Friday, September 19, 2008

Regarding the Earlier Release this morning about the suspicious males Canvassing

City police have spoken to the Regional Director for Dynamic Circulation Incorporated, Robert Gauthier around 11:15 am this morning. He advised his company is in the business of selling magazine subscriptions door to door and at the same time they also sponsor an organization for the past 15 years called (VOV) Victims of Violence-Canadian Center for Missing Children, they are an organization out of Ottawa and can be reached at 1-613-233-0052. The company employs mostly young people right out of high school or university and they travel across Canada doing this full time. Every magazine subscription that they sell, a small portion of the cost of the subscription goes to the Victims of Violence. They do not actively fundraise. The sales reps carry company picture identification and along with that a catalogue of the types of magazines they sell and also a receipt book to write the orders up. They have been coming to the Sault for at least 17 years and have had no problems in the past.

The complaints received over the past few days, approximately five complaints, may have been legitimate canvassers for this agency. City police were contacted by two homeowners this morning and did speak with two of the canvassers that attended at these residences. The two males fit the descriptions of the two suspicious persons as earlier released. At this time, proper identification for the agency was presented to police, with one of the males advising he had forgotten his identification when attending at a residence over the past couple of days.
However, Police would still like to remind the public that if persons canvassing at their door, fundraising or attempting to sell them something and they are not producing identification for the Agency they advised they representing, they should still be cautious.


Male Arrested for Death Threats

32 year-old Jean Vine of #7-414 Queen Street West was arrested on the 18th of September at 9:40 am at his residence by City Police Investigation Services and charged with two counts of threatening death or bodily harm. Detectives received information that sometime between the 15th and 31st of August the accused made threats towards a female and male known to him. It is alleged that the accused stated to the male that he was going to get a gun and shoot the female and that if he told anyone he was going to go after him. The accused is to appear in bail court this morning.

Two Persons Arrested on Outstanding Warrants

1) 19 year-old James Bolan of no fixed address was arrested at 10:26 am on the 18th of September on Albert Street West on outstanding warrants and charged with one count of fail to appear in court, one count of fail to appear for prints, one count of theft under $5,000.00, four counts of breach of probation and one count of possession of a controlled drug or substance. He is to appear in bail court this morning.

2) 46 year-old Charlene Boissoneau of Apartment G4-379 Lake Street was arrested on the 18th of September at 10:05 pm at her residence and charged with one count of assault. She is to appear in court on the 27th of October.

Property Crimes:

Break and Enters

• A residence in the 500 block of John Street was entered sometime between 7 pm and 12:40 am last night. It is not known at this time what was taken.
• A garage on Leo Avenue was entered on the 18th of September. A gold watch was reported stolen.
• A residence on St. George’s Avenue was entered last night between 9 – 10:00 pm. Nothing appeared to be taken.
• A residence in the 100 block of Florwin Drive was entered on the 18th of September between 9:30 am and 1:45 pm. Computer equipment and video games were reported stolen.

Theft Reports

• Vehicles were entered on Gravelle Street and the 100 block of Shannon Road.
The homeowner on Gravelle Street called city police around 3 am this morning after observing two youths running from his vehicle. They ran off eastbound towards the golf course before police arrived. The complainant reported an iPod was stolen from the vehicle.
• Three Panasonic projectors were stolen from the Travelodge on St. Mary’s River Drive.
• Bicycles were stolen on Rossmore Road and Lansdowne Avenue.

Mischief Reports

• A back window on a vehicle parked on Gore Street was smashed.
• A vehicle parked on Adelaide Street had a fog light broken and the air was let out of the tires.
• A resident on Grand Boulevard reported his vehicle had been egged overnight on the 17th-18th of September.