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Greater Sudbury police laid 286 impaired driving charges in 2023

Greater Sudbury police laid 286 impaired driving charges in 2023

Local police upped their game last year by doing more spot checks to catch impaired drivers, and are looking at doing even more throughout 2024
A look at stun gun use by Sudbury police in wake of man's death

A look at stun gun use by Sudbury police in wake of man's death

A Chelmsford man went into cardiac arrest and died after police used a conducted energy weapon while taking him into custody Tuesday
Pedestrian struck, killed on Hwy. 17 in Massey area

Pedestrian struck, killed on Hwy. 17 in Massey area

Highway was closed for seven hours after overnight collision
Updated: Hwy. 17 has been reopened at Massey

Updated: Hwy. 17 has been reopened at Massey

Highway was closed overnight and into this morning due to a collision
Motorist caught test driving vehicle at 113 in a posted 60 on Sudbury street

Motorist caught test driving vehicle at 113 in a posted 60 on Sudbury street

The driver was test-driving a vehicle, which belongs to a dealership
Man died at Chelmsford house after being tasered by police

Man died at Chelmsford house after being tasered by police

Police attended the scene of a suspected intimate partner violence incident in Chelmsford on Tuesday morning, which resulted in a 46-year-old man dying in police custody
Probe into arrest of injured Sudbury woman closed by SIU

Probe into arrest of injured Sudbury woman closed by SIU

Special Investigations Unit found no police wrongdoing after a woman was injured when she jumped out of a second storey apartment window while she was trying to escape from police
Driver with stolen licence plates now facing a pile of charges

Driver with stolen licence plates now facing a pile of charges

OPP catch driver on Hwy. 69 in Burwash area with the use of Automated Licence Plate Recognition system
Intimate partner violence incident suspect dies during GSPS arrest

Intimate partner violence incident suspect dies during GSPS arrest

Greater Sudbury Police say the person fell unconscious during the arrest and was pronounced dead at the scene
Year in review: Five homicides in Greater Sudbury in 2023

Year in review: Five homicides in Greater Sudbury in 2023

In 2022, Greater Sudbury actually had the third-highest homicide rate in all of Canada; homicides returned to a more typical number in 2023