Thursday, January 20, 2011

Missing 12-Year-Old Youth Update:

Missing Person 12 year-old Isaah Miller returned home last evening. Police thank the public and media for their assistance.

Female Arrested on Outstanding Warrant:

Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 29 year-old Christina Wesley of 165 Tancred Street (main) at 5:35 am this morning on Abbott Street on an outstanding warrant. She has been charged with one count of fail to attend court and three counts of breach of probation. She is to attend in bail court this morning.

Youth Arrested for Assault:

Officers with the Sault Ste Marie Police Service arrested a 14 year-old male youth yesterday morning and charged him with one count of assault casing bodily harm. It is alleged that on the 19th of January at approximately 8:40 am the accused assaulted a fellow student while outside a local high school. The victim received non-life threatening injuries as a result that required medical attention. The accused is to appear in court on the 22nd of February.

Property Crimes:

Theft:

A purse left inside a vehicle was stolen while parked at a business on Wilson Street.

Break and Enter Reports:

A residence on Knox Avenue was entered sometime over the past four months. Numerous items were stolen from the home and the garage.
A residence in the 900 block of Wellington Street East was entered sometime between 9 pm on Tuesday evening and 1 pm on Wednesday. Jewellery was reported stolen.

Break and enter prevention tips reminder to public:
Lock all doors and windows of your home and garage when you are leaving.
Install quality deadbolt locks on all exterior doors and use them.
Remember a small chain between the door and doorjamb is not safe. It can be easily broken and pulled out.
Install quality locks on all windows and use them.
Install a wide-angle viewer in the doors at all entrances to see who is outside without opening the door.
Remove or trim shrubbery that hides doors and windows so neighbors or passersby can see someone trying to break into your home.

Light the outside of your home to discourage prowling or loitering. Use outside floodlights for all entryways, pathways, stairwells and laundry, trash and parking areas. Connect outside lights to a timing device, motion detector or a light sensitive switch so lights switch on automatically during hours of darkness.
Install a home alarm system.

Make your home appear occupied when you are out.

If you will be gone several days inform a trusted neighbour that you will be away and have them keep any eye on your residence and property – and arrange to have all your papers and mail stopped or picked up.

Half of the home burglaries occur during the day when alert neighbours could spot and report thieves.

Police would like to advise the public if they see any suspicious persons, vehicles or activities in your neighbourhood, please call them.

If you have any information regarding this crimes, or any other crime, please call at 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.