Police seek public's help following early-a.m. robbery

City POLICE NEWS RELEASE

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Requesting the public’s assistance with robbery investigation 

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is requesting the public’s assistance with a robbery investigation. 

Officers received a robbery complaint from a female around 2 a.m. this morning. 

The victim reported that she left a local bar on Queen Street West around 11 p.m. last night and while walking eastbound near the area of Huron Street, she was struck from behind, knocked to the ground and robbed. 

The victim believed that three males were involved. 

The suspects advised her they were going to take her money, went through her pockets and stole an undisclosed amount of cash.

The victim received non-life-threatening injuries as a result.  

No description is available.

The investigation is ongoing and police are requesting the public’s assistance. 

If anyone has any information regarding this incident, please contact the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service at 705-949-6300 or call Crime Stoppers at 942-7867 or 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS); submit an e-tip from the Crime Stoppers website or text keyword SSM with your tip to 274637.

This is the second complaint that officers have received during the first week of March involving a female being robbed while walking alone at night. 

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to remind the public of some personal security and safety tips to reduce the chances of being a victim of these types of crimes. 

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is committed to proactively teaching residents how to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of crime though education and awareness.

Personal security involves taking steps to keep yourself safe and protecting yourself from situations that are potentially violent or criminal.

Like other methods of crime prevention, personal security involves recognizing, anticipating, and assessing the risk of a crime occurring.

In other words, what situations are potentially threatening to you and likely to put you in peril?

Once you have identified a risk, you can take steps to remove or reduce it.

Being aware and informed is important to preventing crimes from occurring, which is why the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service offers and reminds the public the of the following safety tips.

• Be aware of your surroundings at all times, and do not place yourself in situations which might jeopardize your safet

• Travel in well-lit and populated areas. 

• Plan your route and avoid short cuts through parks, alley ways, vacant lots or unlit areas, especially at night.

• Avoid walking alone if you can. Especially at night

• If you must walk alone, get a friend to accompany you. If they can’t, let them know the route you’re taking, when you’re leaving and call when you arrive.

• Don’t carry large sums of money or unnecessary valuables. Use cash alternatives such as debit cards.

• Don’t wear headsets or any device that could compromise your hearing.

• Trust your intuition – if something doesn’t feel right, it likely isn’t.

• Call police immediately if you see anyone or anything suspicious.

• If you feel you are being followed, or may be accosted, run to a safe place, such as a store, coffee shop or gas station and report it to police.   

• If someone grabs your purse, do not resist.

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