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Through ongoing investigations and proactive patrol efforts, Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) officers have charged 12 individuals between June and August, in connection with a series of shoplifting incidents that occurred at local businesses in 2026.

Just before 6:45 p.m. on August 17, 2026, officers were dispatched to a weapons-related incident at Energy Court. Information received indicated that one individual had attacked another individual with a baseball bat before fleeing the scene. A 42-year-old woman was transported to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries.

Just after 11:30 a.m. on August 16, 2026, a Greater Sudbury Police Service officer was conducting traffic control at the intersection of Notre Dame Avenue and Kathleen Street when a vehicle was observed travelling at a high rate of speed on the wrong side of the divided roadway. The officer broadcast a description of the vehicle over police radio.

Just after 3:45 p.m. on August 13, 2026, the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS), Greater Sudbury Fire Services and Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services were dispatched to Crowley Lake in response to a report of a missing person.

Information received indicated that three individuals had been in a canoe on the lake when it capsized. Two of the individuals were located by kayakers in the area and brought safely to shore; however, the third individual and the canoe remained unaccounted for.

The Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) Major Crime Section has identified, arrested, and charged two individuals in connection with a serious assault.

Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) officers arrested seven impaired drivers between Friday and Sunday through proactive patrols, traffic stops, responses to traffic complaints, motor vehicle collision investigations, and targeted enforcement initiatives.

Just before 10:00 p.m. on August 10, 2026, the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) received multiple calls regarding the occupants of a pickup truck allegedly discharging fireworks and BB guns at individuals in the Downtown core.

Just before 11:10 a.m. on August 7, 2026, members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) responded to a two-vehicle collision on Kingsway.

Initial information indicated that one of the drivers involved had fled the scene on foot prior to police arrival. Officers searched the area but were unable to locate the individual at that time.

This summer, members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) received information regarding suspected drug trafficking activities in the downtown core.

As a result of the investigation, 25-year-old Dashawn Rouse of Southern Ontario has been charged with the following offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and the Criminal Code of Canada:

• Possession of a Schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking
• Possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000
• Failure to comply with a release order

Earlier this summer, the Greater Sudbury Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) received information regarding suspected drug trafficking in the downtown core.

On July 30, 2026, DEU investigators observed what was believed to be a hand-to-hand drug transaction near Beech Street, during which two individuals exchanged money for illicit drugs.