Thunder Bay OPP are taking a breather after a busy weekend. On Friday night, police responded to a vehicle hitting a moose on Highway 61 just north of the Pigeon River border. The truck killed the moose but shortly after an 89 year old man driving a car also hit the corpse of the moose sending the elderly man to the hospital. On Saturday, police responded to a two vehicle collision on Highway 61 near Chippewa Road. The driver of a Ford truck fled the scene while the driver of a jeep was sent to the hospital for treatment of their injuries. Meanwhile, OPP are looking for some items that were stolen from a truck in Shuniah. The truck was stolen from a home on Saturday, police found it in the Silver Harbour Conservation area with several items missing out of it. A cellphone, camera and wallet were stolen. Police are also reporting several cottages in the Shuniah area being broken into several TVs and electronic devices were stolen. 
Monday, September 23, 2013
OPP Busy Weekend
Thunder Bay OPP are taking a breather after a busy weekend. On Friday night, police responded to a vehicle hitting a moose on Highway 61 just north of the Pigeon River border. The truck killed the moose but shortly after an 89 year old man driving a car also hit the corpse of the moose sending the elderly man to the hospital. On Saturday, police responded to a two vehicle collision on Highway 61 near Chippewa Road. The driver of a Ford truck fled the scene while the driver of a jeep was sent to the hospital for treatment of their injuries. Meanwhile, OPP are looking for some items that were stolen from a truck in Shuniah. The truck was stolen from a home on Saturday, police found it in the Silver Harbour Conservation area with several items missing out of it. A cellphone, camera and wallet were stolen. Police are also reporting several cottages in the Shuniah area being broken into several TVs and electronic devices were stolen. 