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33-Year Old Steven Derkacz Wanted on Outstanding Arrest Warrant for Robbery and Assault

UPDATE

ARRESTED: 33-Year Old Steven Derkacz has been located and arrested by the GSPS. We would like to thank the public for their assistance in this matter.

ORIGINAL

The Greater Sudbury Police Service is appealing to the public to assist in locating 33-year old Steven Derkacz, who has been identified as the man responsible for three robberies and an assault in Hanmer.

Steven is described as a white male, 5’8” tall and approximately 160 lbs. 

Just before 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 12th, 2023, GSPS...

Applications now being accepted for Deputy Chief of Police for the Greater Sudbury Police Service

(Sudbury, ON) – Starting today, interested applicants can submit their applications to become a Deputy Chief with the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS). The opportunity is advertised through Waterhouse Executive Search, the firm retained by the Police Services Board to run the search.

“The Board has been very pleased with Deputy Chief Cunningham as she has settled into her new role over the last 14 months. With that role in place, CAO Sharon Baiden has announced her retirement and the Board is...

IJFS Assists 61 Victims of Human Trafficking – 239 Charges Laid

The Provincial Human Trafficking Intelligence-led Joint Forces Strategy (IJFS) members from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Toronto Police Service (TPS), Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) and Treaty Three Police Service (T3PS) shared human trafficking statistics to show the cooperative work of the strategy and the complexity of human trafficking investigations.

Since the IJFS was created in December 2021, the 21 police services have:

• conducted 65 investigations;
• assisted 61 victims;
• laid...

23-year old Man Arrested and Charged with Sexual Assault

In 2022, the Greater Sudbury Police Service received complaints from two separate Survivors in relation to the same individual, 23-year-old, Sahibdeep Singh. Information provided was that this individual worked as an administrative assistant at Sudbury Family Health Organization in Greater Sudbury, however he was using his position to conduct physical examinations of patients resulting in sexual assault.

Due to the sensitive nature of the incident and in order to protect the Survivors’...

74 Charges Laid in Commercial Motor Vehicle Blitz

The Greater Sudbury Police Traffic Management Unit in partnership with Ontario Provincial Police TIME Team recently conducted a three-day blitz in Greater Sudbury that focused on commercial motor vehicle safety education and enforcement. 

Of 64 traffic stops conducted, 74 charges were laid for the following:

• failing to complete daily inspections
• vehicles being over weight
• not having a commercial motor vehicle operators registration (CVOR) as required
• braking systems not functioning
• fail to have annual...