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Busy week for OPP in the Rainy River district

Ontario Provincial Police across the Rainy River district responded to 247 occurrences in the past week.

The calls include:

· eTicket – Vehicle – 69
· R.I.D.E. – 13
· Police assistance – 13
· Community services – 12
· Mental health act – 10
· Traffic complaint – 8
· Alarm – 8
· Motor vehicle collision – 8
· Ambulance Assistance – 6
· Unwanted person – 6
· Theft – 6
· Assault – 5
· Domestic dispute – 5
· Police information – 5
· Property check – 4
· Property related – 4
· Family dispute – 4
· Prevent breach of peace – 4
· Person Well-Being Check – 4
· Warrants – 4
· Shoplift – 3
· 911 call/911 hang-up – 3
· Mischief – 3
· Liquor licence act – 3
· Animal complaint – 3
· Harassment – 3
· Drug offences – 2
· Police Observation – 2
· Assist Other Police Agency – 2
· Trouble with youth – 2
· Trespass to property act – 2
· Traffic hazard – Vehicle/Debris/Animal/Pedestrian – 2
· Traffic enforcement – H.T.A. – 2
· Escort – 2
· Cyber Enabled Crime – Cyberbullying/Harassment/Stalking – 2
· Stolen vehicle – 1
· Noise complaint – 1
· Property damage – 1
· Other provincial statutes – 1
· Suspicious person – 1
· Breach of probation – 1
· Insecure premises – 1
· Bail violations – 1
· eTicket – Enforcement Initiative (RIDE) – 1
· Fingerprints (no Record Check) – 1
· Landlord tenant problem – 1
· Compliance Check – 1
· Fraud – 1

Police also laid two charges under the Criminal Code and 39 under the Highway Traffic Act.

Author

  • Randy Thoms is a veteran news broadcaster with over 40 years' experience. He is based in Fort Frances and covers stories across northwestern Ontario. Contact Randy at thoms.randy@radioabl.ca.

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