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DEU detectives seize loaded handgun and $63,000 worth of drugs during warrant

On May 22, 2025, detectives from the Greater Sudbury Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) concluded an investigation into individuals from Southern Ontario wanted on outstanding arrest warrants.

As a result of the investigation, detectives with the assistance of the Emergency Response and K9 Units executed a warrant to enter a dwelling on Whittaker Street. Two individuals from Southern Ontario were taken into custody and a third individual, a youth was detained at the residence. 

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Officers arrest 27-year-old, man for murder – Lansdowne Street Homicide

UPDATE 3

Through the ongoing investigation into the murder of the 21-year-old, man on Lansdowne Street on April 6, 2025, officers identified the person believed to be responsible for the attack. Detectives in the Major Crime Section of our Criminal Investigation Division applied for and were granted an arrest warrant for 27-year-old, Joseph Alba from Southern Ontario.

Shortly after 2:00 p.m. on May 21, 2025, Detectives from GSPS with the assistance of the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA)...

Officers investigating suspicious fire at vacant building on Paris Street

Around 10:00 p.m. on May 21, 2025, our 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Centre (ECC) received a call from a City of Greater Sudbury Municipal Law Enforcement Officer regarding a structure fire at a vacant building on Paris Street.

Greater Sudbury Fire Services were dispatched to the scene to extinguish the fire while GSPS officers were dispatched to provide traffic control while firefighters were on scene.

Additional information provided was that multiple individuals were seen running from the...

Officers arrest driver on outstanding warrant and seize loaded handgun

Just before 8:00 p.m. on May 19, 2025, patrol officers observed a driver of a motor vehicle fail to stop at a stop sign in the west end of the city.

Officers in a marked police cruiser followed the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop shortly thereafter on Lorne Street.

Upon speaking with the driver, officers determined that she was wanted by the Ontario Provincial Police on an outstanding warrant for the following offences under the Criminal Code of Canada (CCC) and the Controlled Drugs and...

Officers arrest and charge seven drivers with impaired operations

Incident #1 

Around 5:05 p.m. on May 16, 2025, while patrolling the downtown, an officer conducted a Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) check on a motor vehicle. The MTO check showed that the permit of the vehicle had expired. The officer initiated a traffic stop and detected signs of impairment from the driver. 

The officers conducted a Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) on the driver, who performed poorly. The driver was arrested for impaired operation. An examination by a Drug Recognition...