News & Events

(Attawapiskat First Nation) – A motorist who fled from police at dangerous speeds in Attawapiskat First Nation was later located on the winter road and arrested Saturday. Nishnawbe Aski Police Service officers working out of the Attawapiskat First Nation detachment received a call for service regarding a suspected impaired driver after 10 a.m. on Saturday, […]

(Attawapiskat First Nation) – Police arrested a female accused of assault with a weapon at an Attawapiskat First Nation home Sunday. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service received a call for service in the morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 8 regarding a person with a knife threatening people at a Spruce Street home. When […]

(Bearskin Lake First Nation) – Police arrested two suspects and seized a quantity of cocaine following the search of a Bearskin Lake First Nation home Saturday. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit and NAPS Emergency Response Team executed a search warrant, with assistance from frontline members working out of the Bearskin Lake […]

(Attawapiskat First Nation) – A woman arrested by police on outstanding warrants Wednesday now faces an additional charge relating to drug trafficking. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service working out of the Attawapiskat First Nation detachment were on routine community patrol in the afternoon hours of Tuesday, Jan. 27, when they observed a female […]

(Fort Albany First Nation) – Police arrested three suspects, and seized a quantity of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine, during a pair of searches connected to ongoing drug trafficking investigations within Fort Albany First Nation. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service Intelligence Unit, with support from the NAPS Emergency Response Team and assistance from frontline NAPS […]

(Nibinamik First Nation) – Police arrested two suspects and laid charges relating to drug trafficking and firearms possession following the search of a Nibinamik First Nation home Thursday. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s Intelligence Unit, with assistance from members of the NAPS Criminal Investigations Unit, and frontline NAPS officers working out of the […]

(Thunder Bay, ON) – The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service officially welcomed its newest K9 Unit members to the service – K9 Unit Cst. Daniel Birch and his Police Service Dog (PSD) partner Becks. The new K9 Unit members were formally introduced during a news conference at the NAPS general headquarters in Thunder Bay on Thursday, […]

(Apitipi Anicinapek Nation, ON) – Police arrested a male suspect and seized five stolen firearms Saturday. Members of the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service learned on Saturday, Dec. 27 about an incident involving the theft of firearms within the community of Apitipi Anicinapek Nation. An investigation revealed that between the dates of Oct. 1 and Dec. […]

Thanks to our friends at Air Bravo, the Christmas Hampers purchased and assembled by members of NAPS’s Survivors Assistance Support Program (SASP) are off to our communities for distribution. Communities receiving Christmas Hampers from SASP’s Holiday Hamper initiative this year are: Attawapiskat First Nation, Cat Lake First Nation, and Webequie First Nation. A total of […]

(Brunswick House First Nation) – The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service has laid a series of charges connected to an ongoing investigation of historic child abuse. Members of the NAPS Northeast Crime Unit began an investigation into allegations of child abuse in May of 2025. The abuse allegations relate to a series of incidents that occurred […]