marathon Detachment
17 articles
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- UPDATE #1 - MARATHON OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION - Additional Fatalities Confirmed
Marathon 7/21/2026 8:30am
- UPDATE #1 - MARATHON OPP INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION Additional Fatalities Confirmed (MARATHON, ON) - Two additional people have died as a result of injuries sustained in a fatal collision west of Marathon last week. On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at approximately 4:20 pm ET, OPP officers along with Emergency Medical Services responded to reports of a collision on Highway 17 ne...
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VEHICLE THEFT LEADS TO ARREST AND MULTIPLE CHARGES
Marathon 5/1/2026 10:55am
One individual has been charged following a report of a vehicle taken without the owner's consent. Officers from the Manitouwadge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report in Manitouwadge on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, shortly after 9:00 pm EST. The vehicle in question was later observed travelling westbound on Highway 17. When officers attempted to...
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SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE STOP IN MARATHON LEADS TO CRIMINAL CHARGES
Marathon 4/20/2026 3:35pm
Officers from the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle in the Town of Marathon. On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at approximately 5:00 pm officers successfully located a suspicious vehicle after receiving information from the public. After speaking with the driver and passenger, an investigation was started and o...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES
Marathon 4/17/2026 2:25pm
Officers with the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have concluded a drug trafficking investigation in the Town of Marathon. One individual is facing drug trafficking charges and illicit substances have been seized. On Wednesday, April 8, 2026, members of the Marathon OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant at a residence in Ma...
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DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES - Recovered Stolen Property - Police Seeking Owners
Marathon 3/23/2026 10:20am
DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATION LEADS TO CHARGES Recovered Stolen Property - Police Seeking Owners (MARATHON, ON) - Members of the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged five individuals following a drug trafficking investigation. On Thursday, February 26, 2026, members of the OPP Marathon Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a...
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ONE INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED IN FRAUD INVESTIGATION
Marathon 3/17/2026 7:05pm
The Manitouwadge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with multiple fraud related offences. On Friday, January 23, 2026, members of the Manitouwadge OPP responded to a report that a known female committed multiple fraudulent transactions between July 2024 and August 2024 totalling more than $50,000. As a result of the...
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DRIVER CHARGED IMPAIRED AFTER VEHICLE COLLISION
Marathon 12/29/2025 11:15am
Members of the Schreiber Detachment Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one individual with impaired operation. After midnight, on December 26, 2025 members of the Schreiber Detachment were dispatched to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17 near Rainbow Falls Provincial Park. The vehicle was located in the ditch with open alcohol inside, the l...
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SINGLE MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION LEADS TO MULTIPLE CHARGES
Marathon 12/22/2025 2:45pm
The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with multiple offences following a single motor vehicle collision. On Saturday, December 20, 2025, at approximately 6:30 pm, members of the Marathon and Manitouwadge OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision on Highway 17. Officers discovered the driver was suspended and there was a...
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EXECUTION OF SEARCH WARRANT LEADS TO CHARGES
Marathon 12/8/2025 4:40pm
Officers from the Manitouwadge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a local resident following a drug trafficking investigation. On Wednesday, December 3, 2025, members of the Thunder Bay OPP Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU) executed a search warrant at a residence in Manitouwadge. CSCU was assisted by the OPP Organized Crime Enforc...
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HIGHWAY 17 REOPENS FOLLOWING SERIOUS COLLISION NEAR HEARON BAY ROAD
Marathon 8/21/2025 7:05pm
- Highway 17 has now fully reopened in both directions following a serious collision that occurred early this morning near Heron Bay Road, outside of Marathon. The collision involved a transport truck, an SUV, and a pickup truck, and resulted in one male being transported to hospital with serious injuries. The highway had been closed for several hours to allow for an invest...
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SERIOUS COLLISION CLOSES HIGHWAY 17 NEAR HERON BAY ROAD-EXPECT EXTENDED DELAYS
Marathon 8/21/2025 12:41pm
- Highway 17 remains closed in both directions near Heron Bay Road, just outside of Marathon, following a serious collision. On August 21, 2025, at approximately 6:15 am, members of the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision involving a transport truck, an SUV and a pickup truck. One male was transported to the hospital with serio...
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OPP CHARGE DRIVER FROM SASKATCHEWAN WITH 14 OFFENCES
Marathon 8/13/2025 3:10pm
A Saskatchewan driver is facing multiple charges following an attempt to flee from police. On August 4, 2025, at approximately 11:24 am, members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Marathon Detachment responded to multiple calls of a driver in a pick-up truck driving erratically and in an unsafe manner eastbound on Highway 17. OPP officers located and attempted to pull t...
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IMPAIRED DRIVER ARRESTED DURING RIDE PROGRAM
Marathon 8/13/2025 11:45am
Members from the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) entered into an impaired driving investigation while conducting a RIDE program. On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at approximately 11 pm, officers were conducting a RIDE program on Peninsula Road. A driver entered the RIDE program and an investigation into impaired driving commenced. The driver was arrested...
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COMPLAINTS LEAD TO IMPAIRED CHARGES IN MANITOUWADGE
Marathon 8/3/2025 1:15pm
Officers from the Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a driver following complaints from members of the public while at a community event in Manitouwadge. On Friday, August 1, 2025, at approximately 6:10 pm, officers were travelling along the parade route of an event on Manitou Road and Ohweken Road when bystanders alerted t...
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OPP LAYS 15 CHARGES FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TRAFFIC STOP
Marathon 7/14/2025 5:20pm
The Marathon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid a total of 15 charges against two individuals and one company following a traffic stop involving a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). On Sunday, July 13, 2025, officers conducted a traffic stop on a tractor trailer hauling a livestock trailer that was travelling southeast on Highway 17. During the stop, offic...
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TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO IMPAIRED CHARGES NEAR MARATHON
Marathon 6/7/2025 4:10pm
The Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged a driver with impaired operation related charges. On June 6, 2025, at approximately 9:20 pm, an officer of the Marathon OPP was travelling on Highway 17 in Pic Township. While on patrol, an officer observed a motor vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed, and a traffic stop was initiated. While speaking...
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ARRESTS MADE IN DRUG TRAFFICKING INVESTIGAITON
Marathon 6/2/2025 10:25am
Officers from the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Community Street Crime Unit (CSCU), with support from the OPP's Emergency Response Team, OPP's Tactics and Rescue Unit and Marathon OPP Detachment have arrested and charged two individuals for drug trafficking and firearms offences in the Marathon. Following an investigation into drug trafficking in Marathon, a search...