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National Indigenous History Month

Mino Anishnaabek Dibik-Giizis! Happy National Indigenous History Month. 

In 2009, the House of Commons passed a motion to celebrate National Indigenous History Month. June (Odemin Giizis) is National Indigenous History Month.

The Greater Sudbury Police Service recognizes that we are all Treaty people and that we are situated on the Robinson Huron Treaty Region.

As a police service, we continue to expand our learning and understanding of Indigenous history and culture, and nurture our partnership...

Dumb Luck for Lottery Ticket Thief - Man Arrested After Robbery at Convenience Store

Shortly before 11:30 p.m. on May 24, 2021, a man wearing a face mask entered a convenience store on Lasalle Boulevard, approached the cash register and displayed a knife while demanding money from the employee. The man took an undisclosed amount of cash from the register and then proceeded to take Lottery tickets before fleeing the store on foot.

The employee was not injured during the interaction and contacted Police.

On May 25, 2021, the same man attended a gas station on Barrydowne Road where...

Child Pornography Investigations Lead to Arrests of Two Men

On May 19th, 2021, the Internet Child Exploitation Unit (I.C.E.) and Computer Forensics Unit in conjunction with the Tactical Unit and Intelligence Unit executed a search warrant at a residence in Greater Sudbury.

As a result of the investigation, 25-year old Connor Armstrong was arrested and charged with the following offences:

• Luring a child under 18 x 1
• Make Child Pornography x 1
• Possess Child Pornography x 1
• Distribute Child Pornography x 1

The man appeared in Bail Court on May 20th, 2021 to...

Sexual Assault Awareness Month: Julia Kinna

Meet Julia Kinna, Project Champion/Project Empower Coordinator with our Criminal Investigations Division: 

“As the Project Champion Coordinator, I work alongside detectives within the Criminal Investigations Division and closely with Sudbury & Area Victim Services. Project Champion promotes our online reporting method for Survivors of Sexual Assault, provides training to frontline officers, maintains partnerships within the community, and provides a wraparound support service framework...

Chief Pedersen Renews Contract

On behalf of the Greater Sudbury Police Services Board, we are pleased to announce that Chief Paul Pedersen has accepted the contract extension and will continue to serve as Chief of Police of the Greater Sudbury Police Service until 2025. Throughout his tenure, Chief Pedersen has served this community and the organization in an exemplary manner. He was recently promoted to Officer of the Order of Merit and has been invested as a Member of the Order of St. John. He assumed the helm as the President...