Police

A concerned citizen phoned Greater Sudbury Police at around 1:30 a.m. July 19 after they observed a group of men smashing car windows at the Auto Doctor car lot on Notre Dame Avenue.

UPDATE - Another 350 vehicles were also stopped during the evening of July 18 to conduct random checks for impaired drivers in Lively, Chelmsford, Hanmer and Sudbury.

UPDATE - Highway 144 was completely re-opened as of 2:30 p.m. July 18. UPDATE - The south bound lane on Highway 144 at Gogama is now open. Traffic is being alternated through the scene, but will be slow until the backlog is cleared up.

Greater Sudbury Police now have more resources to investigate those who produce and distribute child pornography on the Internet. The police service will receive $527,440 from the province over the next two years as part of a $5.

Three young Sudbury men were arrested at around 2 p.m. July 16 after Greater Sudbury Police caught them making a drug transaction on Moonlight Beach.

Two men were arrested July 17 at around 1:50 a.m. after they were caught driving a pickup truck over the soccer fields at Delki Dozzi Park and causing damage.

The Greater Sudbury Police Service is currently experiencing a high volume of calls for service related to thefts from vehicles. These thefts are occurring in many areas within the city.

The eastbound and westbound bridges over the Vermillion River on Highway 17 near Naughton have been officially named after an OPP officer killed in the line of duty on Nov. 7, 1980. Const.

Members of the Greater Sudbury Police Service are in the process of investigating a missing persons complaint. Joyce Burns was last seen July 12 in the area of Isabel Street with an unknown male.

In June 2009, the Greater Sudbury Police Service Cyber Crime Unit entered into a joint forces investigation with the Sault Ste.