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Brad Maitland, Richard Gerner charged with gas-bar theft

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service reports this morning that two local men have been charged in connection with money taken January 15 from the Beaver Gas Bar on Korah Road.
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The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service reports this morning that two local men have been charged in connection with money taken January 15 from the Beaver Gas Bar on Korah Road.

Bradley Maitland, 24 of Second Line East and Richard Gerner, 20 of Fifth Avenue are accused of removing money from a cash register while the attendant was outside tending to their vehicle.

The pair is charged with theft under $5,000.

Next court date is March 8.

Wrong place, Victor

In an unrelated matter, 28-year-old Victor McLeish was arrested shortly after 12:47 this morning after an intoxicated man was reported to have forced open the door and entered a house on Dennis Street.

He's charged with mischief and breach of probation, with a court date of March 1.

Thief takes heat

Sault Ste Marie OPP are on hot on the the trail of thieves who stole ten armfuls of firewood yesterday from a home on Bar River Road in Echo Bay.

The wood was taken between 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. yesterday, and footprints of several people were found in the snow beside the woodpile.

Says Sgt. Bill Mackan: "Cutting, splitting and piling wood for your winter heat is a long, involved and difficult task. To have someone walk onto your property and steal your source of heating is more than just a crime."

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