Tuesday, August 2, 2005

Car and ATV Collide

(St. Joseph Island, Ontario) On Friday July 29, 2005 at approximately 11:30 am the East Algoma – Thessalon OPP received a call regarding a collision on the snowmobile trail near K Line, St. Joseph Island, Ontario. The collision involved a 1995 Blue Honda ATV and a 1995 White Chevrolet Car.

The accident happened when the two vehicles met on private property on the snowmobile trail near K Line. The ATV was traveling eastbound, while the car was traveling westbound. The two vehicles met on a corner where there was reduced visibility.

The driver of the ATV, Sylvain GUY (16) of Echo Bay, Ontario received minor injuries and was transported to Matthews Memorial Hospital by Ambulance. The passenger of the ATV, Matthew CORBETT (13) of Echo Bay, Ontario was transported to Matthews Memorial Hospital by Ambulance. CORBETT suffered a broken leg. The driver of the car, Nancy HARTLEY (59) of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario was not injured in the accident. No charges have been laid.

Break And Enters

(East Algoma OPP) Over the August long weekend two separate break and enters were reported to the East Algoma – Thessalon OPP.

On Friday July 29, 2005 a residence on Water Street, Thessalon was entered and a “Yellow Poulan Chainsaw” was stolen.

On Sunday July 31, 2005 a cottage on Big Point Road, Hilton Beach was entered. The cottage was ransacked.

If you have any information regarding these break and enters, contact the East Algoma OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-705-942-7867.

Break-Ins Probed in Blind River

(Blind River, Ont.) Between Thursday 28 July and Saturday 30 July, three east end residents of Blind River had their houses broken into and items stolen. Items stolen ranged from Money to Jewelry. The total values have not yet been determined.

On the 30th July a Leacock St apartment dweller reported a break in to his residence in which he stated he was relieved of his television set. East Algoma O.P.P. officers arrived to investigate and found what they believed was property related to some of the break-ins previously reported.

They recovered some jewelry that linked the suspect to the suspected Stolen Property. They have other property recovered that has no owners identified.

Police have charged 24-year-old Brian SIMS of 171 Leacock St with 3 counts of Possession of Stolen Property and 2 counts of Breach of Probation and one count of Break and Enter.
Sims was held in custody and will appear in Bail Court today in Sault Ste. Marie.

Failure to pay for Taxi- gets accused an extra Trip

(Blind River, Ont.) A man who called for a taxi to pick him up in Spragge refused to pay the agreed-upon fee on his arrival in Blind River.
On Sunday the 31st July a person called Royal Cab in Blind River to bring him to Town. The Taxi driver advised the person of the fee and upon arriving at his destination he was unwilling to pay the fee.
Police were called where they attempted to have the problem resolved but to no avail.

They arrested and Charged 49-year-old Rheal LAUZON of Kirkpatrick St. in Kirkland Lake with one count of Obtain Transportation by Fraud, and 2 counts of Breach of Recognizance.
Lauzon was held in custody and will appear in Bail Court in Sault Ste. Marie today Tuesday 02 Aug.05.


Mischief

Two incidents of mischief were reported over the weekend. On the 29th of July a resident of Highway 552 east reported that their rural mailbox had been vandalized. There is no indication that the mailbox did anything to provoke the attack so it would seem that the perpetrators allowed common sense to go into hiding for a brief period of time.

A gentleman attending a party in Aweres Township, on the 31st of July was dismayed to discover that during the course of the festivities someone had thrown a rock through the window of his mini-van. Not everyone at the party was in a jovial mood nor was the owner of the van after his discovery.

Impaired Driving

On the same day officers stopped a vehicle on Highway 556 in Aweres Township. Investigation revealed that the driver had been consuming alcohol prior to setting the vehicle in motion. David Cory DAUPHIN 33 of Sault Ste. Marie has been charge with Impaired Driving and Driving Over .08

Assault

Batchewana First Nation Police were called to an assault complaint on Frontenac Street on the 30th of July. The complaint alleged that one female had pushed another female down four or five steps. Margaret BOYER, 38, has been charged with assault.

Failing to Keep a Lookout While Towing a Person

Our marine patrol paid a visit to Cloudy Lake over the weekend. Some complaints had been received regarding the disregard some boaters, in the area, had for the boating regulations. At least one boater has learned a valuable lesson, the hard way.

The rules regarding the towing of water-skiers, and the like, states that there must be a
second person to keep watch over the person being towed while the operator drives the boat. The safety of person been towed is paramount. Ignoring this legal safety precaution will land you in hot water. A charge of Failing to Keep a Lookout While Towing a Person contrary to the Small Vessel Regulations of the Canada Shipping Act has been laid.

Civic Holiday weekend stats

(Northeastern Ontario) - Highway traffic safety was the priority this Civic Holiday weekend as patrol officers urged motorists to make it their priority too.

North East Region OPP laid a total of 555 charges.

Of those, 334 were for speeding, seven seat belt and 20 other hazardous moving violations such as unsafe lane changes and following too close.

Sixty (60) hours of roadside RIDE checks netted two impaired drivers while regular patrol officers charged four more.

Five (ADLS) administrative driving licence suspensions were issued and 53 LLA charges were laid.

Tragically, a 40-year-old woman and a 15-year-old female were killed on Sunday when the vehicle they were traveling in lost control while taking evasive action and collided with an oncoming van.

A third vehicle which was passing the van at the time of the collision failed to remain at the scene and investigators are searching for that vehicle.

The collision occurred just west of the Nippissing Lookout on Highway 17 near North Bay.

Marine patrols were kept busy with 372 vessel checks.

Three (3) people were charged with not having proper personal flotation devices and another eight faced fines for failing to have safety equipment stowed onboard while 15 operators were fines for LLA infractions.

Commercial vehicles traveling the Highway 11 north corridor and secondary highways in and around New Liskeard, Englehart and Kirkland Lake may have bee surprised to see increased commercial vehicle enforcement as the MTO and OPP teamed up on inspections during a weekend blitz.

Eighty-seven (87) vehicles were stopped and checked for possible infractions.

A total of 32 inspections were conducted with 13 charges being laid and 8 vehicles taken out of service.