Edwin Pelley gets his 15 minutes of Sault fame

OPP NEWS RELEASES

************************** Driving too fast can really slow you down

GARDEN RIVER, ON - A 1998 silver Audi traveling eastbound on Highway 17 on the four lanes was clocked at a speed of 145 kilometres an hour in a 90 kilometre-an-hour zone by an OPP officer conducting radar patrol at 5:30 p.m. yesterday evening.

Charged with street racing under the Highway Traffic Act is 18-year-old Edwin Justin Pelley of Williamswood, Nova Scotia.

Approximately one person a day is killed in collisions involving speeding and loss of control.

If you are charged for speeding at 50 km/hr over the speed limit, police will suspend your license and impound your vehicle at the roadside.

************************* Cottages broken into

KARS TWP, ON - Two break-in’s were reported on Saturday to cottages located in the 2000 block of Four Seasons Drive in Goulais River.

Culprits gained entry to both by kicking in the front doors.

Stolen items included a 12 gauge shotgun, pellet gun, and bow and television.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Sault Ste. Mare Detachment of the Ontario Provincial at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477 or by e-mail @ www.saultcrimestoppers.com

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