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(TINY TOWNSHIP, ON) – With the completion of next of kin notifications and a post mortem examination which was conducted on Wednesday at the Office of the Chief Coroner in Toronto, the OPP can now confirm that 69-year old Michael MANNAPSO of Tiny Township was the pilot involved in the airplane crash on Monday June 9, 2014 at the Huronia Regional Airport.

Although the exact cause of death will not be released, police can confirm that the causal factors surrounding his death are consistent with the events which took place as the plane attempted to land at the airport.

(KAPUSKASING, ON) – Following the evacuation initiated as a result of gas leak in the town of Kapuskasing on June 12, 2014, authorities at the scene have deemed the source as being gasoline based and not natural gas. The Kapuskasing Public Works and Fire Department remain at the scene in an effort to locate the contaminating source. The established perimeter of the affected area remains under evacuation and is secured by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) until further notice.

Authorities are requesting that residents who detect an odour of gasoline within their residents to evacuate the premise immediately, report it to the Kapuskasing Public Works Department by dialing (705) 337-4268 and to subsequently register with the Canadian Red Cross at the Kapuskasing Sports Palace located at 70 Brunelle Road North.

Affected residents will remain in a state of evacuation until it is declared safe to return.

(KENORA, ON) Members of the Kenora Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged two male youths in connection a stolen vehicle in the north end of Kenora yesterday.

On Thursday June 12, 2014 just before 4:00 am, the Kenora OPP received a call that a male entered a residence while the occupants were sleeping. The suspect stole a purse, keys and the vehicle parked in their driveway. The stolen vehicle was reported to be a silver Chrysler Town and Country mini-van.

On June 12 at around 10:15 am police received a call from the vehicle owner that he had observed the stolen vehicle travelling southbound on highway 671. Police stopped the vehicle and arrested three occupants, an adult male and two male youths.

As a result of this investigation, a 16 year old Grassy Narrows youth and a 17 year old Kenora youth have been charged with Possession of Stolen Property Over $5000 and Possession of Stolen Property Under $5000 contrary to section 354(1)(a) of the Criminal Code. They have both been held in custody pending a bail hearing in Kenora Court on June 13, 2014.

The names of the youths cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

The adult male was released unconditionally.

The investigation is continuing.

(ORILLIA, ON) – On June 11, 2014 at approximately 12:44 p.m., Orillia Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to the report of a robbery outside of an Orillia bank.

Officers attended outside of the Bank of Montreal at West Street and Mississaga Street and were advised that a male had stolen a bag of money from a customer that had just left the bank. Officers flooded the area and arrested a male party not far from the scene. The bag containing the money was recovered.

Shane MCMEEKIN, 35 years old of Orillia, has been charged with Robbery, Fail to Comply with Probation Order x 2 and Breach of a Court Order. He was held in custody and will next appear in court on June 26, 2014 in Barrie.

(CHATHAM-KENT, ON) On June 11, 2014, just after 5:30 p.m., Chatham-Kent Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers responded to a collision involving a single motor vehicle on Highway 401 near Mull Road.

The collision occurred when a Honda Civic that was travelling eastbound, left the roadway and rolled over, coming to rest in the centre median.

The female driver, 23 year old Anne-Lisa MIKHAIL, from North York, has been charged with Careless Driving, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.

Both the driver and passenger were transported to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and released.

(EAST ZORRA-TAVISTOCK TOWNSHIP, ON.) – The Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is advising of a collision on Perth-Oxford Road at 16th line in East Zorra-Tavistock Township involving two motorcycles.

Serious injuries reported. Perth-Oxford Road is closed between the 15th and 17th Line. As well 16th Line is closed between Perth-Oxford Road and Maplewood Side Road. Traffic is being diverted in the area, police request motorists to obey all road closed signs.

OPP and other emergency vehicles are on the scene and are advising motorists to slow down and be cautious in that area for at least several hours.

Cause of the collision is still under investigation.