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Repeat Offender Arrested For Home Invasion #3Strikes

(COBALT, ON) – One person is facing charges following a break and enter investigation in the Town of Cobalt.

On Sunday, August 17, 2025, at approximately 4:15 p.m., the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a report of a break and enter in progress at a residence on Miller Avenue in Cobalt. Upon arrival, police determined that an individual had forced entry into a residence and stolen property. 

As a result of the investigation, Anthony DOUPE, 45-year-old, of Cobalt, has been charged with:

·      Break, enter a place – commit indictable offence

·      Theft under $5,000

·      Fail to comply with probation order – two counts

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Haileybury on Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

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Mark VITTI – Drunk Driving

(COBALT, ON) – A vehicle stuck in a snowbank near a residence in Cobalt, leads to one person being charged with impaired.

On February 4, 2025, at approximately 11:00 p.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a vehicle stuck in snowbank near a residence on Helen Street in Cobalt.

The OPP located the vehicle and the driver at the scene. As a result of the investigation, the driver was arrested for impaired driving and transported to detachment for further testing.

Mark VITTI, 38 years-of-age of Sudbury, Ontario, was charged with:

  • Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80plus)
  • Operation while impaired – alcohol 

The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS) and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Haileybury, on February 25, 2025.