OPP Beat

THREE ARRESTED AFTER THEFT VICTIM ASSAULTED Batchawana, Ont., Sault Ste Marie OPP have three Winnipeg people under arrest after the victim of a theft was assaulted at a Batchawana business.

The Sault Ste. Marie City Police Service and the O.P.P. both report a very quiet Saturday night in the area. City police gave free lodging to a couple of drunks and there was one domestic disturbance call. The O.P.P.

ARRESTED FOR ARSON FIRE NORTH OF CITY Mekatina Siding, Ont., A Sault Ste Marie man is in police custody after a garage was found on fire near the isolated community of Mekatina , north of Sault Ste Marie. Yesterday at about 1:00 p.m.

MINOR INJURIES IN MOTORCYCLE COLLISION Prince Twp. A Sault man received minor injuries after his motorcycle slid out from under him. Yesterday at about 1:30 p.m., the driver, John Maione, age 25, was westbound on Hwy 550.

OFFICER FORCED TO SHOOT DOG Heyden A Sault O.P.P. officer was forced to shoot an aggressive stray dog in Heyden after the animal cornered the officer and the homeowner.

BREAK & ENTER Goulais River Sault O.P.P. is investigating four break and enters over the weekend in the Goulais area. Yesterday at 6:00 a.m.

DRUG RAID FINDS WEAPONS & DRUGS Goulais River Members of the Joint Forces Drug Unit and the Sault O.P.P. discovered about $55,000 worth of drugs and weapons in a Goulais River raid yesterday afternoon.

FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENT NEAR SAULT Goulais River A Sault Ste. Marie man has died as a result of a head on collision on Pineshores Road in Goulais River last night. At about 7:45 p.m., a westbound motorcycle and a Ford Probe collided head on.

SENSELESS ACTS OF VANDALISM Sault Ste. Marie O.P.P. received a call on Sept. 07, 2003 reporting that a camp located on Getchell Road in Goulais River area had been damaged.

On the 6th of September 2003 at 6:30 am, Sault OPP officers responded to a report of a deceased male. Officers attended at a residence in Rupert Acres Trailer Park and located the deceased male.