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National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People

The violence experienced by Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people in Canada is a national tragedy.

May 5 is the National Day for Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People (MMIWG2S), also known as Red Dress Day. On this day, the nation honours the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people and supports grieving families and community healing. 

On Friday, May 3rd, the Greater Sudbury Police Service, in...

GSPS Motor Officers take home 1st and 2nd place at Palmetto Police Motorcycle Skills Competition

From April 24-27th, 2024, GSPS Cst. Andrew Hinds and S/Sgt. Guy Renaud represented Team Canada at the Palmetto Police Motorcycle Skills Challenge in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 

In total, there were 87 police riders from across the southern states, who practice and ride all year long.

Living in Greater Sudbury with the long winters we have, Cst. Hinds and S/Sgt. Renaud had not been on a motorcycle since last fall, with no opportunity to practice before the event.

Cst. Hinds won 1st place in the...

DEU seizes over $40,000 in illicit drugs during search warrant on Pine Street

On May 2, 2024, Detectives from the Greater Sudbury Police Service Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) concluded an investigation regarding individuals from the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) who were believed to be trafficking illicit drugs in Greater Sudbury.

Detectives from the Integrated Crime Section of our Criminal Investigation Division, along with the assistance of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU), K-9 Unit and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)-led Provincial Guns & Gangs Enforcement Team...

57-year-old charged with sexual assault in historical investigation

In 2004, the Greater Sudbury Police Service received a report of sexual assault involving a youth, however, at the time the survivor did not want to pursue criminal charges.

In January 2023, Detectives in the Major Sex Crime Unit of our Criminal Investigation Division initiated the investigation as the survivor was ready to proceed with the court process and there is no statute of limitation when it comes to reporting and/or investigating a sexual assault.

The incident occurred in 1999 and at the...

Human remains found in Chelmsford

UPDATE

On April 29 and 30, 2024, members from Patrol Operations, Rural Community Response Unit, K9 Unit and the Criminal Investigation Division assisted by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) K9 cadaver dog and handler completed a ground search in the wooded area, West of Marion Street in Chelmsford.

Officers thoroughly searched a 100-foot radius around where the original skeletal remains were found. Officers located additional remains within the radius. All the remains located are believed to...