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Requesting assistance to identify individuals responsible for assault in parking lot downtown

Shortly after 12:05 a.m. this morning, October 18, 2024, officers were dispatched to a parking lot at the intersection of Cedar Street at Young Street (image attached) in relation to an Assault as Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services were responding to an individual who required immediate medical attention.

Officers arrived on scene and located a 29-year-old, man who had sustained serious injuries. He was transported to hospital by Paramedics where he remains in stable condition.

At this time, it...

9th annual Intercultural Ride Along and Job Shadow Program

Coming to a new country with new languages, new people, and new laws to learn can be a daunting experience. It’s important to us to help make international newcomers feel welcomed and safe in their new community. 

That’s why, every year, we host our Intercultural Ride Along and Job Shadow program in partnership with Laurentian University, Collège Boréal, Cambrian College and YMCA of Northeastern Ontario-Employment and Immigrant Services.

Last night, we held the orientation night for this year’s...

Operation Impact: GSPS Traffic Management Unit Officers Lay Several Charges over Long Weekend

The main causes of death and serious injury on Canadian roads are impaired driving, distracted driving, aggressive driving and not wearing a seatbelt. The Greater Sudbury Police Service is committed to enforcing driver sobriety and compliance with traffic laws in order to ensure the safety of our community.

Every year, the GSPS Traffic Management Unit participates in Operation Impact over the Thanksgiving long weekend. Operation Impact is a public awareness campaign that focuses on education and...

35-year-old, man arrested and charged with Aggravated Asssault after stabbing on Larch Street

Just before 2:30 a.m. on October 12, 2024, an altercation took place between an individual and a group of people in the area of Minto Street and Larch Street. During the altercation, a man displayed a knife and stabbed a man in the back. The individual fled prior to police arriving on scene. 

The victim sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. He was transported to the hospital for medical treatment and has been released.  Through the investigation the individual responsible for the...

Detectives seize $14,000 in illicit drugs during search warrant on Frood Road

This summer, Detectives from the Greater Sudbury Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns and Gangs Enforcement Team began an investigation into individuals believed to be trafficking illicit drugs in Greater Sudbury.

Shortly before 6:00 a.m. on October 10, 2024, Detectives with the assistance of our Emergency Response Unit (ERU) executed a search warrant on Frood Road. Two people from Greater Sudbury, a 27-year-old, woman and a...