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ITSU officers arrest and charge two drivers for alcohol related offences
[727 words] 12/22/2025 4:44am
Incident #1 Just before 10:45 p.m. on December 19, 2025, members of the Integrated Traffic Safety Unit (ITSU) and Patrol Operations were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Municipal Road 80 in Val Caron, when officers witnessed a vehicle turn around prior to reaching the check point to avoid police. Officers conducted a traffic stop with the motor vehicle and determin
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Officers seize over $28,000 worth of illicit drugs and over $15,000 cash after traffic stop
[463 words] 12/27/2024 5:07am
Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on December 23, 2024, an officer was conducting a general patrol in the area of Notre Dame Avenue when the officer witnessed a vehicle being driven in an erratic manner. The officer conducted a traffic stop in the area of Notre Dame Avenue and King Street to address the Highway Traffic Act violations of the driver. While speaking with the driver, it was determined that the
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Operation Impact: GSPS Traffic Management Unit Officers Lay Several Charges over Long Weekend
[316 words] 10/15/2024 9:39am
The main causes of death and serious injury on Canadian roads are impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving and not wearing a seatbelt. The Greater Sudbury Police Service is committed to enforcing driver sobriety and compliance with traffic laws in order to ensure the safety of our community. Every year, the GSPS Traffic Management Unit participates in Operation Impact over the Than
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Explosive Device Seized by Police During Traffic Stop on Elm Street
[488 words] 9/30/2024 9:27am
Just after 8:30 p.m. on September 28 th, 2024, while on general patrol in the area of Elm Street at Elgin Street, Greater Sudbury Police Service officers observed a motor vehicle bearing a licence plate that was not authorized and subsequently conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. During the traffic stop, Officers discovered open alcohol inside the vehicle. A subsequent search was conducted on
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Officers arrest nine drivers & lay numerous impaired-related charges over Labour Day weekend
[1088 words] 9/4/2024 9:31am
Over the Labour Day long weekend, officers arrested and charged nine drivers for impaired-related offences and laid numerous charges under both the Highway Traffic Act and the Criminal Code of Canada. Five of the nine drivers arrested for Impaired Operation were charged as the result of traffic stops by officers on patrol. The drivers, ranging from 19 to 50 years of age were charged with different
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70 Charges Laid Over Long Weekend during R.I.D.E. Program
[295 words] 9/5/2023 5:08am
The weather was hot over the long weekend… driving was not! The GSPS Traffic Management Unit, Rural Community Response Unit along with R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) Officers were out over the long weekend targeting impaired and aggressive drivers. In four days, 70 charges were laid in Greater Sudbury. A breakdown of those charges are as follows: Dangerous Driving – 1 Assault Polic
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45 year old Man Arrested for Impaired Driving After Fleeing the Scene of Collision
[374 words] 10/25/2022 8:30am
Just before 11:25 p.m. last night, October 24, 2022, Police were dispatched to the area of the Maley Drive ramp heading East just off of Notre Dame Avenue in relation to a single vehicle collision involving a Black Ford F-150. Upon arrival, Officers located two passengers in the vehicle who had sustained injuries as a result of the collision. A 39 year old man was transported to hospital with seri
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Driver Asleep at Wheel Charged with Impaired by Drug - Officer Locates Over $20,400 in Drugs & Cash
[503 words] 2/4/2021 3:59am
Just after 10:30 p.m. last night, February 3, 2021, a member of our Traffic Management Unit located an idling vehicle outside of a building on Kathleen Street where the driver of the vehicle appeared to be asleep at the wheel. The vehicle appeared to be in drive and the driver appeared to have fallen asleep with his foot on the brake. Once the Officer was able to wake up the driver, the driver sho
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Requesting Assistance to Identify Driver of Pick-up Truck After Fail to Remain in Chelmsford
[311 words] 4/17/2020 10:12am
**UPDATE** Overnight, the 39 year old driver of the pick-up truck was located, arrested and charged with the following offences under the Criminal Code of Canada; Flight from Police Fail to Remain Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle The man was additionally charged with numerous Highway Traffic Act offences including; Drive No Insurance Drive No Licence Expired Val Tag Plates Not Authorized
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Impaired Driver Drives Through Collision Scene Narrowly Missing Officers
[426 words] 11/19/2019 5:40am
Around 12:25 a.m. this morning, Tuesday, November 19, 2019, Officers were on scene investigating a serious motor vehicle collision on MR80 between Cecile Street and Isabelle Street in Val Caron when a Honda Civic sped by the Officer directing traffic and through the road barricades into the active collision scene. The vehicle continued down the road narrowly missing multiple Officers who were on f