detachment to report a sexual assault. As a result of an investigation, a 73-year-old from Fort Frances is charged under the Criminal Code with the foll...
-
TRAFFIC COMPLAINT LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGES
Rainy River District [158 words] 9/10/2025 12:35pm (0 image)
On September 7th, 2025, at approximately 5:20 pm Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible impaired driver on Highway 11. The vehicle was located, and officers performed the necessary tests. It was determined that the driver of the vehicle was impaired. During the investigation, one of the passengers in the vehicle became confrontational wi...
-
TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO ARREST FOR BAIL VIOLATIONS
Rainy River District [152 words] 9/5/2025 10:55am (0 image)
Members of the Fort Frances Ontario Provincial Police have arrested and charged two individuals for bail violations. On Thursday, September 5th, 2025 at approximately 12:15 pm, in the City of Fort Frances, Fort Frances OPP were on general patrol, near King's Highway and McIrvine Road, when they observed a male driver not wearing his seatbelt. A traffic stop was conducted a...
-
STOLEN COPPER RECOVERED DURING COLLISION INVESTIGATION - correction #1
Rainy River District [11 words] 8/24/2025 10:20am (0 image)
The offence date has been corrected to read August 23, 2025....
-
STOLEN COPPER RECOVERED DURING COLLISION INVESTIGATION
Rainy River District [278 words] 8/24/2025 9:15am (2 images)
Two people were arrested and almost 500 kg of copper wire was seized after police responded to a single vehicle roll-over. On August 29, 2025, at approximately 10:00 am, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle roll-over on Hwy 11 near Mine Center. Two vehicle occupants had sustained minor injuries from the collision which demolished the involved veh...
-
IMPAIRED DRIVER CHARGED FOLLOWING PUBLIC COMPLAINT
Rainy River District [287 words] 7/31/2025 9:45am (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan have arrested and charged a driver after responding to a public complaint about an erratic driver. On July 30, 2025, at approximately 12:00 pm, the Atikokan OPP received a 911 call from a concerned driver reporting a possible impaired driver on Highway 11 near Flanders Road. Officers located and stopped the vehicle just outside...
-
ERRATIC DRIVER ARRESTED FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING
Rainy River District [210 words] 7/15/2025 3:20pm (0 image)
An officer on patrol arrested a driver for impaired operation after witnessing the vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road. On July 14, 2025, at approximately 10:00 pm, an officer with the Fort Frances Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was patrolling the Fourth Street West area of town when they witnessed a vehicle driving westbound in the eastbound...
-
FORT FRANCES MALE CHARGED WITH FIREARMS OFFENCES AFTER ASSAULTING MULTIPLE PARTIES
Rainy River District [378 words] 7/13/2025 10:55am (0 image)
Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a male from Fort Frances after police were called to a residence in the Town of Fort Frances. On the 12th of July, 2025, just before 7:00 pm., members of the Rainy River District OPP Detachment were dispatched to reports of an ongoing domestic assault taking place i...
-
ELDERLY FRAUD VICTIM GETS MONEY BACK: Correction - value of the fraud corrected
Rainy River District [31 words] 7/11/2025 8:50pm (0 image)
A correction has been issued and the article now reads "The victim attended a local bank, and wire transferred a six-digit quantity of money into a bank in the UK."...
-
ELDERLY FRAUD VICTIM GETS MONEY BACK FOLLOWING INTERNATIONAL MULTI-AGENCY INTERVENTION
Rainy River District [253 words] 7/11/2025 11:30am (0 image)
An elderly fraud victim can rest easy now after multiple law enforcement agencies in Europe and North America worked together to intercept a fraudulent money transfer that drained their life savings. On June 23, 2025, the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a 911 call from an elderly resident who thought they had just l...
-
TRAFFIC STOP IN ALBERTON TOWNSHIP LEADS TO DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Rainy River District [432 words] 7/11/2025 9:50am (1 image)
FORT FRANCES, ON)- The Rainy River District Detachment Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) in partnership with Dryden Detachment CSCU along with members of the Treaty Three Police Service CSCU have arrested two individuals for trafficking suspected cocaine in District of Rainy River On the 9th of July 2025, at approximately 6:22 pm police conducted a traffic stop on a motor vehicle along Highway 1...
-
DRIVER CHARGED FOR REFUSING SOBRIETY TEST
Rainy River District [320 words] 7/9/2025 12:05am (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan arrested and charged a driver after they refused a sobriety test. On July 7, 2025, at approximately 11:00 pm, officers with the Atikokan Detachment OPP had an interaction with a driver at the detachment. The officers developed reason to believe the driver had consumed controlled drugs and a demand was made for a field sobriet...
-
DRUG SEIZURE AND CHARGES LAID AFTER TRAFFIC STOP
Rainy River District [316 words] 6/28/2025 7:00pm (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan arrested two people after drugs were discovered during a proactive traffic stop. On June 24, 2025, at approximately 1:30 pm, an officer with the Atikokan Detachment OPP conducted a traffic stop to check document compliance. The officer found one of the vehicle passengers violating a court ordered prohibition. The passenger wa...
-
DANGEROUS DRIVER COMPLAINT RESULTED IN IMPAIRED ARREST
Rainy River District [274 words] 6/23/2025 4:45am (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan arrested an impaired driver following a dangerous driving complaint. On June 10, 2025, at approximately 11:00 pm, an officer with the Atikokan Detachment OPP responded to a complaint about an impaired driver in Bunnell Park. The responding officer located the vehicle and determined that the driver had been consuming alcohol. An...
-
SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE CHECK FOUND AN IMPAIRED DRIVER
Rainy River District [282 words] 6/23/2025 3:15am (0 image)
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Atikokan checked a suspicious vehicle near Burns Street and found the driver was impaired. On June 17, 2025, at approximately 1:00 am, an officer with the Atikokan Detachment OPP observed a vehicle idling in a back alley and stopped to investigate. The officer determined that the driver was drinking an alcoholic beverage in the vehicle...
-
FORT FRANCES OPP INVESTIGATE COLLISION INVOVLING CYCLIST
Rainy River District [168 words] 6/9/2025 7:45pm (0 image)
FORT FRANCES, ON) - Members of the Rainy River District Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Rainy River District EMS and Fort Frances Fire Rescue attended to a collision involving a single motor vehicle and a bicycle. On Saturday June 7, 2025, at approximatley 11:40 pm the Rainy River District OPP, along with EMS and Fire, responded to a collision at the intersection Seco...
-
RESIDENTIAL STRUCTRAL FIRE UNDER INVESTIGATION
Rainy River District [238 words] 5/30/2025 10:55pm (0 image)
An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a rural residence on Nickleby Lake Road east of Atikokan. On May 29, 2025, at approximately 11:00 am, the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with the Niobe Lake Fire Department, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry - Fire, Aviation and Emergency Services Br...