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Early Morning Fire on Richard Lake Road Results in Arrest of 36-Year Old Man

Just before 4:00 a.m. on October 13th, 2022, City of Greater Sudbury Fire Services responded to a structure fire at a campground office building on 2550 Richard Lake Road in Greater Sudbury. Upon extinguishing the fire, Firefighters determined it to be suspicious and contacted Police at approximately 5:45 a.m. Officers from our Patrol Operations and Detectives from our Criminal Investigations Division and Forensics Unit attended the scene.

Upon investigation, the fire was deemed to be a result of...

Detectives Seize Loaded Handgun and Over $56,000 Worth of Drugs as Part of Guns and Gangs Task Force

The Provincial Joint-forces Guns and Gangs Task Force focuses its efforts on major crime operations that pose a direct and elevated threat to the safety, security and wellness of Northern Ontario communities. The Task Force received information that individuals from Southern Ontario were trafficking illicit substances in Greater Sudbury.

As part of the ongoing investigation, Detectives applied for and were granted a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) Search Warrant for a residence on Galaxy...

Women in Policing: Meet Cst. Ashley Laberge

Do you aspire to become a Police Officer? If so, the Greater Sudbury Police Service might be the right choice for you.

Our Women in Policing - Career Information Night will be held on October 26th, 2022. If you haven’t done so yet, make sure to register.

Leading up to our Women in Policing event, we’d like to introduce you to some of the amazing women of our GSPS family. Meet Constable Ashley Laberge: 

Q: What’s a typical day like in your role?

A: I am presently assigned to patrol the Hanmer...

Remembering a Hero in Life: Constable Joseph MacDonald

In the early morning of October 7, 1993, while on general patrol, Constable Joseph MacDonald conducted a routine traffic stop. Two male occupants exited the vehicle and a violent physical altercation developed, which resulted in the exchange of gunfire. Constable MacDonald, fatally shot, lay beside his empty service revolver. 

The two male suspects fled the area in a vehicle pursued by police. Subsequently a foot chase and further altercation ensued where both suspects were taken into police...

UPDATE - Driver of Vehicle Arrested - Shooter Still Outstanding - Shots Fired on Grandview Boulevard

UPDATE

As a result of the ongoing investigation into the incident that occurred on September 28, 2022 on Grandview Boulevard, Detectives with the assistance of Patrol Operations located and arrested the driver of the vehicle involved in the shooting.

On October 5, 2022, Detectives from our Break Enter and Robbery (BEAR) Unit of the Integrated Crime Section located 19 year old Nolan Cormier on Notre Dame Avenue East in Azilda. He was arrested and charged with the following offences under the Criminal...