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Sarnia Police Service Board Initiates Formal Investigation: Chief Davis Suspended
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (113+ words) The Sarnia Police Service Board has initiated a formal, independent investigation following a workplace harassment complaint filed against Chief Derek Davis. Effective immediately, Chief Davis has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of the investigation. This suspension is a…...
Enforcement blitz results in multiple arrests
2+ week, 3+ day ago (789+ words) On April 30th 2026, the Sarnia Police Service conducted a citywide enforcement blitz, focusing on retail theft, repeat offenders, and open-air drug use." Members of the Community Crime Unit, Intelligence Unit, and front-line patrol participated, resulting in ten (10) arrests and twenty-four (24) criminal…...
Dane Nisbet Homicide Investigation - UPDATE
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (643+ words) On April 10, 2026, at 12: 52 am, police were called to a Lambton College campus bar for a report of gunfire. Upon arrival, police located three injured parties, one with life-threatening injuries and two with non-life-threatening injuries. 20-year-old Dane Nisbet was transported to…...
Drug trafficking charges laid after police alerted to unresponsive female
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (165+ words) On March 29, 2026, at 4: 25 am, patrol officers were waved down after a'passerby had observed a female lying on the ground near Kathleen Avenue and East Street. Police immediately located a female against a fence on the west side of East Street....
Charges Laid in 2024 Drug-Related Death Investigation
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (246+ words) The Sarnia Police Service has laid criminal charges following a lengthy investigation into the May 2024 drug-related death of 35-year-old Brandi Nicole (Walsh) Mc Connell. " On May 2, 2024, police responded to a residence on Somerset Crescent to assist emergency medical services with…...
Offender assaults a corrections officer during jail intake
4+ mon, 3+ day ago (229+ words) Sarnia Police Service Offender assaults a corrections officer during jail intake At approximately 3: 59 pm, he had been transferred to the Sarnia Jail and was going through the intake process. During a search, COPE failed to comply with directions given by…...
PSD Shadow Assists in Two Arrests
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (134+ words) Police Service Dog (PSD) Shadow has wasted little time in demonstrating his value to the Sarnia Police Service. On January 1, 2026, PSD Shadow and his partner, Constable Kyle Vince, were deployed twice within a one-hour window, resulting in the arrest of…...