Transitioning to the Ontario Provincial Police
On October 28, 2021 the Ontario Civilian Police Commission approved the City of Dryden’s application to disband the Dryden Police Service. Dryden has transitioned to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) as of 12 noon on Thursday, February 24, 2022.
What You Need to Know
Business hours of the Dryden OPP Detachment are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For after-hours police matters, please call the OPP Communications Centre at 1-888-310-1122 (toll free in Ontario). For after-hours administrative purposes, please call the detachment office at (807-937-5577) and leave a message.
- For emergency matters, please call 9-1-1.
- For non-emergency matters, such as filing a report, please call the OPP Communications Centre at 1-888-310-1122 (toll free in Ontario).
- If you need to make a complaint about traffic issues, please contact the OPP Communications Centre (1-888-310-1122) to file a report. The OPP creates occurrences for each complaint which helps track areas of high complaints and coordinates effective enforcement.
- To report a crime using the OPP online reporting tool, please visit opp.ca/reporting. This can be used for lost/missing property, stolen license plates or validation stickers, theft from a vehicle, mischief to a vehicle, other mischief (such as graffiti), theft or driving complaints where there are no suspects, no injuries and no evidence.
- Information on criminal record checks can be found on www.opp.ca.
During business hours, please call the Dryden OPP Detachment at 807-937-5577 for information related to administrative issues (collision reports, incident reports, volunteer fingerprints, Freedom of Information requests).
Police Services Board Meeting
The Dryden Police Services Board meets on a quarterly basis. The Open portion of the meetings are available for the public to attend. Meeting minutes are posted online and can be viewed below.
The next Dryden Police Services Board Meeting will be posted soon.
Police Services Board Minutes
| Police Board Minutes 2023 |
| Police Board Minutes 2022 |
| Dryden Police Service: 2021 |
| Dryden Police Service: 2020 |
| Dryden Police Service: 2019 |
| Dryden Police Service: 2018 |
Detachment Commander's Reports
| 2023 Quarterly Reports |
Annual Reports
To review the Dryden Police Service Annual Reports, please click the links below:
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