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No Joke - Over $50,000 Worth of Drugs and Replica Firearm Seized After Traffic Stop

Around 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, Officers conducted a traffic stop with emergency lights activated on a vehicle being driven on Lloyd Street in Greater Sudbury. As Officers approached the vehicle, they could see that the individuals inside the vehicle were openly using drugs and a quantity of Cannabis was visibly accessible to all of the individuals.

The Officers asked the individuals to exit the vehicle in order to conduct a search. Upon searching the vehicle, Officers located a replica...

24 year old Sudbury Man Arrested and Charged by Internet Child Exploitation Unit

On March 24, 2021, our Internet Child Exploitation and Computer Forensics Units assisted by our Emergency Response and Intelligence Units executed a Search Warrant at a residence in Greater Sudbury.

As a result of the investigation, 24 year old Jessie Bernard was arrested and charged with the following offences:

• Make Child Pornography x2
• Access Child Pornography x2
• Possess Child Pornography x5
• Distribute Child Pornography x4
• Luring a Child Under 18 to Commit the Offence of Make Child Pornography x2

He...

Officers Arrest and Charge Four Drivers with Impaired by Drug in Less Than 12 Hours

On Friday afternoon, March 26, 2021, we received a call regarding a possible impaired driver. Information provided was that a vehicle was parked in the area of Ste.Anne Road and both the driver and passenger appeared to be unconscious.

The caller made multiple attempts to wake the driver by knocking on the window. When the driver woke up, he appeared to be impaired. While the caller was on the phone with our 9-1-1 Emergency Communication Centre, the driver drove off in the vehicle.

As Officers were...

Scam Alert: Fake iPhone 12 Max Pro

Please be advised that over the past week, we have received two complaints regarding fake iPhone 12 Max Pro’s being sold on both Kijiji and Facebook Marketplace. The phones are being advertised as iPhone 12 Pro Max and are being sold for $1,300. They come in “original” iPhone packaging and the serial and IMEI numbers show as authentic when they are run through the Apple website. 

The investigation has revealed that the phones are actually non-functioning knock-offs and this is only discovered...

International Women's Day: Cst. Ashley Laberge

International Women’s Day is a day of unity, celebration, reflection, advocacy and action and is celebrated in countries around the world. This year's International Women’s Day (March 8th) may have come and gone, but we want to celebrate the women who work and volunteer with the Greater Sudbury Police Service all month long. Today and every day, we celebrate the strength they bring to our Service.

 

Meet Constable Ashley Laberge: 

 

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