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Hibernation is on hold as the B.E.A.R. Unit strikes again
[371 words] 12/19/2025 4:35am
Members of the Break Enter and Robbery (B.E.A.R.) Unit have arrested an individual following an investigation into a stolen vehicle. On December 18, 2025, officers observed a vehicle that had been reported stolen on December 14, 2025. The vehicle was parked at an address on Frood Road when an individual exited the building a walked to the vehicle. Officers approached the individual on foot while a
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Drug Trafficking Investigation Leads to Arrests and Firearm Seizure on Jean Street
[593 words] 11/28/2025 7:51am
On November 27, 2025, Detectives from the Greater Sudbury Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) were conducting an investigation into individuals suspected of trafficking illicit drugs in Greater Sudbury. During the course of the investigation, officers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle on Jean Street. As a result, one adult from Greater Sudbury and one youth from the Greater Toronto Area
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Requesting assistance to locate wanted party 47-year-old, Devin Taylor
[347 words] 11/14/2025 3:50am
On October 31, 2025, officers from the Integrated Traffic Safety Unit (ITSU) and Patrol Operations were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check at the roundabout on Lasalle Boulevard at Frood Road. Around 11:45 p.m. officers stopped at vehicle at the check point and while speaking with the driver, officers detected signs of impairment. Upon asking for the driver’s identificati
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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 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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29-year old man Assaults Two Police Officers while Released on Bail
[378 words] 10/4/2024 12:39pm
Just before 5:00 a.m. on October 3 rd, 2024, police were dispatched to an establishment on Elgin Street in relation to an Unwanted Person. Information provided indicated a man was behaving in an aggressive manner toward several individuals at the establishment, causing a disturbance by banging on doors and refusing to leave the premises. Officers arrived on scene and located the unwanted person wh
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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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GSPS Media Release - 47-year-old arrested and charged after dangerous driving incident
[457 words] 3/5/2024 5:27am
Just after 7:00 a.m. this morning, March 5, 2024, officers were dispatched to an establishment on Elm Street in relation to a motor vehicle collision and dangerous driving incident. Information provided was that a vehicle had struck the front of the building and the driver had attempted to hit an employee with the vehicle before fleeing the scene. The employee was not injured. Officers located the
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24 year old Man Arrested and Charged for Robbery and Firearm Offences
[366 words] 10/17/2022 9:28am
Around 10:15 p.m. on October 16, 2022, Officers attended the area of Mountain Street in relation to a man wanted for a Robbery that occurred on October 7, 2022. Officers conducted a vehicle stop in order to arrest the man. Once the vehicle was stopped the man attempted to flee from the Officers, however, he was taken into custody after a short foot pursuit. Upon searching the man, Officers located
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Requesting Assistance to Identify Youth Involved in Stolen Vehicle Incident After Fleeing Police
[352 words] 7/4/2022 6:31am
Shortly before 5:00 a.m. on July 2, 2022, an Officer was in the area of Valleyview Road in Val Caron when he attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a 2015, dark grey, two-door Dodge Challenger, however, the driver of the vehicle drove around the marked police cruiser with its emergency lights activated and accelerated at a high rate of speed heading West on Valleyview Road. Additional Officers arr
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Two for One - BEAR Unit Arrest Two Men in Connection to Robbery on Notre Dame Avenue
[477 words] 6/6/2022 5:40am
Just before 1:10 p.m. on May 23, 2022, a man with his face covered entered a convenience store on Notre Dame Avenue. The man then selected various items and attempted to exit the store without paying for the items. An employee stopped the man and asked him to pay for the items resulting in the man pepper spraying all of the employees in the store. The man then fled the area on foot. The employees
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DEU Seizes Close to $72,000 Worth of Illicit Drugs
[513 words] 2/28/2022 10:45am
As part of the Integrated Crime Section (ICS), our Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) continues its ongoing effort to address the Opioid crisis impacting our community with a specific focus on drug distribution in the Downtown core. The DEU received information that an individual from Southern Ontario was actively providing illicit substances including Fentanyl to street level drug traffickers that were
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DEU Arrests Man from Southern Ontario and Seizes Close to $180,000 Worth of Drugs
[584 words] 12/9/2021 4:29am
As part of the Integrated Crime Section (ICS), our Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) continues its ongoing effort to address the opioid crisis impacting our community with a specific focus on drug distribution in the Downtown core. The DEU received information that an individual was actively selling illicit substances including Fentanyl in the West-end and the Downtown core of Greater Sudbury. The Integ
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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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Several Charges Laid on New Year’s Eve, including Assault Peace Officer and Operation While Impaired
[582 words] 1/2/2021 5:50am
On New Year’s Eve, our Traffic Management Unit checked 371 vehicles in Greater Sudbury to ensure sober driving. In total, 12 Approved Screening Device tests and 11 Mandatory Alcohol Screening tests were administered; four Impaired drivers were charged; 18 Highway Traffic Act violations and five other Criminal Code charges were laid. At 8:45 p.m., plain clothes officers observed a motor vehicle at
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K9 Recon Winner of Hide and Seek After Early Morning Dog Track
[430 words] 7/28/2020 7:14am
Just before 4:00 a.m. this morning, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 we received a call regarding a disturbance outside of an establishment on Notre Dame Avenue in Azilda. Information provided was that a man and woman could be heard yelling at each other in the parking lot. When Officers arrived on scene, two vehicles could be seen in the parking lot. The drivers of the vehicles attempted to quickly exit th
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Sometimes You're Flush and Sometime You're Bust(ed) by D.E.U. With Over a Kilo of Cocaine
[468 words] 7/24/2020 9:41am
In July of 2020, 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.) initiated an investigation intended to disrupt drug trafficking operations entering and operating within the City of Greater Sudbury. Shortly before 10:00 p.m. on July 23, 2020, Members of our I.C.T. as
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Early Morning Incident Leads to Recovery of Stolen Vehicle and Arrest of Man Responsible
[327 words] 1/27/2020 4:38am
Around 2:30 a.m. this morning, Monday, January 27, 2020, an Officer recognized a vehicle that had been reported stolen earlier this month being driven on Bessie Street. The Officer followed the vehicle in his cruiser maintaining a safe distance until additional Police units were in the area. The driver of the vehicle abruptly turned off of Lasalle Boulevard onto Starlight Street pulling into the p
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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
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Two Men Arrested and Charged in Relation to Break and Enter
[302 words] 10/24/2019 9:23am
Around 7:45 a.m. this morning, Thursday, October 24, 2019, an Officer attended Jeanine Street in Greater Sudbury in order to investigate a reported Break and Enter that had taken place on Wednesday, October 23, 2019. When the Officer arrived in area, he began to check the various lots that are currently under construction. The Officer found a Suspicious Vehicle parked in one of the vacant lots. As