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4th annual “Mooz Akinonmaaget Maa Aki” Mentorship Program

Today we were very pleased to launch our 4th annual “Mooz Akinonmaaget Maa Aki” mentorship program in partnership with Niijaansinaanik Child and Family Services, Nogdawindamin Family & Community Services, Kina Gbezhgomi Child & Family Services, Children’s Aid Society, Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre, Restorative Justice Sudbury and the Crown’s Office. 

Spear-headed by Cst. Darrell Rivers, GSPS Indigenous Liaison Officer, this initiative aims to assist in building positive relationships between Youth...

Officers seize $10,000 in illicit drugs and CEW

On July 1, 2024, Detectives from the Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) concluded an investigation regarding an individual believed to be trafficking illicit drugs in Greater Sudbury. Officers from patrol operations, assisted by DEU arrested an individual on Lorne Street for breaching a court-issued release order. The individual was already facing drug charges and was on a release order while awaiting a court date.

Upon arresting the individual, officers conducted a search and located approximately 50...

Canada Day

Officers from the Greater Sudbury Police Service Traffic Management Unit and Patrol Operations will be on patrol again this Canada Day regulating the safe flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Roadways around Bell Park, Science North, Health Sciences North and several intersecting streets will be monitored for prohibited parking.

Vehicles parked in prohibited areas, on grassed areas, sidewalks, or obstructing driveways and/or intersections will be ticketed and/or towed.

The boat launch and...

Officers seize over $13,200 in illicit drugs as a result of traffic stop

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 passenger’s side windows to speak with the occupants of the vehicle. While speaking with the...

Man Arrested and Charged with Fraud Over $5,000 after Fraudulent Purchase at Local Dealership

The Greater Sudbury Police Service would like to remind business owners to be vigilant with regards to phone purchases using credit cards.

On June 17th, 2024, the Greater Sudbury Police Service was contacted by a local car dealership in relation to a fraudulent transaction made by a customer totalling over $17,000.

The suspect also made a second attempt at a fraudulent purchase totalling over $19,000.

Just before 1:00 p.m. on June 19th, 2024, Officers intercepted the suspect at the local...