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Cst. Kevin Powell presented with Chief's Nickel Award for Policing Excellence

Chief Pedersen and Deputy Chief Hiltz were honoured to present Constable Kevin Powell with a Chief’s Nickel Award for excellent investigative work leading to the apprehension of an individual who committed a violent act. 

Recently, while off-duty, travelling in his personal vehicle, Cst. Kevin Powell witnessed a violent crime. Despite being alone and off-duty, he immediately sprang into action and ensured the victim’s safety. The suspect had fled the scene before Cst. Powell was able to pull over...

CRU officers arrest 37-year-old for trafficking drugs during proactive bike patrol

Around 5:15 p.m. on September 10, 2023, officers in our Community Response Unit were on bike patrol in the downtown core conducting focused patrols in high-complaint, high-traffic areas.

While cycling through a walkway on Larch Street, officers found an individual believed to be trafficking drugs as there were drugs, a scale and a large amount of cash in plain view.

The officers placed the individual under arrest and upon searching the individual, officers located just under 10 grams of what is...

GSPS remains committed to the investigation into the disappearance of Meagan Pilon

September 11, 2023, marks 10 years since Meagan Pilon went missing from the New Sudbury area.

Meagan was 15 years old at the time of her disappearance and was described as being 5’10” tall, around 140 lbs., with dark hair, hazel eyes, and a small scar on her right upper lip.

The Greater Sudbury Police Service remains committed to investigating the circumstances of Meagan Pilon’s disappearance and finding answers for her family, friends, and the community. 

Over the past decade the Greater Sudbury...

34-year-old located deceased as a result of ATV incident

Around 5:30 p.m. on September 9, 2023, a group of individuals were riding ATVs on a trail North of Cote Boulevard in Hanmer when one of the riders became separated from the group.

The other rides began searching for the missing party. Unfortunately, around 8:30 p.m. the missing rider was located deceased by the group.

Based on the initial investigation it is believed that the driver and lone occupant, a 34-year-old man from Greater Sudbury failed to negotiate a turn on the trail and went over a...

Officers recover close to $11,000 worth of stolen property from Kijiji scam

On September 6, 2023, members of our Police Community Response Centre began a fraud investigation into purchases of lumber from a local business using multiple stolen credit cards.

During the month of August, the local business received three orders for lumber. Each order was made with a different stolen credit card, however, the lumber was delivered to an address prior to the financial institutions notifying the business.  

Officers attended the delivery address and spoke with the landowner who...