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National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: Megan Band

As we continue to celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, we thank our 911 Dispatchers and Communicators who dedicate their lives to serving the public and ensuring our community members’ safety. They are the calm voices in a storm; they are the unsung heroes!

Meet Megan Band, Communicator, 911 Emergency Communications Centre: 

Q: What inspired you to become a Communicator with GSPS?
 
A: For me, there’s nothing more exciting than the high-stress, fast-paced environment...

Man Arrested in Connection to Two Robberies in Val Caron

On April 8, 2021, as part of an ongoing investigation into recent Robberies that took place in Val Caron, Detectives from our Break, Enter and Robbery (B.E.A.R.) Unit executed a Search Warrant at a residence in Val Caron.

Upon executing the Search Warrant, Detectives located the man believed to be responsible for both Robberies, as well as, the knife used in at least one of the incidents.

The first incident occurred around 11:00 p.m. on March 21, 2021, when a man attended a convenience store on MR80...

I.C.E. and O.P.P. Execute Search Warrant in West Nipissing

On April 8, 2021, our Internet Child Exploitation (I.C.E.) and Computer Forensics Units working collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) executed a Search Warrant at a residence in West Nipissing.

As a result of the investigation, 39 year old Jashua Tremblay was arrested and charged with the following offences:

• Access Child Pornography
• Possess Child Pornography
• Distribute Child Pornography
• Fail to Comply with Prohibition Order      

Jashua Tremblay is a Federal Parolee who has subsequently...

D.E.U. Seize Over $38,000 Worth of Cocaine and Fentanyl

On Friday, April 9, 2021, we received information that an individual from Southern Ontario was not abiding by his release conditions and was currently in Greater Sudbury dealing illicit drugs.

Detectives from our Drug Enforcement Unit (D.E.U.) of our Integrated Crime Section applied for and were granted a Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (C.D.S.A.) Search Warrant for a residence on Brodie Street in Greater Sudbury where the man was staying.

Around 9:30 p.m. Members of our D.E.U. with the assistance...

Fatal Fire on Bruce Avenue Early This Morning Claims Lives of Two Community Members

Shortly after 5:00 a.m. this morning, Sunday, April 11, 2021, we received a call from City of Greater Fire Services as Firefighters were on scene of a structural fire at a residential building on Bruce Avenue in Greater Sudbury.

Through the investigation, it has been determined that there were four individuals inside of the unit where the fire originated. One of the individuals, a 37 year old man was able to escape by jumping from a second story window. Unfortunately a 26 year old woman was...