Police

Greater Sudbury police, this past Thanksgiving long weekend, stepped up its presence on the roadways and conducted several RIDE checks throughout the city.

Driving the wrong way down a one way street resulted in several charges after Greater Sudbury police arrested a 17-year-old Sudbury youth for doing just that. The police spotted the vehicle around 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 12 in the Flour Mill area.

A man alleged to have been involved in an incident in May where an air pistol was used in an assault against two victims in Chelmsford turned himself into police Oct. 13.

A speeding vehicle was pulled over by Greater Sudbury Police near Laval Street early in the morning on Oct. 12. The vehicle was occupied by three teens, who falsely identified themselves to the officer.

A 42-year-old Sudbury man was arrested after he was pulled over on Howey Drive, around 9 p.m. Oct. 12. The man was driving with no headlights on.

Four Sudburians were killed in a plane crash in Algonquin Park Saturday, according to media reports.

An 18-year-old man has been charged with stunt driving after he was caught by Greater Sudbury Police driving 125 km/h in a 60 km/h zone on Dominion Drive in Valley East Oct. 10 at around 10:50 p.m. The man's license has been suspended for seven days.

Two taxi cab drivers are facing charges of careless driving after an off-duty Greater Sudbury Police officer caught them speeding and weaving in and out of traffic on Notre Dame Avenue Oct. 10 at around 8:45 a.m.

A 22-year-old man arrested by Greater Sudbury Police Oct. 10 at around 7 a.m. allegedly had more than three times the legal limit of alcohol in his blood. The police had received a tip from the public about a possible impaired driver on Frood Road.

Greater Sudbury Police and the Ontario Provincial Police were called in to search for four teenagers who were reported missing during the late afternoon of Oct. 10 after they were late returning from a boating expedition on Lake Wahnipitae.