Rash of break-ins in Gros Cap area

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASE

************************* Break and enter reports

Four cottages and one shed in the Gros Cap area were reported broken into. A boat was reported stolen from one of the properties.

************************* Mischief/ theft reports

- Vehicles in the downtown area were vandalized and some entered. Some of the items stolen included a MP3 player, a passport, and a wallet containing several pieces of identification bank and credit cards, a garage remote and a gym bag.

- Solar lights were stolen from a residence property on Market Street.

************************ Spring seatbelt check campaign underway The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and the OPP conducted random spot checks throughout various areas of the city yesterday in conjunction with the annual spring seatbelt campaign.

There were 42 tickets issued, 40 were seatbelt infractions, one cell phone violation, one other Highway Traffic Act offence and one driver was charged with driving while suspended, having no insurance and an expired validation tag.

************************ Shoplifting arrest Forty-four-year-old Linda Moan of #210-352A Dacey Road was charged with one count of theft under $5,000 at 1:05 p.m. on the 14th of April at Zellers on Northern Avenue after she allegedly attended at the store and stole a pair of shoes.

She is to appear in court on the 17th of May.

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