$50,000 reward for information in Petrie homicide

NEWS RELEASE

SAULT STE. MARIE
POLICE SERVICE

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The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police are continuing to work jointly working on this homicide investigation and would like remind the public of the reward.

The Government of the Province of Ontario is offering a total reward of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the murder of Todd Alan PETRIE, age 48, at Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, on or about February 27, 2011.

The victim in this case, Todd Alan PETRIE, lived in the upstairs apartment located at 142 Albert Street East in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.

On February 27, 2011, the victim was found murdered inside his home.

Petrie lived alone in his upstairs apartment and was a well-known individual in the downtown area of Sault Ste. Marie.

Petrie was a security conscious person.

Police believe that he may have known his killer(s) and let them into his apartment.

Investigators urge any person with information regarding the person(s) responsible for the murder of Todd Alan PETRIE to immediately contact the Director of the Ontario Provincial Police Criminal Investigation Services at 1-888-310-1122 or (705) 329-6111, the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at (705) 949-6300, or their nearest police authority.

Further information of this case is available on the OPP website at www.opp.ca

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

This reward will be apportioned as deemed just by the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services for the Province of Ontario and the Commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police.

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