Witness gets description of East St burglary suspects

CITY POLICE

NEWS RELEASES

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

Three males kicked in a front door of an apartment in the 100 block of East Street at approximately 10:01 p.m. last night.

Police were called by a witness but the suspects had already fled on foot when they arrived.

Police searched the area with negative results.

Two packsacks were stolen from the apartment and the apartment was trashed.

No one was home at the time of the incident.

The suspects were described as: First male was wearing a black toque pulled over his face, approximately 5’8, stocky build. Second male was a little taller and wearing a black ski jacket with white writing on the sleeves and on the back. The third was shorter wearing white, checkered hoodie and a ski-type mask over his face.

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

An apartment in the 300 block of Albert Street West was broken into between 5:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. last night.

A Toshiba laptop was reported taken.

************************ Theft/ smash-and-grabs from vehicles

- A vehicle parked on Summit Avenue had a window smashed out and a purse left inside was stolen. - A vehicle parked in a local high school parking lot had a window smashed and a wallet and iPod Touch left inside were stolen.

- A vehicle parked at a local downtown hotel had a window smashed out.

- Two vehicles parked in parking lots in the 200 block of Queen Street East and 700 block of Bay Street were broken into. A GPS, iPods, a school bag, a wallet and a driver’s licence that were left inside were reported stolen.

Once again, City Police would like to remind the public not leave valuables in your vehicles.

If you leave valuable items in your vehicle, the chances your vehicle will get broken into increase greatly.

Very few auto break-ins are "random."

The thieves usually see something that has been left inside.

Valuable items that thieves target are wallets, GPS units, MP3 players, credit cards, money, purses, packages and so forth.

If you can't take the items with you, secure them in a safe place in your vehicle, like a locked glove compartment or your trunk.

Police ask the public if they see anyone suspicious or that appear to be checking vehicles, please call police.

If you have any information regarding these crimes, or any other crimes, please call the Sault Ste Marie Police Service at 949-6300 or Crime Stoppers at 942-7867 or 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), submit an e-tip from the Crime Stoppers web site at www.saultcrimestoppers.com or text keyword SSM with your tip to 274637.

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