What we're hearing this morning from Reggie’s Place

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASES

************************** Mischief reports

- A window on the front door of Reggie’s Place Tavern was broken.

- Christmas light were reported damaged at a residence on River Road. - Two windows were broken and three sheets of Styrofoam were damaged on a property in the 600 block of Albert Street West.

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

- A residence in the 300 block of Pim Street was entered on the 29th of November at around 11:04 a.m. When the residents arrived home, a lone male suspect ran from the residence. The owners found the home ransacked and numerous items stolen, including jewellery, a purse and a wallet. Officers checked the area with negative results. The suspect was described as being in his early twenties, approximately six feet tall, wearing a grey hoodie, a black vest and jeans.

- An apartment in the 700 block of Second Line West was entered sometime overnight on the 28th of November. An Xbox, a PS2, video games and DVDs were reported stolen.

- A garage was entered on McQueen Road. Two bikes and beer was reported stolen.

- Double S Construction on Landslide Road had sheds and vehicles entered. The suspect/s also attempted to break into a garage on the property.

Copper wire and small hand tools were reported stolen.

*************************** Theft reports

- Licence plates were reported stolen off vehicles on Second Line West and Macdonald Avenue.

- A vehicle on St. Basil’s Drive was entered and a garage-door opener was stolen.

- A couch was reported stolen from the front lobby of an apartment complex in the 600 block of Macdonald Avenue.

- Gasoline was reported stolen from Pickard Construction on Black Road.

- A Raleigh mountain bike was stolen from Grove Crescent.

If anyone has any information regarding these crimes, please contact the City Police at 949-6300 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

************************** RIDE program results

The 2009 Festive Season RIDE program commenced this past weekend.

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service partnered up with officers from the Ontario Provincial Police and conducted RIDE checks throughout the city.

This program, which continues into the New Year, is a proactive effort to reduce impaired drivers on our roadways.

The following are the results from the weekend:

- 1,715 vehicles were checked.

- One impaired/consume over legal limit charge. - Five roadside tests administered. - One breath test administered.

If you drink, don't drive.

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