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Our ongoing commitment to engagement, education and enforcement in the downtown core

As part of our ongoing commitment to the Community Safety and Well-being Plan and Downtown Strategy, members of the Central Community Response Unit (CRU)—working in close collaboration with Patrol Operations and the Integrated Crime Section (ICS)—continue to focus on addressing concerns, issues, and crimes in the downtown core.

Between January 1 and August 27, 2025, officers conducted 2,189 focused patrols and responded to 6,189 calls for service. During this period, officers made 679 arrests,...

Officers investigating shooting at 1960 Paris Street

UPDATE

Through the ongoing investigation into the double homicide on August 29, 2025, detectives have obtained images of three men believed to be involved in the incident. Images of the three individuals are attached.

Anyone with information related to the identities of the three men or their whereabouts is asked to contact police immediately at 705-675-9171 extension 2320.

Based on the results of the postmortem conducted through the Coroner’s Office on August 31, 2025, the deceased man has been...

BEAR Unit arrests individual in connection to 15 commercial B&E’s

On August 28, 2025, detectives from our Break Enter and Robbery (BEAR) Unit concluded an investigation into an individual who is believed to be involved in at least 15 commercial Break and Enters between July 23 and August 27, 2025. These incidents primarily occurred in New Sudbury and the South End where the individual responsible used an object to smash a window of the business to gain access to the cash register and steal money from the till.

Detectives from the Integrated Crime Section with...

Stationary Automated Licence Plate Readers

As part of our ongoing commitment to community safety and well-being and targeting individuals who pose an elevated risk to the safety, security and wellness of Greater Sudbury, the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) has used funds received from the Government of Ontario Closed-circuit Television (CCTV) Grant program to purchase and install stationary Automated Licence Plate Reader (ALPR) systems at 16 strategic locations within our community.

The locations of the ALPR systems are as follows:

Officers arrest two people after CDSA search warrant on Frood Road

The Greater Sudbury Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) working in collaboration with the Central Community Response (CRU) Unit and Patrol Operations remain committed to disrupting the trafficking of illicit drugs in the downtown core and throughout our jurisdiction. Street-level drug trafficking poses a significant threat to the safety, security and well-being of our community.

On August 22, 2025, as part of an ongoing effort to address illicit drug activity in our downtown core, members...