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Multiple impaired-related incidents during festive RIDE checks

On December 26 and 27, members of our Integrated Traffic Safety Unit (ITSU) and Patrol Operations conducted Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) checks as part of our Festive Campaign. Several notable incidents occurred, resulting in arrests and one fail-to-stop at a RIDE check, the fourth fail-to-stop incident since the campaign launched in November.

Incident #1

On December 26, 2025, an off-duty officer observed a vehicle being driven erratically while on his way to work. The off-duty...

Detectives investigating homicide on MR55 after person welfare check

Just before 7:00 a.m. today, December 22, 2025, officers were dispatched to a person welfare check on Municipal Road 55 in Walden. Information provided was that a loved one had concerns about the well-being of a community member due to ongoing issues with a family member.

Officers arrived on scene and entered the residence due to the safety concerns for the community member as the family member was present at the residence and in an agitated state.

Unfortunately, officers located the 67-year-old,...

ITSU officers arrest and charge two drivers for alcohol related offences

Incident #1

Just before 10:45 p.m. on December 19, 2025, members of the Integrated Traffic Safety Unit (ITSU) and Patrol Operations were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) check on Municipal Road 80 in Val Caron, when officers witnessed a vehicle turn around prior to reaching the check point to avoid police.

Officers conducted a traffic stop with the motor vehicle and determined the driver to be a prohibited driver related to three separate suspensions including two impaired...

Detectives investigating sexual assaults linked to illegal after-hours bar on Cedar Street

The Greater Sudbury Police Service is investigating multiple Sexual Assault complaints linked to an illegal after-hours bar previously located on Cedar Street. This establishment has been shut down by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO); however, there are concerns that a similar operation may open elsewhere.

Due to the sensitive nature of these incidents, no information about survivors will be released.

The investigation has revealed that individuals were invited to an “after...

Hibernation is on hold as the B.E.A.R. Unit strikes again

Members of the Break Enter and Robbery (B.E.A.R.) Unit have arrested an individual following an investigation into a stolen vehicle.

On December 18, 2025, officers observed a vehicle that had been reported stolen on December 14, 2025. The vehicle was parked at an address on Frood Road when an individual exited the building a walked to the vehicle. Officers approached the individual on foot while an additional police vehicle was used to block the vehicle. When officers went to affect an arrest,...