An arrest was made early Monday morning after officers responded to a report of suspicious individuals in the Parkland Crescent area.
A news release issued by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service states that shortly after 7 a.m., two suspects were located in close proximity to a vehicle that had been reported stolen from Wellington Street East.
A search of one of the suspects, 28-year-old Cory Cloutier, found him to be possession of a knife as well as the key belonging to the stolen vehicle, the release says.
He was arrested and faces numerous charges as a result of the investigation.
Full text of the news release follows:
On Sept. 13, 2021, officers with Patrol Services charged 28-year-old Cory Cloutier with theft of a motor vehicle.
Around 7 a.m., police received a report of a man and a woman walking through yards on Parkland Crescent. Officers responded around 7:12 a.m. and located two people matching the description reported. Both people identified themselves, and a record check revealed the accused is bound by a release order not to possess a weapon.
In the interest of officer safety, officers conducted a pat down. Officers found the accused to be in possession of a knife. He was arrested for failing to comply with conditions of his release order.
A subsequent search found the accused to be in possession of various identification and bank cards not in his name and a vehicle key. Further investigation revealed a vehicle had been reported stolen from the 1500 block of Wellington Street East. Officers located the vehicle near the area of arrest and developed reasonable and probable grounds the accused had stolen the vehicle.
He is charged with:
• theft of a motor vehicle
• possession of property obtained by crime
• unlawful possession of a credit card
• possession of identify documents x5
• fail to comply with prohibition order not to possess identify or bank cards not legally issued to him x6
• fail to comply with prohibition order to keep the peace and be of good behaviours
• fail to comply with weapons prohibition order x2
He was held for bail court, remanded into custody and scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 17, 2021.