Man wanted here for arson turns up in British Columbia

CITY POLICE

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************************* On the 31st of March, City Police officers attended in Richmond, British Columbia to arrest a male that was wanted on an outstanding warrant by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.

The male, wanted from an arson-related incident in the Sault back on the 29th of April 2008, had turned himself in to the RCMP in British Columbia.

Michael Sawyer, age 47, of no fixed address was escorted back to the Sault and charged with one count of arson, one count of mischief, one count of threatening death and one count of threaten to damage property.

************************* Twenty-one-year-old Taylor Reid of 880 Airport Road was arrested on an outstanding warrant yesterday afternoon and charged with one count of robbery and two counts of breach of probation.

The accused was wanted for an incident back on the 16th of February when he allegedly assaulted a female known to him in the downtown area, dumped her purse and stole her MP3 player, some keys and some medication.

The victim received non-life threatening injuries that required medical attention as a result of the robbery.

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