The Ontario Provincial Police has apprehended and pressed charges against two Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) officers for on-duty incidents. The NAPS chief of police requested the OPP to investigate allegations involving the two NAPS members on October 8, 2025, as stated in a press release by the OPP on Tuesday. The investigation was initiated under the supervision of the OPP professional standards unit.
Dylan Anderson, 25, from Thunder Bay, was arrested and charged by the OPP on September 22 for fraud exceeding $5,000 and breach of trust by a public officer. Subsequently, Michael McInnis, 32, from Murillo in the Thunder Bay district, was also arrested six days later and faced similar charges of fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust by a public officer.
Both Anderson and McInnis have been released from custody and are set to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Thunder Bay on December 16, according to the OPP. NAPS media relations co-ordinator Scott Paradis mentioned that the accused officers are suspended pending the conclusion of the criminal proceedings in an emailed statement to CBC News. NAPS is recognized as Canada’s largest Indigenous police force, serving 34 First Nations communities in northern Ontario.