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Police Chief proactive about brutality allegations

Police Chief proactive about brutality allegations

BY TAMARA BELKOV Greater Sudbury Police Chief Ian Davidson says he has not received a formal complaint about police brutality but has started an internal investigation anyway into allegations made by two young people.

Kitchen blaze closes Kingsway

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN The Kingsway was closed between Bancroft Rd. and Lloyd St. and traffic re-routed for one and a half hours around lunchtime Friday because of an apartment kitchen fire.

ATVs cause trouble for CN trains

Police crews with CN are reporting an increase in ATV traffic on and along the CN high speed, mainline tracks on and along the spur tracks running throughout Sudbury, Hanmer and Capreol.

Two teens charged after street racing complaint

Greater Sudbury Police received a complaint of two vehicles racing southbound on Paris St. July 20 around 12:48 pm. One of the vehicles was identified as a Silver Saturn and the other a Mazda.
Toronto man arrested following break and enter

Toronto man arrested following break and enter

Nobody was injured after residents on Countryside Dr. encountered a masked intruder armed with a knife inside their house July 20 at 1:10 am. The intruder fled the scene and the victims called police.

Nine on missing persons’ list

Greater Sudbury Police has added a Historical Missing Persons page to its website and lists nine missing persons from the Sudbury area dating back to 1974. Pictures and information about these people can be viewed at www.police.sudbury.on.ca .
Most stolen vehicles recovered

Most stolen vehicles recovered

BY JASON THOMPSON Between Jan. 1 and July 17 this year, 300 vehicles were stolen in the City of Greater Sudbury. According to police, only 19 of the 300 have yet to be recovered.
Boy, 11, airlifted to Toronto after crash

Boy, 11, airlifted to Toronto after crash

An 11-year-old boy was airlifted to Sick Kids' Hospital in Toronto following a car crash July 15 at the intersection of Municipal Rd. 55 and Duhamel Rd.
Lively woman killed in Hwy. 17 crash

Lively woman killed in Hwy. 17 crash

An 81-year-old Lively woman was killed and three others injured in a two-vehicle crash July 13 at 1:20 pm on Highway 17 at the intersection of Fielding Rd. and Kantola Rd. The crash closed the highway until 7 pm.

Investigation continues into boating fatality

The Ontario Provincial Police are continuing their investigation into the death of a Sudbury girl July 12 on Lake Manitou. According to police, a moving 17 ft. fiberglass boat struck a 12 ft. aluminum row boat.