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31-year-old charged with impaired driving-related offences after single vehicle collision

At 7:05 a.m. on May 2, 2024, the Greater Sudbury Police Service received multiple traffic complaints regarding a pick-up truck being driven erratically while travelling Eastbound on MR 35 towards Sudbury.

As the traffic complaints were being received by our 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Centre, the vehicle was involved in a single vehicle collision where the driver sustained life-threatening injuries.

Members of the Traffic Management Unit investigated the collision, where judicial authorization...

38-year-old arrested and charged with impaired operation after collision on Big Nickel Mine Road

Just before 7:30 a.m. officers were dispatched to Big Nickel Mine Road in relation to a motor vehicle collision. Information provided was that prior to the collision, a vehicle was being driven in an erratic manner. The vehicle then sideswiped another vehicle before leaving the road and striking the guardrail.

Officers arrived on scene and located the driver of the other vehicle who had sustained minor injuries because of the collision. Upon speaking with the driver of the vehicle responsible...

3rd annual Truth & Reconciliation Relay: Calling all Sudbury Organizations

Calling all Sudbury area organizations, big or small!

This year, the Greater Sudbury Police Service is hosting its 3rd annual Truth and Reconciliation Relay.

The Truth and Reconciliation Relay is a GSPS initiative aimed at honouring the history of Indigenous peoples, promoting healing and advancing reconciliation with Indigenous communities.

The relay consists of a three-part challenge.

• Part one requires individuals to watch a video on the Truth and Reconciliation Relay website to deepen their...

Requesting assistance to identify driver involved in taxi impersonation frauds

Between July 20 and July 27, 2024, there have been multiple Fraud incidents reported in Northern Ontario involving what is believed to be the same vehicle, a grey Hyundai sedan (image attached) and the same individuals.

The driver of the vehicle is described as an approximately 30-year-old, man with a small build, black hair, brown eyes and scruffy facial hair (image attached). The passenger is described as an approximately 16-year-old, young man, who is Black with a lighter complexion, around...

Requesting assistance to identify driver involved in fail to stop and thefts of gas

We are requesting the public’s assistance to identify the driver believed to be involved in a fail to stop and multiple thefts of gas.

Just after 2:50 p.m. on July 14, 2024, an officer was on Larch Street downtown when he observed a vehicle being driven with unattached plates. Once on David Street, the officer initiated the emergency lights on the marked police cruiser to conduct a traffic stop, however, the driver of the vehicle did not stop and sped away at a high speed. Out of a concern for...