The Kenora OPP are seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspects involved in a break-in to a camp on Coney Island.
Police were told about the break in on Sunday and video was obtained by officers.
The OPP says are looking for two men with masks who broke into the cottage.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Kenora OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or 807-548-5534.
The Kenora OPP are seeking a suspect in connection to a robbery to gas station on Highway 17 east.
Officers responded to distress alarm last night around 9:37.
Police learned that someone had entered the premises with a gun.
The OPP’s Canine Unit, Emergency Response Team were called out, but were unable to locate the person after patrolling the area extensively.
The OPP’s Forensic Identification Services and Critical Incident Command were all called out to assist
The suspect is described as an Indigenous male, wearing a black hoodie, while face mask and camo gloves.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact the Kenora OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or 548-5534.
Provincial police in the region are lobbying the LCBO for changes.
Inspector Jeff Duggan from the Kenora OPP Detachment says officers are called to constantly deal with theft and even assaults.
“You need to have a Manitoba model…you need to have somebody checking ID at the door,” Duggan told the Kenora Police Services Board in their inaugural meeting this week.
“We’re lobbied for them to actually close at least an extra day a week…so say if they were closed on a Sunday or Monday and Sioux Lookout was successful in it, we were not. But that would allow us a bit of a break, a bit of a reset.”
Duggan adds the local LCBO has been very receptive to their suggestions, but their lobby efforts have fallen on deaf ears at the provincial head office of the Liquor Control Board.
“We lobbied the liquor store to change their front door. They are getting thefts. They are getting assaults on staff. So we didn’t lobby it as a Kenora detachment, we lobbied it as a region, to say this is a problem at all of our detachment areas.”
Duggan says with the liquor store open seven days a week, officers don’t get a break.
He adds that in his 20 years, he’s never responded to a theft from the Beer Store.
A drunk driver faces a number of charges after evading the Kenora OPP.
Police responded to a report of a possible impaired driver last Friday morning (July 22) around 1:30.
Officers tried to stop the vehicle, but it failed to pull over
The OPP says they followed for a short distance before disengaging because the situation became too dangerous for other drivers.
Eventually, police were able to locate the vehicle and arrested the driver.
46 year old Gene Turcotte of Winnipeg faces impaired driving charges, flight from police, failure to comply with a police demand, resisting police, dangerous operation of motor vehicle, and driving while under suspension.
He’s due to appear in Kenora Court at a later date.
The OPP say a missing woman had been found safely.
59 year old Lucille Kolly was last seen yesterday morning by family.
She was located around 5:30 Friday afternoon in good health.
The Kenora OPP have taken over $110,000 worth of cocaine off the street following a drug bust.
Police have arrested three people for trafficking following a bust on Thursday.
The OPP’s Street Crimes Unit, Organized Crime Unit, the Intelligence Unit and the Treaty Three Police arrested one suspect outside of a home on Kendall Inlet Road.
A second person was arrested and warrant was executed on a home on Bunny Street and a third person was picked on Miikana Way.
The OPP say this part of a four month long investigation called “Operation Fenshaw”.
Police say over 1,000 grams of coke was seized along with some Canadian currency, two vehicles and drug paraphernalia.
63 year old Lorne McGuffin, 55 year old Barry Harper and 65 year old Lea Cameron have been arrested on trafficking charges.
(Two of the vehicles seized by the OPP in “Operation Fenshaw”)
The Kenora OPP are looking into a suspicious death in the Rideout area.
On Friday afternoon at approximately 3:00 pm, OPP officers were called to a residence on Mikado Avenue in Kenora where one individual was located deceased.
The name of the deceased is not being released at this time.
The investigation is continuing in conjunction with the Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario.
While circumstances of the death have yet to be determined, members of the OPP are continuing to closely monitor the situation.
Police say there is no known threat to public safety at this time.
Anyone with information about this occurrence is requested to contact the OPP, at 1-888-310-1122.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or report online through ontariocrimestoppers.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
***UPDATE: 7:45 a.m. Wednesday. Missing safely located. OPP thank public for their assistance.
The OPP are asking for help from the public in the search for a missing Kenora teen.
17-year-old Michelle Tait was last seen on Sunday (April 18th) night around 10:05 pm.
Police describe Tait as an Indigenous female with a slim build and shoulder-length hair. She is 5’4″ tall and weighs around 110 lbs.
They tell us she was last seen wearing a black/grey plaid jacket, black sweatpants, a black ball cap and black sneakers.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Kenora OPP detachment at either 1-888-310-1122 or 1-807-548-5534.
One person is dead and another in hospital following a single vehicle accident near the Whitefish Bay First Nation.
The OPP say around 7:40 Friday morning officers from the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police, the Sioux Narrows Volunteer Fire Department and Whitefish Bay Emergency Medical Services responded to the collision on Highway 71.
Investigation has determined that a mini-van travelling northbound on Highway 71 left the roadway and rolled over.
The driver has been taken to hospital with undetermined injuries.
The passenger was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The OPP’s Highway Safety Division and Traffic Collision Investigators are assisting with the investigation.
Highway 71 is currently open to one lane between Oak Point Road and Old Gold Mine Road.
It is anticipated the highway will be shut down intermittently for investigators to conduct their investigation.
Kenora OPP are reminding you to be prepared out on the water, after safely locating two stranded boaters on Shoal Lake.
On Monday August 31, around 3 a.m members of the OPP responded to a marine call.
Police were told that a 37 year old man and a 7 year old child were stuck on a pile of rocks, and the waves were getting bigger.
Police were able to find the the two, who were then transported back to their camp after being wrapped with warm jackets.
With fall approaching and the temperature dropping, Kenora OPP encourage boaters to bring a dry bag with warm clothes, food and a water proof fire starter, as it could end up saving your life.
Another tip police give is to always let people know where you are going and make sure all required boater safety equipment is on board before heading out on the water.
