Sunday, December 30, 2012

Evening news

There were no arrests in the last 12 hour period.

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is happy to report that there were no break and enters reported during this time frame either. 

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is currently investigating a fraud possibly involving a skimming machine.  The incident occurred on the 29th and was reported on the 30th.  The incident occurred in the City’s west end. 

Skimming occurs when equipment is attached to a machine to capture the account information encoded in the black magnetic strip on the rear of the bank card. A remote camera is hidden so the PIN can be captured and this information can be used to duplicate your card and access your account. Devices are usually a false front added to the machine at the card insertion sight that closely resembles the machine itself.

If you encounter such a device or if it appears the machine you are using has been tampered with at all, please call police immediately.

The public is being asked to be vigilant when using ATM's on weekends or after hours and be suspicious if an "out of order" sign is posted on any ATM directing them to use another. 

If you see anyone in the area who is acting suspicious get a description of them as well to provide to the officers who attend. 

Remember to always protect your PIN.

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Morning news

At approximately 8:20 p.m. officers responded to a motor vehicle collision involving two vehicles at the intersection of Pine St. and Wellington Street East.  A pick-up truck with a front mounted snow plow was proceeding eastbound on Wellington Street and failed to stop for the red light colliding with a northbound station wagon.  One of the two occupants of the northbound vehicle was taken to hospital by ambulance with non life-threatening injuries. Mark Cheesebro of Brimley, Michigan was charged with “Red light - fail to stop” under the Highway Traffic Act.

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46 year old Betty-Anne Flamand of 171 Gore St. was arrested and charged with mischief after police were called to Identity Salon and Spa at 668 Wellington Street East to find an intoxicated female throwing large rocks through the front door window.  She is to appear in court on 28 Jan 2013.

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A 32 year old male in custody and attending WASH (Weekend and Statutory Holiday) Court after it is alleged he attended his ex-girlfriend’s residence this evening and entered the unlocked door, assaulted her by pushing her down and broke a television and lamp. He is charged with being unlawfully in the residence, assault and mischief.

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The RIDE program was out from 11:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. tonight and stopped 470 vehicles.  Six roadside breath tests were administered resulting in 1 three-day license suspension.  8 traffic offence tickets were also issued.  No impaired driving charges were laid tonight.

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