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TMU Officer Takes Out the Trash

Shortly after 9:00 p.m. on April 5, 2020, we were called to a disturbance involving a man believed to have a conducted energy weapon (CEW) in his possession on Adie Street in Greater Sudbury. Upon arrival the Officer saw two men fleeing the scene on foot.

The Officer followed the men to the intersection of Lansdowne Road and Frood Road where one of the men was seen throwing something into a garbage. Both men were stopped by the Officer and the garbage can was checked. The Officer found a CEW in the...

Scratch Tickets - A BEAR Necessity During Convenience Store Robbery

Around 5:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 26, 2020, we received a call regarding a Robbery that had just taken place at a convenience store on Lasalle Boulevard. A man had entered the store with his face covered, displayed a knife and stole over $700 of scratch tickets before fleeing the area on foot. The employee was not injured during the interaction.

Patrol Officers arrived on scene minutes later and set up containment until the K9 Unit arrived. 

The K9 Unit conducted a track of the area locating...

Woman Charged with Arson After Early Morning Fire on Whittaker Street

Around 6:15 a.m. this morning, Thursday, March 26, 2020, Greater Sudbury Fire Services were called to a fire at a residential building on Whittaker Street in Greater Sudbury. Fire Services was able to quickly extinguish the fire that was contained to one unit in the building. There were no injuries, however the residents of the building had to be temporarily evacuated and have since been able to return to their homes.

Upon extinguishing the fire, Fire Services deemed the fire to be suspicious and...

Crime Doesn't Stop for a State of Emergency

In November of 2019, 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.) commenced multiple investigations intending to disrupt drug trafficking operations entering and operating within the City of Greater Sudbury.

Shortly after 5:00 p.m., on March 19, 2020, Officers from our I.C.T. and Tactical Unit along with the Ontario Provincial Police O.C.E.B. located individuals...

You Have the Right to Remain Silent - You Do Not Have the Right to Purchase or Possess a Silencer

On January 27, 2020, the Canadian Border Service Agency (C.B.S.A.) intercepted a parcel being shipped through Canada Post from an exporter in China to an address in Greater Sudbury. C.B.S.A. Officers examined the parcel discovering a firearm silencer/suppressor sold under the disguise of a solvent trap or a fuel filter. 

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (R.C.M.P.) has determined that devices with the following characteristics meet the definition of a silencer/suppressor;

• A metal tube that is...