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Remembering Sgt. Rick McDonald

Today, July 28th, 2020, marks 21 years since the death of Sergeant Richard McDonald.

While deploying a spike belt across a roadway on July 28th, 1999, Sgt. Rick McDonald was fatally injured when he was struck by a stolen vehicle that was fleeing police in the early hours of the morning. Sgt. McDonald was a 12-year veteran of the Service. He was survived by his wife, mother, brothers and sister.

Rick's 12-year career with the Sudbury Police began in 1987 and saw him assigned to many departments including...

Marine Unit Patrols

On Friday July 24th and Saturday July 25th, our Marine Unit Officers patrolled the areas of Vermillion Lake / River, Windy Lake, and Fairbanks Lake.

A total of 49 vessels were stopped for compliance checks. In total, Officers made contact with 135 community members.

Officers were pleased to find that no alcohol or drugs were found on board any of the vessels.

The enforcement results were as follows:

• 3 charges for not having an appropriate personal flotation device (PFD) or lifejacket for each...

Sometimes You're Flush and Sometime You're Bust(ed) by D.E.U. With Over a Kilo of Cocaine

In July of 2020, the Greater Sudbury Police Service Integrated Crime Team (I.C.T.) working in collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (O.C.E.B.) initiated an investigation intended to disrupt drug trafficking operations entering and operating within the City of Greater Sudbury.

Shortly before 10:00 p.m. on July 23, 2020, Members of our I.C.T. assisted by Members of the O.P.P. O.C.E.B. arrested a man outside of a residential building on Regent Street...

51 year old Man Charged with First Degree Murder After Shooting in Hanmer

Around 7:00 p.m. last night, Sunday, July 12, 2020, we received a call regarding a Weapons Complaint outside of a residence on Rita Street in Hanmer. Information received was that a man had attended a social gathering at the residence with a gun and had shot another man multiple times after the two had gotten into an altercation.

Other individuals at the residence were able to get the gun away from the man prior to Police arrival.

Officers quickly arrived on scene taking the 51 year old man into...