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A Message to Our Community - Stay-at-Home Order Authorities

Yesterday, Friday, April 16, 2021, the Provincial Government in consultation with Provincial Health Officials announced additional restrictions and a two-week (14-day) extension of the Provincial Lockdown and Stay-at-Home Order in order to assist is slowing the spread of COVID-19 and the variants.

Please do not call 9-1-1 or our non-emergency number if you have questions related to the legislation. Please call 3-1-1 in relation to COVID-19 complaints/violations and your call will be directed to the...

Not Gone in 60 Seconds - Two in Custody After Carjacking

Shortly after 4:15 a.m. on April 9, 2021, we received a call regarding a Robbery that had just occurred on Errington Avenue in Chelmsford. Information provided was that multiple men approached two other men outside of a residence and demanded the keys to the vehicle while holding the two men at gunpoint. The men then stole the vehicle and fled the area. One of the men sustained minor injuries as a result of being assaulted during the interaction.

Around 7:30 a.m. the stolen vehicle was located unoccupied...

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week: Megan Band

As we continue to celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, we thank our 911 Dispatchers and Communicators who dedicate their lives to serving the public and ensuring our community members’ safety. They are the calm voices in a storm; they are the unsung heroes!

Meet Megan Band, Communicator, 911 Emergency Communications Centre: 

Q: What inspired you to become a Communicator with GSPS?
 
A: For me, there’s nothing more exciting than the high-stress, fast-paced environment...

Man Arrested in Connection to Two Robberies in Val Caron

On April 8, 2021, as part of an ongoing investigation into recent Robberies that took place in Val Caron, Detectives from our Break, Enter and Robbery (B.E.A.R.) Unit executed a Search Warrant at a residence in Val Caron.

Upon executing the Search Warrant, Detectives located the man believed to be responsible for both Robberies, as well as, the knife used in at least one of the incidents.

The first incident occurred around 11:00 p.m. on March 21, 2021, when a man attended a convenience store on MR80...

I.C.E. and O.P.P. Execute Search Warrant in West Nipissing

On April 8, 2021, our Internet Child Exploitation (I.C.E.) and Computer Forensics Units working collaboration with the Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) executed a Search Warrant at a residence in West Nipissing.

As a result of the investigation, 39 year old Jashua Tremblay was arrested and charged with the following offences:

• Access Child Pornography
• Possess Child Pornography
• Distribute Child Pornography
• Fail to Comply with Prohibition Order      

Jashua Tremblay is a Federal Parolee who has subsequently...