Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Domestic Related Arrest
Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested a 51 year-old male on the 17th of May at 6:27 pm at his residence and charged him with one count of assault and one count of mischief under $5,000. It is alleged that last evening the accused got into a verbal argument with his common law spouse at their residence that escalated with him assaulting her. The victim received non-life threatening injuries as a result. The accused also caused some damaged inside the residence during the dispute. He is to appear in bail court this morning.

Female Arrested for Theft of credit Cards and Fraud
Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service Investigations Unit arrested 32 year-old Elizabeth Shier of #206-100 James Street on the 17th of May at 1 pm at the police station and charged her with two counts of fraud and two count of theft of credit card. It is alleged that between the 7th of March and the 25th of March 2011, the accused stole two credit cards from a person known to her and made several purchases at a number of local businesses. The total amount of the fraud was $8,949.22. The accused is to appear in court on the 27th of June.

Shoplifting Arrest
Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 20 year-old Kirill Kokarev of 420 Second Avenue on the 17th of May at 12:16 pm at the Wal-Mart and charged him with one count of theft under $5,000. It is alleged that the accused attended at the store and stole a CD. He was apprehended by store security and held for police. He is to appear in court on the 20th of June.

Break and Enter/Theft Reports
• A residence in the 1000 block of Goulais Avenue was broken into during the past three days. Jewellery and an antique coin collection were reported stolen.
• A residence on Spadina Avenue was broken into around 1:50 pm yestdaerday afternoon. The home was ransacked and it is unknown tat this time what was taken.
• H.M. Robbins Public School was broken into last night. Officers were dispatched to an alarm at the school at 3:36 am. No suspects were located at the time. Cash was reported stolen.
• An attempt break and enter was reported to a residence in the 800 block of Second Line West.
• A residence on Brien Avenue was entered sometime yesterday during the day and a purse was stolen.
• A vehicle parked at a business in the 600 block of Queen Street East was broken into and a purse that was left inside was stolen.

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.

Break and Enter Prevention Tips
There has been several reports of residential break and enters that have occurred during the day time hours over the past few days. Half of all home burglaries occur during the day when alert neighbors could spot and report the thieves. If you are a neighbour and observe any suspicious person/s or activity in the area, call the police.
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to remind the public of some break in prevention tips:

• Make your home appear occupied when you go out.
• Lock all doors and windows.
• Secure all doors with a good deadbolt lock.
• Install an alarm system.
• Leave lights on and the radio playing.
• Use timing devices to turn inside lights on and off.
• Keep your garage door closed and locked
• Lock all sheds.
• If you will be gone several days, arrange to have the mail and papers stopped or picked up. If you do not have anyone that can do this, the Post Office, for a minimal fee can hold your mail until your return.
• Inform your trusted neighbours you will be away and ask them to keep an eye on your residence or even park their car in your driveway. In winter, arrange for someone to shovel your driveway. .
• Keep valuables that may be irreplaceable in a safety deposit box, out of site in or home or in an isolated location.
• Take an inventory of your property. Use photos, videos, and /or DVD’s .Record serial number, engrave an identifying mark on property - this makes it easier for police to identify your property and harder for the criminal to sell/pawn.
Also a reminder to the public – Do not leave any valuables inside your vehicle. If you leave items in your vehicle and they're visible, the chances your vehicle will get broken into increase greatly. Very few auto break-ins are "random". The thieves usually see something out in the open. If you have to leave items inside your vehicle, lock them in a trunk or glove box.