Male arrested for break and enter:
Yesterday morning members of the Sault Ste Marie Police Service arrested a 19-year-old male for break and enter. It is alleged that on November 6th, 2011 the accused and another male broke into a business in the 600 block of Great Northern Rd and stole in excess of $ 21,000 worth of cell phones. Randy Nahwagahbow, age 19 of 24 Amherst St. is charged with one count of break and enter. Mr. Nahwagahbow is to appear in court on March 19th at 9:00 am.
Break and enter:
- A residence in the 600 block of Wellington St. W. was entered. It is unknown at this time what was stolen.
- A business in the 200 block of Elizabeth St. was entered. A quantity of cash was stolen from the safe.
- An attempted entry to a shed was reported at a residence in the 300 block of Black Rd.
Mischief:
- City police received six reports of vehicles being damaged in the 300 block of Korah Rd. The incidents occurred overnight on Wednesday February 15th to Thursday February 16th.
- Another vehicle was damaged in the 200 block of Sixth Ave.
Theft:
- An I-pod was stolen from a residence in the 600 block of Korah Rd.
- A wallet was stolen from a vehicle in the 600 block of Bush St.
Notice to the Public about a Fake Bank Inspector Fraud Scam:
It has come to the attention of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Fraud Unit that another phony bank inspector/ investigator scam is making its rounds in northern Ontario.
The bank inspector scam works when a victim (usually elderly) is contacted by someone claiming to be a bank inspector or investigator. This inspector is investigating a teller at the bank that may be stealing money from the victim’s bank. The victim is reassured, by the inspector, because the inspector knows much of their banking information and often has the victim’s bank account numbers. The victim is asked to help with the investigation by withdrawing a large amount of cash, from their account, and turning it over to the bank inspector. The bank inspector assures the victim that the money will be returned to their account as they are investigating the teller involved. As all scams go, the money is never returned.
Locally there have not been any complaints of this type of offence. This is a notice being put out by the Sault Ste Marie Police Service to advise the public of the potential of this type incident taking place. If you or anyone you know has been contacted by this fraudster or have any information regarding this scam please contact the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Fraud Unit at 705-949-6300 Ext 388.
Police would like to remind the public that financial institutions do not contact citizens to help conduct internal investigations. If you know of a senior citizen or a vulnerable person that may be at risk of falling for this scam
please remind them to contact police to verify any suspicious contact regarding their banking information.
If you have any information regarding these crimes or any other crime, call Crime Stoppers at 942-7867 or 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS); submit an e-tip from the Crime Stoppers web site at www.saultcrimestoppers.com or text keyword SSM with your tip to 274637.