Garage destroyed by fire

OPP NEWS RELEASES

************************* No injuries in garage fire

DEROCHE TWP, ON - On Thursday, December 17 at 5:30 p.m., officers from the Sault Ste. Marie OPP Detachment along with Searchmont Fire and Rescue were called to attend a garage fire in the 3000 block of Highway 556.

Upon arrival, police observed a 16-by-24-foot wood garage fully engulfed in flames.

The Searchmont Fire and Rescue extinguished the blaze that destroyed the entire building and its contents. Investigation revealed that the owner had been working on his truck heater inside the garage earlier in the day and then had left his residence in the mid-afternoon.

The garage was valued at approximately $15,000.

The value of the contents is estimated to be $25,000.

The cause of the fire is unknown.

Foul play is not suspected.

************************* Stolen vehicle recovered - one male in custody

FISHER TWP, ON – At 11:30 p.m. yesterday evening, OPP officers patrolling on Highway 17 North pulled over a vehicle for a routine traffic stop.

The vehicle from Alberta, a 2005 Honda Civic, had been reported stolen from Calgary, Alberta.

The driver, 46-year-old Shawn Irwin Street of Fort Erie, Ontario was arrested and charged with possession of stolen property and driving while under suspension.

Street is to appear in bail court today.

************************* OPP Stuff-A-Cruiser at Rome's tomorrow

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Members of the Sault Ste. Marie OPP Detachment and Sault Ste. Marie auxiliary unit will be on hand at Rome’s Independent Grocer tomorrow to “stuff” as many non-perishable food items as they can into their police cars.

All proceeds will be brought down to the local soup kitchen to help families in need this time of year.

They will be accepting donations 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in front of the store.

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