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24-year-old man arrested and charged after Robbery at convenience store on Elm Street
[415 words] 12/17/2025 3:38am
Around 10:40 a.m. on December 16, 2025, officers responded to a Robbery at a convenience store on Elm Street at Beatty Street. A 63-year-old, man (employee) was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after being hit in the head with a bottle and assaulted by the person responsible for incident. The individual responsible for the Robbery fled on foot prior to police arrival. Off
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BEAR Unit arrests multiple prolific offenders in series of thefts from L.C.B.O.’s
[371 words] 12/11/2025 6:50am
Over the past two weeks, the Break, Enter and Robbery (B.E.A.R) Unit has arrested multiple individuals believed to be responsible for a significant series of thefts targeting local L.C.B.O. locations. It is believed that the total loss value is over $30,000. Over the past several months, L.C.B.O. stores across Greater Sudbury have experienced an increase of theft-related incidents. Through a coord
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Officers arrest and charge two individuals with drug trafficking after traffic stop on Regent Street
[420 words] 11/3/2025 8:38am
Around 7:50 p.m. on November 2, 2025, officers observed a vehicle that had been involved in a flight from police incident earlier this year. Officers in a marked cruiser followed the vehicle until it was safe to conduct a traffic stop. Officers used two marked police cruisers to block the vehicle in while in a parking lot on Regent Street. While speaking with the driver, officers detected signs of
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22-year-old arrested and charged for numerous offences after fleeing police
[412 words] 10/27/2025 8:10am
Around 2:20 a.m. on October 26, 2025, officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Elm Street at Paris Street after officers saw the driver of the vehicle make multiple unsafe driving maneuvers. Upon speaking with the driver, officers detected signs of impairment. While officers were getting an Approved Screening Device (ASD), the driver drove their vehicle into a parked police cruiser with i
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Officers arrest 62-year-old man after dangerous driving incident
[432 words] 7/15/2025 3:56am
Just before 8:20 p.m. on July 13, 2025, our 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Centre was contacted by the Ontario Provincial Police regarding a dangerous driver. Information provided was that the OPP had received numerous complaints of a vehicle being driven erratically on Highway 17 traveling westbound. Officers in an unmarked vehicle located the vehicle on Elm Street at Durham Street. The vehicle w
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Officers seize over $42,000 in illicit drugs, firearm and CEW after traffic stop on Notre Dame Ave
[516 words] 7/9/2025 5:59am
Shortly after 9:05 a.m. on July 8, 2025, officers were dispatched to the area of Notre Dame Avenue at King Street in relation to a suspicious vehicle and persons. The complainant stated that there were a group of individuals in the laneway, who were believed to be selling drugs and armed with a firearm. Officers were provided with a description of the vehicle and individuals believed to be involve
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Officers seize close to $11,000 in drugs after unwanted persons complaint
[425 words] 4/25/2025 5:17am
Just before 4:15 p.m. on April 24, 2025, officers were dispatched to a residence on Whittaker Street in relation to unwanted persons inside the residence. Information provided was that individuals were unlawfully present in the lower unit of the residence and the homeowner wanted them removed. Officers arrived on scene and were given permission by the homeowner to enter the lower unit as the indiv
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23-year-old charged with Impaired Driving after radar clocks vehicle doing 150km/h in 50/km/h zone
[402 words] 1/6/2025 4:51am
Just before 3:40 a.m. on January 5, 2025, an officer was driving Eastbound on the Kingsway when they observed a vehicle traveling Westbound at a high speed. The radar in the marked police cruiser clocked the vehicle traveling over 150 km/h in a posted 50km/h zone. The officer activated the emergency lights and sirens of the cruiser to conduct a traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle slowed down,
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Two individuals arrested for Attempted Murder after shooting at grocery store on Notre Dame Avenue
[480 words] 11/1/2024 5:24am
Shortly before 7:30 p.m. on October 31, 2024, officers were dispatched to a grocery store on Notre Dame Avenue in relation to a Weapons complaint. Information provided was that two individuals had approached a man in the self-checkout where one of the individuals shot the man. All the individuals involved fled including the man who was shot. The 31-year-old, man attended the hospital and was treat
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Officers seize over $48,000 in illicit drugs after traffic stop on Frood Road
[424 words] 10/21/2024 5:35am
