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Canada Day

Officers from the Greater Sudbury Police Service Traffic Management Unit and Patrol Operations will be on patrol again this Canada Day regulating the safe flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Roadways around Bell Park, Science North, Health Sciences North and several intersecting streets will be monitored for prohibited parking.

Vehicles parked in prohibited areas, on grassed areas, sidewalks, or obstructing driveways and/or intersections will be ticketed and/or towed.

The boat launch and...

Officers seize over $13,200 in illicit drugs as a result of traffic stop

Around 2:00 a.m. this morning, June 28, 2024, officers saw a vehicle with no lights traveling southbound on Regent Street. Officers initiated the emergency lights on their police cruiser to conduct a traffic stop. Once the vehicle in question came to a complete stop, the occupants began moving around vigorously causing the vehicle to shake.

The responding officers approached both the driver’s and passenger’s side windows to speak with the occupants of the vehicle. While speaking with the...

Man Arrested and Charged with Fraud Over $5,000 after Fraudulent Purchase at Local Dealership

The Greater Sudbury Police Service would like to remind business owners to be vigilant with regards to phone purchases using credit cards.

On June 17th, 2024, the Greater Sudbury Police Service was contacted by a local car dealership in relation to a fraudulent transaction made by a customer totalling over $17,000.

The suspect also made a second attempt at a fraudulent purchase totalling over $19,000.

Just before 1:00 p.m. on June 19th, 2024, Officers intercepted the suspect at the local...

DEU seize $78,500 in illicit drugs during drug trafficking investigation

On June 18, 2024, members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) were conducting a drug investigation on a suspected drug trafficker. While conducting the investigation, Detectives witnessed the individual driving a vehicle despite being a prohibited driver due to a previous impaired driving conviction.  

Detectives with the assistance of Patrol Operations conducted a traffic stop on Elm Street where the individual was taken into custody.

Upon searching the individual and...

DEU seizes illicit drugs and counterfeit money during search warrant on Burton Avenue

This morning, June 14, 2024, Detectives from the Greater Sudbury Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) concluded an investigation regarding individuals believed to be trafficking illicit drugs in Greater Sudbury.

As a result of the investigation, Detectives from the Integrated Crime Section of our Criminal Investigation Division, along with the assistance of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU), K9 Unit and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns & Gangs Enforcement Team...