sioux lookout Detachment
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TWO ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTED BREAK AND ENTER IN SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout 5/15/2026 10:30am
On May 12, 2026, at approximately 12:30 pm, members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a possible break and enter on Meadwell Drive. Police were advised that a neighbour observed two individuals attempting to gain entry to a locked residence through both the front and rear doors. The attempts were unsuccessful,...
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PROJECT CAMPUS LEADS TO $175,000 DRUG SEIZURE IN SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout 5/6/2026 4:25pm
On April 30, 2026, shortly after midnight, members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), assisted by the Dryden CSCU, Thunder Bay CSCU, Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), Thunder Bay OCEB, Treaty Three Police Service, and the Northwest Region Emergency Response Team (ERT), conducted a traff...
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VEHICLE STOP LEADS TO DRUG CHARGES IN SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout 4/13/2026 5:35pm
On April 8, 2026, at approximately 7:30 pm, members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), along with members of the Dryden CSCU, and the Kenora Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in Sioux Lookout. Officers developed grounds to search the vehicle, resulting in...
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FATAL FIRE IN KITCHENUHMAYKOOSIB INNINUWUG FIRST NATION
Sioux Lookout 3/26/2026 9:10am
At approximately 3:30 am on March 23, 2026, members of the Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with responders from the Independent First Nations Alliance (IFNA) Regional Fire Rescue, and the KI Fire Department, responded to a residential fire on Crossroads Street that has left one individual de...
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PUBLIC TIP LEADS TO IMPAIRED DRIVER REMOVED FROM THE ROAD
Sioux Lookout 3/25/2026 9:05am
On March 23, 2026, at approximately 10:00 pm, members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were dispatched to a vehicle travelling on Highway 72, tossing alcohol cans out of the window. Officers located the vehicle, and a traffic stop was initiated. A lawful demand was made for the driver to submit a sample of breath into an approved scre...
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SEARCH WARRANT IN SIOUX LOOKOUT LEADS TO LARGE DRUG SEIZURE
Sioux Lookout 3/12/2026 1:50pm
A drug trafficking investigation in the Municipality of Sioux Lookout has concluded with four individuals facing drug trafficking charges and illicit substances being removed from our streets. On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, officers from the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with support from the Dryden OPP CSCU, Red Lake OPP...
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OPP INVESTIGATING DEATH IN SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout 3/10/2026 4:55pm
The Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a suspicious death in Sioux Lookout. On Sunday, March 8, 2026, shortly after 8:30 am CDT, officers were dispatched to a location on Meno Ya Win Way, where one person was located deceased. Investigators believe this is an isolated incident. Residents of Sioux Lookout can expect to see an...
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YOUTH CHARGED WITH ASSAULT AND ROBBERY
Sioux Lookout 2/11/2026 3:30pm
The Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one youth following an incident in the Municipality of Sioux Lookout. On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, shortly before 3:00 pm, Sioux Lookout OPP responded to a call for service involving an edged weapon in the parking lot of a local business. The investigation determined that a yout...
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AIRPLANE PASSENGER FACING THREE CHARGES FOLLOWING FLIGHT
Sioux Lookout 1/11/2026 9:40pm
One person is facing three charges after a disturbance during a flight from Sioux Lookout to Kasabonika Lake. On Friday, January 9, 2026, at about 7:00 pm, members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of an assault that took place in an airborne plane, causing the pilot to return to Sioux Lookout Municipal Airport....
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SIOUX LOOKOUT OPP INVESTIGATES DEATH OF INFANT
Sioux Lookout 12/11/2025 2:40pm
Members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges in relation to an infant death investigation. On Friday, May 9, 2025, just before 8:00 am CDT, Sioux Lookout OPP officers responded to a call on Sturgeon River Road regarding an unresponsive five-month-old. The infant was transported to hospital by emergency medical services a...
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ONE INDIVIDUAL IN CUSTODY AFTER REPORTS OF A SUSPICIOUS PERSON IN SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout 11/28/2025 5:05pm
One Individual is facing charges after multiple reports of a suspicious person around Robert Street. On November 27, 2025, shortly after 3 pm, the Sioux Lookout detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was notified of an individual attempting to enter vehicles and dwellings. Within minutes police were on scene and able to locate and arrest the subject. Lyndon WABASSE, 29-years-old, of...
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DRUG CHARGES LAID IN SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout 11/19/2025 3:15pm
One Individual is facing multiple charges after a large quantity of suspected illicit drugs were located during an airport security screening. On November 18, 2025, the Sioux Lookout detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was notified by security at the Sioux Lookout Airport they had located suspected illicit drugs on an individual attempting to board a flight...
