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Man charged with throwing snowball at police

A 20-year-old Sault Ste. Marie man was arrested this morning after a snowball struck a police officer in a local parking lot. Edward Joel Galbraith of the 400 block of Northern Avenue is charged with assaulting a peace officer.
David Helwig
David Helwig
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A 20-year-old Sault Ste. Marie man was arrested this morning after a snowball struck a police officer in a local parking lot.

Edward Joel Galbraith of the 400 block of Northern Avenue is charged with assaulting a peace officer.

Police say the snowball was thrown in the parking lot at 443 Northern Avenue.

No injuries were reported but Galbraith will get to make his pitch to a judge on April 19.

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David Helwig's journalism career spans seven decades beginning in the 1960s. His work has been recognized with national and international awards.
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