Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Theft

34 year-old James Syrette of 40 Hynes Road was arrested yesterday just before 8 pm at Collins Variety Store on Wellington Street East and charged with one count of theft under $5,000 and three counts of breach of a probation order. It is alleged that the accused attended at Collins Variety Store on this date and was apprehended by a store employee attempting to steal some items. Police attended and ran a check on the accused and discovered he was wanted on a warrant for theft of ice-cream bars from the same store on the 30th of April. During these incidents the accused was on a probation order to keep the peace e and be of good behaviour. The accused is to appear in court on the 4th of June.

Theft under $5,000

A 17 and 15 year-old male were arrested on Great Northern Road yesterday just before noon. It is alleged that around 11:25 am the two youths stole a mountain bike from the yard of a residence on Hare Avenue. A witness observed the theft and then observed the two get on a city bus with the bike. City police were called to investigate and were able to locate the two males on the bus on Great Northern Road. The 17 year-old was charged with one count of possession of property obtained by crime and two counts of breach of probation under the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). The 15 year-old male was charged with one count of theft under $5,000, one count of possession of property obtained by crime and three counts of breach of probation under the YCJA. The two youths were on probation orders with conditions to keep the peace and be of good behaviour and not to associate with each other. The 17 year-old is to appear in court on the 19th of June. The 15 year-old is to appear in court on the 12th of June.

Mischief Complaints

City police are investigating several mischief complaints over the past 24 hour period:
1) Three cement fountain benches were smashed overnight on the property of Our Lady of Good Counsel Church on Macdonald Avenue.
2) Vinyl siding was damaged at the Restore for Habitat for Humanity building on White Oak Drive.
3) A vehicle was damaged in the driveway of a residence on Cumberland Avenue.
4) Windows were broken on some vehicles in the lot at HD Equipment on Trunk Road.
5) On the 1st of May around 7 pm a male broke a window of a van parked on Wellington Street West near Huron Street. A witness observed the male run off south down an alley towards Huron Street. The male was described as approximately 16 years of age, having a long face with a big nose, skinny build, with short brown hair, wearing a grey shirt, blue jeans, black shoes and carrying a grey sweater.
Anyone with information regarding these incidents is asked to contact city police at 949-6300 or crime stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS

School Bus Reminder

The Sault Ste Marie Police Service’s Traffic Unit has recently investigated a complaint of a motor vehicle not stopping for a school bus loading children while the overhead red flashing lights were activated.

The Sault Ste Marie Police Service would like to remind motorists of their responsibility when meeting a school bus with the red overhead lights:

It is every driver’s duty to stop when the school bus activates the red overhead lights. Drivers in both directions must stop and not proceed until the overhead flashing red lights are turned off. Please be aware of the school busses and anticipate that they will be stopping and picking up passengers. There has been a small increase in the number of complaints from the school bus companies about drivers failing to stop for the school busses. The Sault Ste Marie Police Service will be increasing enforcement of these offences over the next couple of weeks. Two areas of concern are the Pym Street hill area, Second Line West and the Goulais Avenue area. Owners are reminded that they can be charged if someone uses their vehicle and fails to stop for school busses. Fines for failing to stop for a school bus range from $400.00 to $2000.00 and six demerit points. Each subsequent offence is $1000.00 to $4000.00, six demerit points and possibly up to six months jail time.

Please drive carefully.

TRAINING EXERCISE

THE SAULT STE. MARIE POLICE SERVICE IS CONDUCTING A MAJOR TRAINING EXERCISE WEDNESDAY, MAY 02, 2007 IN A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS THROUGHT THE CITY. THE TRAINING EXERCISE WILL INVOLVE MEMBERS OF THE EMBERGENCY SERVICES UNIT, CONTAINMENT TEAM, EXPLOSIVE DISPOSAL UNIT, CANINE UNIT, PARTOL SERVICES AS WELL AS COMMANDERS AND NEGOTIATORS FROM THE POLICE SERVICE. THE EXERCISE WILL TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 8:00 AM AND 3:00 PM

THE AREA OF THE EXERCISE WILL BE WELL SIGNED WITH SIGNAGE INDICATING “POLICE TRAINING EXERCISE” AND NEIGHBOURS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE EXERCISE HAVE RECEIVED A FLYER INDICATING THAT THE EXERCISE WILL TAKE PLACE IN THAT AREA.