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Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) Campaign Results

On November 16, 2024, the Greater Sudbury Police Service in collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Safe Ride Home Sudbury, and Public Health Sudbury & Districts launched the Festive Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) Campaign. The 2024-2025 Festive RIDE Campaign was in memory of Caitlin Jelley, Jazmine Houle and Steven Philippe, who were killed by an impaired driver on June 21, 2009. Their memories are a painful reminder of the devastating consequences that impaired...

Fatal collision involving pedestrian on RR 55

UPDATE
The pedestrian has been identified as a 26-year-old, woman from Greater Sudbury. Her name will not be released out of respect for the family's wishes.

Our deepest condolences go out to her family and friends and those impacted by this incident.

RR55 is now open in both directions.

The investigation into the collision is ongoing.

ORIGINAL

Shortly after 5:00 a.m. on January 13, 2025, officers were dispatched to the area of Simon Lake Road by Gorman Street in Walden in relation to a motor vehicle...

National Ribbon Skirt Day 2025

In honour of National Ribbon Skirt Day, we were pleased to welcome Indigenous community members to GSPS who shared teachings about the profound significance of ribbon skirts and offered prayers of gratitude. The ribbon skirt symbolizes the identity, traditions, and strength of First Nations women. 

National Ribbon Skirt Day, inspired by Isabella Kulak, a Grade 5 student from the Cote First Nation in Saskatchewan, is formally recognized each year on January 4th. In December 2020, at just 10 years...

23-year-old charged with Impaired Driving after radar clocks vehicle doing 150km/h in 50/km/h zone

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, however did not stop and continued to drive Westbound on the Kingsway, turning onto Lloyd Street and...

31-year-old charged with numerous firearms offences after incident on College Street

Shortly after 8:35 a.m. on December 30, 2024, officers were dispatched to a weapons complaint at a residential building on College Street. Information provided was that three individuals were involved in a verbal altercation leading to one of the individuals pointing what was described as a handgun at the other individuals. The individual with the alleged handgun then left the residential unit and attended a separate unit inside the same building.

Due to the possible presence of a firearm,...