Just before 10:55 p.m. on October 20, 2024, officers were conducting a patrol on Frood Road when a vehicle that smelled of Cannabis was travelling in front of the marked police cruiser. Officers conducted a traffic stop on Frood Road to check on the sobriety of the driver. The driver was unable to provide a driver’s licence or registration for the vehicle, however provided a name to the officers o
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The Nose Knows: Officers Sniff Out Drugs and Gun during R.I.D.E. Spot Check
[485 words] 10/1/2024 11:28am
Over the weekend, the Greater Sudbury Police Service conducted a R.I.D.E. (Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere) spot check on Frood Road at Burton Ave to ensure driver sobriety and community safety. Just after 1:00 a.m. on September 29 th, 2024, while interacting with the driver and sole occupant of one of the motor vehicles passing through the spot check, Officers could smell the odour of cannabis
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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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Officers seize over $13,200 in illicit drugs as a result of traffic stop
[535 words] 6/28/2024 12:21pm
Around 2:00 a.m. this morning, June 28, 2024, officers saw a vehicle with no lights traveling southbound on Regent Street. Officers initiated the emergency lights on their police cruiser to conduct a traffic stop. Once the vehicle in question came to a complete stop, the occupants began moving around vigorously causing the vehicle to shake. The responding officers approached both the driver’s and
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Grand Theft Auto
[620 words] 3/18/2024 6:07am
Around 10:10 p.m. on March 17, 2024, officers from our Traffic Management Unit and Patrol Operations Division were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Bancroft Drive in Greater Sudbury when officers saw the driver of a dark pick-up truck intentionally attempt to evade the spot check. Upon seeing the police cruisers and officers, the driver made an abrupt stop by enterin
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24-year-old man dies after being shot during altercation on Louis Street
[508 words] 8/8/2023 7:25am
Around 6:45 a.m. on August 5, 2023, officers were dispatched to a weapons complaint on Louis Street in Greater Sudbury. Information provided was that while at a social gathering, individuals were involved in a verbal argument that resulted in one of the individuals being shot. Upon arrival, officers found a man who had sustained serious injuries. Officers began life-saving measures until City of G
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26-year-old from Southern Ontario arrested in Nobel after committing sexual assault in Sudbury
[427 words] 7/10/2023 9:51am
Around 4:00 p.m. on July 8, 2023, officers were dispatched to a sexual assault. Information provided was that a youth in our community met an individual from Southern Ontario through a social media application and the individual had traveled to Greater Sudbury to meet the youth. The individual picked-up the youth in a vehicle and then drove to an empty parking lot where the individual threatened a
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Over $205,680 worth of drugs & handgun seized after traffic stop on vehicle involved in thefts
[699 words] 5/23/2023 9:07am
In April, the Greater Sudbury Police Service received two theft complaints involving what is believed to be the same suspect vehicle. Information provided was that on April 18, 2023, a flat bed trailer and a Bobcat mini excavator were stolen from a business on O’Neil Drive West in Garson and on April 25, 2023, a generator was stolen from a business on Maley Drive. In both situations, it is believe
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Guns & Gangs Team and GSPS DEU & ERU Conduct Vehicle Stop Resulting in Drugs & Weapons Charges
[424 words] 4/20/2023 10:59am
On April 19, 2023, members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team and the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) - Drug Enforcement Unit conducted a traffic stop, assisted by members of the GSPS Emergency Response Unit. One person was arrested at the scene and officers seized a loaded handgun with an extended magazine and ammunition, over 600 grams o
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Impaired Driver Arrest Leads to Over $35,000 in Illicit Drugs Seized
[577 words] 12/2/2022 10:41am
Just before 5:00 p.m. on December 1st, 2022, we received a call from a concerned community member regarding a woman operating a motor vehicle in an erratic manner, with a male passenger, travelling Eastbound on MR 35 in Greater Sudbury. Information provided was that the woman was crossing over both lanes of traffic, almost driving into the ditch and appeared to be having trouble keeping her head u
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Requesting Assistance to Locate 23-year old Cole Johnson-Whitfield after Hit and Run
[457 words] 9/29/2022 11:14am
Just before 7:30 p.m. on September 17th, 2022, Police received a call in regard to a Disturbance at a residential area on Nesbitt Drive in Greater Sudbury. Information received was that a verbal dispute had ensued and that an individual may have been injured after being struck by a U-Haul truck. Upon arrival, Police located a woman with serious but non-life threatening injuries as a result of bein
