OPP seek help to identify Wawa curling rink vandals

OPP NEWS RELEASE ************************* WAWA, ON – On February 25, 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wawa Detachment were advised of damage that had been done to the curling rink ice surface at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Cent

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WAWA, ON – On February 25, 2013 the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Wawa Detachment were advised of damage that had been done to the curling rink ice surface at the Michipicoten Memorial Community Centre.

Sometime over the weekend the culprits used the curling rocks to damage the boards along the ice surface and then caused a six-inch long hole in the middle of the rink.

Damage costs were estimated to be approximately $500.

OPP were provided with surveillance video taken inside the Community Centre.

From the video a total of eight suspects were viewed and at this time four have been identified.

It is believed that they are from the Timmins area.

Follow-up investigation is currently being done with the assistance of the OPP South Porcupine Crime Unit.

Anyone with any information is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers.

If you have any information regarding any criminal activity, call 705-942-7867 or 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS); submit an e-tip from The Crime Stopper’s web-site at www.saultcrimestoppers.com or send a text to keyword SSM to the short code number 274637.

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