Province-wide child porn sting results in local arrests

OPP commissioner Julian Fantino announced today that 122 child pornography-related charges were laid and 44 search warrants executed as part of a province-wide child pornography investigation. Fantino is seen here with Rick Bartolucci (left), Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, in Thunder Bay in November 2009. Photo by Jodi Lundmark, tbnewswatch.com.

By: Stacey Lavallie - Sudbury Northern Life Staff - Mar 10, 2010 | 12 Comments (12)

In a press conference today, Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Julian Fantino announced that more than 122 child pornography charges had been laid in a province-wide sweep that saw 44 search warr...

Latest Headlines

Thieves snitch two laptops from Walmart

Mar 12, 2010 | 2 Comments (2)

Two laptops were stolen from the new Walmart in the South End around 12:40 p.m. today, March 12....

Contract vote ties up traffic near Caruso Club

Mar 11, 2010

The Greater Sudbury Police are warning motorists that traffic near the Caruso Club is slow-going d...

Man snatches purse from woman in wheelchair

Mar 10, 2010 | 10 Comments (10)

A man who snatched the purse of a woman confined to a wheelchair was arrested after the efforts of...

Obscured licence plates lead to weapon and drug charges

Mar 10, 2010 | 5 Comments (5)

A traffic stop at the corner of Mabel Street and Melvin Avenue during the evening of March 9 has r...

Loaded assault rifle found during arrest on child porn charges

Mar 09, 2010 | 6 Comments (6)

Acting on tips received in February, police began an investigation into a 57-year-old Greater Sudb...

Several vehicles have tires slashed in New Sudbury

Mar 08, 2010

The Greater Sudbury Police are investigating a rash of tire-slashing incidents in New Sudbury....

Youth eggs house, pulls knife on residents

Mar 08, 2010 | 7 Comments (7)

A 15-year-old male was arrested Sunday night (March 7), after he pulled a knife on two men after e...

More Headlines

This Burton Avenue home received severe fire, heat and smoke damage in an early-morning blaze on March 7. Photo by Heidi Ulrichsen.

'Suspicious fire' at Burton Avenue home

Mar 09, 2010

UPDATED March 9 at 8:50 a.m. - The Ontario Fire Marshal's office and Greater Sudbury Police are investigating a suspicious fire on Burton Avenue. The...

Spring-like temperatures prompt warning from police

Mar 06, 2010 | 5 Comments (5)

With temperatures expected to hover around eight or nine degrees Celcius for the next few days, Greater Sudbury Police have issued a press release adv...

A man was taken to St. Joseph's Health Centre with non life-threatening injuries March 5 after he was punched in the face and stabbed in the stomach during a robbery at a home on Van Horne Street. File photo.

Victim punched, stabbed during robbery

Mar 06, 2010 | 7 Comments (7)

A man was taken to St. Joseph's Health Centre with non life-threatening injuries March 5 after he was punched in the face and stabbed in the stomach d...

Man headbutts security guard after caught shoplifting

Mar 05, 2010 | 1 Comments (1)

A 26-year-old Cape Breton man is facing charges after headbutting a security guard at the downtown LCBO on March 4, around 3 p.m....

Teen steals hundreds of dollars after beating victim

Mar 04, 2010 | 4 Comments (4)

A 15-year-old teenager was jumped by another at the New Sudbury Shopping Centre, and had hundreds of dollars stolen....

Sudbury man charged with child pornography

Mar 05, 2010

UPDATED - March 5, 10:50 a.m. More details have been released about the 27-year-old Greater Sudbury man who was arrested on March 3 at the Notre D...

Dowling man loses temper, almost runs cop over

Mar 04, 2010 | 3 Comments (3)

A police officer was nearly run over by a Dowling man who had been pulled over for a seatbelt violation on March 2....

Greater Sudbury Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating 15-year-old Cassandra Osborne. The teen was last seen Feb. 28, but is believed to be in the downtown area. Supplied photo.

Police ask for assistance locating missing teen

Mar 03, 2010

The Greater Sudbury Police are asking for the public's assistance in finding missing teen Cassandra Osborne....

The three men believed to have fire-bombed a Hanmer home on Feb. 28 were described as being the driver and passengers of a red Dodge Charger or Avenger, similar to the Avenger seen in this photo. Photo from Wikipedia.

Occupants of Hanmer home shaken by fire-bombing

Mar 03, 2010 | 11 Comments (11)

A drive-by fire-bombing of a Hanmer House on Feb. 28 was not a random act of violence, according to Greater Sudbury Police....

Man brandishing gun robs store

Mar 03, 2010

Around 7:25 p.m., March 2, a man entered the Ramsey Food Mart on Elgin Street, brandishing a handgun....

Inquest called into death of worker

Mar 02, 2010

An inquest has been called into the death of a man who died after being crushed by a piece of heavy equipment on Vale Inco property in September...

Drowning victim originally from Sudbury area: media reports

Mar 02, 2010

A man believed to have originally come from the Greater Sudbury area is presumed dead after his vehicle broke through the ice on the Ottawa Riv...

Greater Sudbury Police are seeking a 'person of interest' in the theft and use of credit cards. Supplied photos.

Police seek 'person of interest' in credit card theft

Mar 02, 2010 | 2 Comments (2)

More than $8,500 was run up on stolen credit cards, taken from a locker at a gym, sometime between 1:15 p.m. and 2:30 p.m....

A 20-year-old Greater Sudbury woman is facing assault charges after allegedly striking another woman in the head with a glass mug during an altercation. File photo.

Glass mug to the head leads to assault charges

Mar 01, 2010 | 6 Comments (6)

A 20-year-old Greater Sudbury woman is facing charges after hitting another woman in the head with a glass mug. Greater Sudbury Police responded to...

Plain clothes officers witness drug deal

Feb 28, 2010 | 6 Comments (6)

UPDATE: Terry Mumford turned himself in around 6:30 a.m. Feb. 28, and was scheduled to attend video bail the same morning. A 24-year-old man is fac...

Two men were arrested on unrelated charges after getting caught doing double the speed limit on Notre Dame Avenue in Hanmer. File photo.

Speeding ticket lands 2 men in jail

Feb 27, 2010 | 11 Comments (11)

A man caught doing double the speed limit is in police custody after police discovered he was also breaking probation orders. On Feb. 26, around 3:...

The Greater Sudbury Police are seeking 31-year-old Jason Talbot on an outstanding warrant for assault and possession of a weapon. Supplied photo.

Police seeking man who pepper sprayed others

Mar 01, 2010

Update — March 1, 9:35 a.m. Jason Talbot was arrested by police around 6:30 a.m., March 1. Original Story. Greater Sudbury Police are asking the pu...

Man streaks down Kingsway naked to distract police from friend

Feb 26, 2010 | 7 Comments (7)

One Greater Sudbury man has had his driver's licence suspended for three days, and another has received a ticket after a traffic stop by Greater...

A male youth has been arrested after allegedly threatening a group home worker with a crowbar. File photo.

Teen allegedly threatens group home worker with crowbar

Feb 26, 2010 | 3 Comments (3)

Greater Sudbury Police responded to an incident at a group home in the city, around 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 25. According to the press release, a male y...

Impaired driver takes out hydro pole, hits parked car

Feb 24, 2010 | 1 Comments (1)

Frood Road was closed last night, Feb. 23, for about three hours after a 53-year-old Manitoulin Island man lost control of his vehicle and knocke...