An officer with local ties is the new commander for the Ontario Provincial Police's Sault Ste. Marie detachment.
The Ontario Provincial Police say Manuela Byrnes has been named Detachment Commander in the Sault - Byrnes has been acting Detachment Commander since May, and was recently promoted to Staff Sergeant.
Originally from Goulais River - and a former member of the local Superior East OPP detachment - Byrnes is the first woman to lead the Sault detachment.