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Just after 4:00 p.m. on August 22, 2026, Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) officers were dispatched to a serious motor vehicle collision on Municipal Road 80, north of the Notre Dame Avenue and LaSalle Boulevard intersection.

Members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) Break, Enter and Robbery (BEAR) Unit have arrested and charged an individual in connection with two commercial break and enters that targeted a downtown business.

On August 19, 2026, officers arrested 45-year-old, Norman Beaucage of Greater Sudbury, following an investigation into two break and enter incidents involving a business on Cedar Street.

UPDATE

On August 20, 2026, officers from Patrol Operations and the Community Response Unit (CRU) located and arrested the individual believed to be responsible in the downtown core.

ORIGINAL

At approximately 6:50 p.m. on August 19, 2026, the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) received multiple calls regarding an animal abuse incident. A video depicting the assault, which appeared to involve a lone individual, had been circulated on social media.

Shortly after 6:00 a.m. on July 31, 2024, officers were dispatched to the area of the large gazebo northeast of the Grace Hartman Amphitheatre in Bell Park to assist Greater Sudbury Paramedic Services with a medical call. Upon arrival, paramedics determined that the individual was deceased.

Following an investigation conducted by detectives of the GSPS Major Crime Section, in consultation with the Office of the Chief Coroner, it was determined that the injuries sustained by 36-year-old Pat Forgues could not be explained. As a result, the death has been classified as a homicide.

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.