Boaters not fully following rules, regulations: Police

Of the 18 boats checked by Greater Sudbury Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police on Fairbanks Lake on May 19, only two were found to be in full compliance with safe-boating regulations.The following charges were laid:-one under the Liquor Licence Act;-Two under the Fish and Wildlife Act;-Four under the small vessels regulations;-Two under the competency of pleas... Full Story

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Police seek sexual assault suspect

Photos taken from a video surveillance camera at the Rainbow Centre Mall show a suspect in a sexual assault. Supplied photo.

Greater Sudbury Police Service is looking for a man, no older than 22 years of age, who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman inside the Rain...

Boaters not fully following rules, ...

The Ontario Provincial Police and Greater Sudbury Police Service ramped up marine enforcement over the long weekend. Officers checked numerous boats, including 18 crafts on Fairbank Lake on May 19. File photo.

Of the 18 boats checked by Greater Sudbury Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police on Fairbanks Lake on May 19, only two were found...

Man flees from police during arrest...

A 38-year-old man fled from police while he was being arrested, but was quickly found and apprehended again, said Greater Sudbury Police Service.On Wednesday, at about 11...

Police charge 20-year-old with arso...

A 20-year-old man has been charged with arson in connection to a garage fire on Donaldson Drive in Val Caron that caused between $200,000 and $400,000 in damage, said Gre...

Three suspects wanted for Albinson ...

Two men and one woman used a knife to threaten victims during a home invasion on Albinson Street in the city's West End on Tuesday, said Greater Sudbury Police Service.Tw...

Man crushed, killed by 3,100-kg ste...

One person died Tuesay after a 7,000-pound steel sheet fell and crushed him at High Strength Plates and Profiles Inc. in Lively. The Ministry of Labour is investigating. Photo by Marg Seregelyi.

Updated at 11:52 a.m. May 22 A 38-year-old man is dead after a steel plate weighing more than 3,100 kilograms crushed him at Lively-based Hi...

OPP deals with deadly Victoria Day ...

The Victoria Day long weekend was a busy one for the Ontario Provincial Police, which dealt with two fatalities and handed out more than 8,000 speeding tickets across the province. File photo.

While the numbers are preliminary, over the long weekend across the province, one pedestrian was killed in a motor vehicle collision and one...

Pedestrian killed in Agincourt Aven...

Greater Sudbury Police officers mark off the tire tracks from a Canadian Waste Management truck this morning following the death of a male pedestrian. Photo by Arron Pickard.

Updated at 4:08 p.m.Greater Sudbury Police Service has identified the victim from this morning's fatal collision on Agincourt Avenue as John... Video: Pedestrian killed in Agincourt collision

Man attacked with baton in downtown...

Greater Sudbury Police say a man was attacked with a collapsible baton in Hnatyshyn Park on Friday morning.The victim, 36, was pulling in to the parking lot next to the ...

Suspects sought in early-morning ho...

Greater Sudbury Police are looking for a man and a woman in their 20s after a home invasion on Baker Street over the weekend. File photo.

Greater Sudbury police are looking for a man and a woman suspected to have carried out an early morning home invasion Saturday on Baker Stre...

Police confirm identity of body fou...

Greater Sudbury Police Service has confirmed the body found on May 9 in a wooded area off St. Anne Road was that of Glenn Blais.The post-mortem that was scheduled for May...

OPP gears up for Victoria Day weeke...

The Ontario Provincial Police will be ramping up enforcement for the Victoria Day long weekend, one of the busiest weekends on provincial highways every year. File photo.

Ontario Provincial Police officers will be out in force over the Victoria Day weekend working to keep Ontario's highways, trails and waterwa...

Deceased man would 'give you the sh...

Glenn Blais is seen in downtown Sudbury in this photo posted on his Facebook page. Police haven't confirmed that the body found on May 9 was that of Blais, but longtime friend Patricia Gaudreau confirmed the information. Supplied photo.

A friend of the 46-year-old man whose body was found on May 9 in a wooded area off Ste. Anne's Road described him as a “good person.”Greater...

Three arrested at Lasalle Secondary...

One of two people arrested at Lasalle Secondary School sits under the watchful eye of Greater Sudbury Police Service. Photo by Marg Seregelyi.

 Updated at 1:48 p.m.Three people were arrested in an incident that forced a lock-down at Lasalle Secondary School today, said Greater Sudbu...

Sudbury police receive Governor Gen...

Two members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service have been awarded the Order of Merit of the Police Forces from Governor General David Johnston. File photo.

 Two members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service have been awarded the Order of Merit of the Police Forces from Governor General David Joh...

Post-mortem today on body found nea...

 Police have not yet released the identity of the 46-year-old man, whose body was found near a stairwell May 9 by St. Anne's Road and Marymount Academy, but the investigation so far does not indicate foul play, Greater Sudbury Police Services says. Photo by Arron Pickard.

A post-mortem examination is being conducted today as the Greater Sudbury Police Service’s Criminal Investigation Division continues its inv...

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