The Ontario Provincial Police has arrested and charged two officers with the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) over on-duty incidents.
On Oct. 8, 2025, the NAPS chief of police requested that the OPP investigate allegations involving two NAPS members, according to a news release issued by the OPP on Tuesday morning.
The investigation was launched under the direction of the OPP professional standards unit.
The OPP arrested and charged 25-year-old Dylan Anderson of Thunder Bay on Sept. 22 with fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust by public officer.
Six days later, 32-year-old Michael McInnis of Murillo, located in the Thunder Bay district, was arrested and also charged with fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust by public officer.
The OPP says Anderson and McInnis have been released from custody and are scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on Dec. 16.
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CBC News reached out to NAPS for comment on the employment status of the accused and received an emailed statement on Tuesday morning.
“The officers are suspended pending the outcome of the criminal proceedings. All other [information] would have to come from the OPP, as they are the investigating agency,” wrote NAPS media relations co-ordinator Scott Paradis.
NAPS is Canada’s largest Indigenous police force, serving 34 First Nations across northern Ontario.