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UPDATE - 27 year old Man Arrested and Charged in Relation to Fatal Hit and Run on Walford Road
[463 words] 2/9/2022 4:58am
UPDATE 2 Through the investigation, investigators identified the driver believed to be responsible for the fatal Hit and Run collision that occurred on February 1, 2022 near the intersection of Walford Road and Ramsey View Court in Greater Sudbury. As part of the ongoing investigation, Officers applied for and were granted a Criminal Code Search Warrant for a residential property in Sault Ste. Mar
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43 year old Man Arrested and Charged with Numerous Child Pornography Offences
[365 words] 8/25/2021 7:46am
UPDATE Since the arrest of James “Jamie” Doucette on August 24, 2021, Detectives from our Internet Child Exploitation Unit have continued to investigate information related to the initial investigation. As a result, James Doucette has also been charged with the following offences: • Sexual Interference x3 • Sexual Assault (child) x3 • Sexual Assault (adult) • Invitation to Sexual Touching x2 •
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Driver Uses RV to Ram Police Cruisers During Impaired Driving Incident
[464 words] 8/9/2021 7:56am
Just after 6:00 p.m. on August 8, 2021, we received a call regarding an Impaired Driver as the individual had been seen consuming numerous alcoholic beverages prior to getting behind the wheel of an RV. The vehicle was last seen on MR80 in Val Caron heading towards New Sudbury. Around 6:10 p.m. Officers located the vehicle on Notre Dame Avenue and conducted a traffic stop. The Officers approached
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Detectives Recover Loaded Handgun After Foot Pursuit of Man Involved in Home Invasion
[674 words] 4/20/2021 6:43am
Around 7:20 a.m. on Monday, April 19, 2021, two men attended a residence on Lasalle Boulevard, held the resident at gunpoint and forced him into a vehicle. The three men then attended a residence on Northway Avenue where the two men forced their way into the residential unit and demanded money from the woman inside while displaying the firearm. Another resident of the building contacted Police and
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Explosive Devices Located After Officers Respond to Weapons Complaint
[713 words] 2/8/2021 6:03am
UPDATE On Friday, February 12, 2021, through the ongoing investigation into this incident, Detectives applied for a second Search Warrant for the unit inside the residential building after information was provided that additional explosives may be located within the unit. Information provided was that an individual living in the unit came into possession of additional explosives after the initial
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RIDE Check Results in Numerous Charges and Arrests
[343 words] 12/21/2020 10:53am
Over the weekend, from Thursday, December 17th to Saturday, December 19th, 2020, our Traffic Management Unit checked 1,512 vehicles in Greater Sudbury to ensure sober driving for our fourth Festive RIDE check of the season. During the RIDE checks, our Officers arrested a 33-year old man wanted for robbery, as well as a 49-year old man who provided a false name to the roadside officer. Investigatio
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Serious Assault on Cedar Street Leaves Man in Critical Condition
[484 words] 10/19/2020 4:46am
UPDATE Shortly after 5:00 p.m. on Monday, October 19, 2020, Members of our Tactical Unit located the man responsible for the attack in a wooded area between Brady Street and St. Raphael Street. 38 year old Jonathan Cushing has been charged with the following under the Criminal Code of Canada; Attempt Murder Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose Uttering Threats Obstruct Peace Officer Fai
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Crime Doesn't Stop for a State of Emergency
[497 words] 3/20/2020 4:49am
In November of 2019, the Greater Sudbury Police Service Integrated Crime Team (I.C.T.) working in collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (O.C.E.B.) commenced multiple investigations intending to disrupt drug trafficking operations entering and operating within the City of Greater Sudbury. Shortly after 5:00 p.m., on March 19, 2020, Officers fro
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Over 3,050 Doses of Fentanyl Taken Off Sudbury Streets
[466 words] 1/24/2020 10:11am
In November of 2019, the Greater Sudbury Police Integrated Crime Team (I.C.T.) working in collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (O.C.E.B.) commenced multiple investigations intending to disrupt drug trafficking operations entering and operating within the City of Greater Sudbury. Shortly after 1:00 pm, on January 23 rd2020, police from the Greater Sudb
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43 Year Old Daycare Employee Charged with Multiple Sexual Related Offences
[240 words] 1/27/2020 11:20am
On January 13, 2020, the Greater Sudbury Police Service was contacted by a concerned parent regarding allegations of Sexual Assault on a preschool aged child at a daycare located on John Street in Greater Sudbury. The incident was assigned to Detectives in the Criminal Investigations Division and the Internet Child Exploitation Unit. On January 25, 2020, 43-year old, Denis Chartier was arrested an