Angel accused of biting hospital orderly

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASES

**************************** Female arrested for assault

On Friday November 5, members of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested an 18-year-old female for assault.

It is alleged that on Thursday November 4 the accused assaulted an orderly at the Sault Area Hospital by biting the victim on the arm.

Angel Crawford, age 18, of 129 Farquhar Street is charged with on count of assault.

She will be appearing in court on December 13th at 9 a.m.

**************************** Assaulting police

On Sunday November 7 at 6:10 p.m., members of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested a 17-year-old female on several warrants.

It is alleged that on August 7 the accused assaulted two police officers.

It is further alleged that at the time of this offence the accused was on probation.

She is charged with one count of breach of probation and two counts of assaulting police.

***************************** Break and enters

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service investigated three reported break and enters over the weekend.

- An apartment in the 100 block of Second Line West was entered - it is unknown what was taken. Tools were stolen from a garage in the 100 block of Goetz Street.

- An attempted break and entered occurred at the Hart Store in Market Mall, on Saturday November 6 at approximately 11 p.m. It is believed that the alarm frightened the suspects off.

**************************** Mischief

Vehicles were damaged in the following locations:

- The 100 block of Bristol Place. - The 100 block of Bay Street. - The 200 block of Goulais Avenue.

A taxi cab was damaged on Saturday November 6 at 1:30 a.m. on Princeton Drive after dropping off a fare. The suspect threw a rock at the front windshield causing it to break. The suspect is described as female, Anishinabek, 5’4” tall and wearing a white jacket.

**************************** Thefts

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service reports numerous vehicles entered over the weekend. Purses and wallets were the main target of the thieves. Vehicles were entered in the following locations:

- The 200 block of Northern Avenue - four vehicles were entered – a digital camera, purses and wallets were taken.

- The 100 and 200 blocks of Great Northern Road – two purses were taken.

- The Station Mall parking area – purse taken.

- A shopping cart at a grocery store on Trunk Road.

- A vehicle parked in the 100 block of Alworth Street.

- A vehicle parked on Bruce Street.

************************* Fire

On Saturday November 6 at 3 a.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Fire Department attended at a residence in the 200 block of James Street regarding a shed fire. The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service was later called to attend and investigate as the cause of the fire is suspicious in nature.

************************ Public reminder

Please don’t leave any valuables in your car. Lock items in your trunk and always take purses and wallets with you when you exit your vehicle

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.

**************************** Crime Prevention Week November 7-13

Connecting to kids today, preventing crime tomorrow

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is pleased to announce that they will be celebrating and participating in Crime Prevention Week running this year from November 7 – November 13.

This year’s Crime Prevention Week theme is “Connecting to Kids Today – Preventing Crime Tomorrow.”

Youth are our future.

Crime prevention rests on investing in our children.

Crime Prevention Week re-affirms the importance of all citizens as stakeholders in society to work together to prevent crime.

Indeed as stakeholders in society, we must all contribute to its security and cannot rely entirely upon the police.

In the early 1800’s, Sir Robert Peel was quoted as saying: “The police are the public and the public are the police.”

This holds true today more than ever.

Our Service is very appreciative of the citizens that provide assistance and those that volunteer their time in different capacities.

We are extremely grateful for what they do.

We must all do our part to help create a stronger and safer community.

Crime Prevention Week is also an opportune time for police services to highlight successful partnerships in areas where the police and community work together to prevent crime.

Some of these areas include:

- School Liaison officers working with schools and committees to prevent youth crime; and initiatives and programs such as Crime Stoppers, drug and alcohol safety and prevention, internet safety and bullying prevention.

- Senior safety and the Drive Wise Program.

To help celebrate and participate in Crime Prevention Week, the Sault Ste Marie Police Service would like to invite the public to some scheduled crime prevention events that they have been planed for Crime Prevention Week.

Monday, November 8

Seniors Drop In Centre (619 Bay Street)

7 p.m. - 9 p.m. - Constable Rob Gioia, community services officer with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and Constable Monique Baker community services officer with the O.P.P. will partner up and will present Drive Wise. This is a driver safety education program for seniors. The officers will also discuss crime prevention tips to help keep our seniors safe.

Tuesday, November 9

St. Paul’s Elementary School (78 Dablon Street)

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Sergeant Lisa Kenopic, Constable Armando Tempesta and Constable Rob Gioia, with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service community services division will discuss crime prevention tips and strategies for keeping youth safe in our community and in school.

Wednesday, November 10

Station Mall (293 Bay Street)

12 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Sergeant Lisa Kenopic and Constable Rob Gioia will be present at an information and crime prevention booth. Some areas to be covered:

- Break-and-enter prevention for homes and businesses

- Theft from vehicles/ smash-and-grab prevention tips

- Personal safety (purse-snatching, walking alone, etc.)

- Fraud prevention

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