Serving Northwestern Ontario and Northern Minnesota
2010 continued to be an extremely busy year for Crime Stoppers of Northwestern Ontario and Northern Minnesota. In 2010, Crime Stoppers has posted an enviable record of success. When compared with the program’s performance in 2009, numbers in almost every measurable statistic are up and, in places, by rather staggering amounts. Some highlights at the [...]
Crime Stoppers and the Ontario Provincial Police are looking to for information regarding an arson at the Pickle Lake Community Hall on Koval Street in Pickle Lake. Early in the morning of Friday (around 2:40 am), June 14th, police were called and a fire had been set to the front of the building. The actions [...]
A Proven Way To Safeguard Your Home And Property Against Theft Operation Hands Off is a unique program that creates fear and uncertainty in the mind of the criminal and creates barriers to profiting from property theft. The program gives home owners and businesses an affordable, effective deterrent against theft. The program includes the use of highly [...]
Crime Stoppers and the OPP are asking for your assistance. Sometime between March 11th and March 18th, the Wasaya Airways office was robbed of an amount of cash. A safe was forced open and two cash boxes were stolen. The safe was not damaged and OPP suggests a number of poeple had access to the safe [...]
Crime Stoppers of Northwestern Ontario and Northern Minnesota continues to trend upward through 2010. The first four months have been extremely busy for Crime Stoppers and the police agencies in our area. Growth through January, February and March continued in April. Comparing performance year over year, the program has seen growth in key performance indicators: [...]
Crime Stoppers and the Kenora OPP need a hand with a couple robberies. Stolen Outboard A 2002 50 horsepower Mercury outboard (not exactly as shown) was stolen from a barge at Anicinabe Park in Kenora around March 28th. The engine is the hi-thrust model, is missing the propeller and controls and the serial number is [...]
We Need Your Help! We’re looking for information about a 6 foot tall, blond male in Sioux Lookout. The OPP are looking for this person in regards to a home break in on Curtis Street in Sioux Lookout, ON. The break in happened around 2 in the afternoon on Wednesday April 14th and the suspect [...]
Ontario’s Distracted Driving Law came into effect in October 2009. Police have been issuing tickets since February 1st, 2010. More information available throught the Ontario Ministry of Transportation site. The distracted driving law makes it illegal for drivers to talk, text, type, dial or email using hand-held cell phones and other hand-held communications and entertainment [...]
Kenora OPP are trying to piece together the last days of a young woman’s life after her body was found on the shore of Lake of the Woods. An autopsy of Deidre Lynn Churka came back with inconclusive results. The 24-year-old was reported missing on March 10th. Her body was found on Sunday. OPP are [...]
Dryden Police are seeking help after someone vandalized a semi-tractor at the Miller Construction gravel pit on Sandy Beach Road. Police say the suspect entered a storage unit and removed items used to cause the damage to the truck. The windows of the semi received extensive damage. Police believe the crime occurred sometime between March [...]
