Pellet-gun sniper targets windows in homes, vehicles

CITY POLICE NEWS RELEASE ********************* City Police received a number of reports yesterday of mischief: 1) St. John's School located at 100 Churchill Avenue had several of its windows shot at with what is believed to be a pellet gun.

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

********************* City Police received a number of reports yesterday of mischief:

1) St. John's School located at 100 Churchill Avenue had several of its windows shot at with what is believed to be a pellet gun. It was reported yesterday morning.

2) Staff at the Children’s Rehabilitation Center located a 74 Johnson Avenue noted a number of pellet holes in their window and the side of the building yesterday morning.

3) Yesterday morning a homeowner in the 500 block Shafer Avenue reported that a back window of their residence was shot with a pellet from a pellet gun.

4) Around 3:30 this morning a homeowner in the 500 block of Goulais Avenue reported mischief to their front window by a pellet from a pellet gun.

5) Yesterday morning the owner of a van in the 600 block of Queen Street West reported that the back window of their van had been broken out by pellet from a pellet gun.

6) Another call was also received yesterday morning from a van owner in the 400 block of John Street who reported that the van's rear window had been shot out by pellet from a pellet gun.

7) A vehicle owner in the 100 block of Johnson Avenue reported yesterday morning that the back window of the vehicle was broken out.

8) Last evening just after 11 p.m. a vehicle owner in the 100 block of Pittsburgh Avenue reported that their van had a window shot at by a pellet from a pellet gun.

9) Last evening just after 11 p.m. another vehicle owner from the 100 block of Creery Avenue reported that the back window of their van had been shot out by a pellet gun.

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is investigating this rash or vandalism.

Fortunately in these acts, no one was hit by one of the pellets.

The total cost of repair for this large number of crimes will be significant.

The same individual(s) may have caused several of these incidents.

If you have any information regarding this crime contact City Police at 949-6300 or Crime Stoppers at 942-7867.

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