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-UPDATE #2 SIOUX LOOKOUT OPP INVESTIGATING SERIOUS ASSAULT One Person Arrested and Charged
Sioux Lookout 10/6/2025 3:35pm
-UPDATE #2 SIOUX LOOKOUT OPP INVESTIGATING SERIOUS ASSAULT One Person Arrested and Charged (SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) - A Sioux Lookout resident has been arrested and charged in relation to a death investigation. On Friday, August 22, 2025, shortly before 6:00 pm, officers from the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a residence on Millar C...
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OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL SINGLE-VEHICLE COLLISION IN SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout 9/28/2025 3:25pm
The Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a single-vehicle collision that resulted in a fatality on Vermillion River Road, just north of Sioux Lookout. OPP officers responded shortly after 8:00 am on Friday, September 26, 2025, following a report from a passing motorist who noticed a vehicle in a ditch. The driver, a 22-year-ol...
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-UPDATE #1- SIOUX LOOKOUT OPP INVESTIGATING SERIOUS ASSAULT Victim Pronounced Deceased
Sioux Lookout 9/10/2025 1:00pm
-UPDATE #1- SIOUX LOOKOUT OPP INVESTIGATING SERIOUS ASSAULT Victim Pronounced Deceased (SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) - One person has been pronounced deceased in relation to an ongoing serious assault investigation in Sioux Lookout. On Friday, August 22, 2025, shortly before 6:00 pm, officers from the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to a residen...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES LAID IN SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout 9/2/2025 12:10pm
Members of the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual for drug trafficking offences in the Municipality. On Saturday August 30, 2025, at approximately 2:00 pm, officers were dispatched to a local hotel for a report of suspected drug paraphernalia. Police investigation resulted in the seizure of suspected methamphetamine and...
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SIOUX LOOKOUT OPP INVESTIGATING SERIOUS ASSAULT
Sioux Lookout 8/25/2025 9:56pm
The Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a serious assault that occurred in the Municipality of Sioux Lookout. On Friday, August 22, 2025, shortly before 6:00 pm, officers were called to a residence on Millar Crescent where one person was located with life-threatening injuries. The victim remains in the hospital. The OPP Siou...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES LAID IN SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout 8/18/2025 3:25pm
Members of the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit, assisted by officers from the Sioux Lookout OPP Detachment, have arrested and charged one individual for drug trafficking offences in the Municipality. On Friday, August 15, 2025, at approximately 3:30 pm, officers in the area of Millar Crescent, Sioux Lookout, observed an individual...
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SIOUX LOOKOUT RESIDENTS FACING DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES
Sioux Lookout 8/6/2025 1:50pm
Two local residents are facing drug trafficking charges after a search warrant was executed in Sioux Lookout. An investigation into drug trafficking in Sioux Lookout was commenced by the Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) with assistance from Dryden OPP CSCU, Red Lake OPP CSCU, OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB), OP...
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SIU INVOKES MANDATE IN SIOUX LOOKOUT
Sioux Lookout 8/1/2025 8:41pm
The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an incident in Sioux Lookout. On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to reports of an intoxicated male. The individual was placed under arrest and transported to the Sioux Lookout OPP Detachment where he was lod...
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OPP INVESTIGATING SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN LAC SEUL FIRST NATION
Sioux Lookout 7/31/2025 9:46pm
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a suspicious death in Lac Seul First Nation. On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 12:05 am, officers were called to the area of Mahkwa Road where one person was located deceased. The death has been deemed suspicious. Residents of the Lac Seul First Nation community of Frenchman's Head will continue to s...
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SIU INVOKES MANDATE IN WAPEKEKA FIRST NATION
Sioux Lookout 7/31/2025 7:11pm
The province's Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following an incident in Wapekeka First Nation. On Thursday, July 31, 2025, at approximately 12:00 pm, members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) interacted with an individual armed with a knife on Wapekeka First Nation. During the interaction, an officer d...
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BUS ROLLOVER IN SIOUX LOOKOUT UNDER INVESTIGATION
Sioux Lookout 6/30/2025 4:20pm
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a serious collision on Highway 516 in Sioux Lookout that has left 25 people with minor to possible life-altering injuries. On Sunday, June 29, 2025, at approximately 6:45 pm, members of the Sioux Lookout Detachment of the OPP were called to a bus rollover on Highway 516 near Stain Lake. The single-vehicle collision in...