OPP Beat

The Sudbury detachment of the O.P.P. wishes to advise that Highway 17 has been re-opened following the investigation of a multi-vehicle accident. There has been one fatality although police won't be releasing further details until 10:00 am today.

O.P.P. Tops in National Policing Poll (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario) – A national public opinion poll on policing released this week indicates the Ontario Provincial Police leads the nation in citizen satisfaction in the communities it serves.

Found Boat July 21st A 14 Ft Starcraft Boat with a 35 HP. Mercury motor has been found in Goulais Bay off Mission Road. This vessel has been seen drifting since July 9th.

ECHO BAY MAN CHARGED WITH THEFT OF CATTLE As a result of an investigation conducted by the Ontario Provincial Police into the disappearance of two cattle from an Echo Bay farmer’s field back in March of 2003, one local man has been charged with two c

Assault On July 20th, at approximately 1:17 p.m. Sault Ste. Marie O.P.P. received a report of an assault in the Heyden area. Apparently an argument had ensued between two neighbours causing one of them to punch the other.

The Sault Ste. Marie detachment of the O.P.P. reports a quiet twenty-four hour period with nothing to report.

CLASSIC BIKE STOLEN Yesterday, the Sault O.P.P. responded to a reported theft of a woman's 6-speed Jeep Classic bike that was removed from a garage on Government Road in Echo Bay.

RED ROCK TRAIL A thief with a warped sense of fair trade was plying the Red Rock Trail over the past few days. It appears the culprit grew tired of paddling.

STOLEN VEHICLE RECOVERED Yesterday at 3:05 p.m., O.P.P. stopped a Plymouth Voyageur van on Highway 17 in Tarbutt Township regarding a stop sign violation. As the officer was speaking to the driver he noticed that the ignition had been damaged.

TWO TEENS CHARGED IN SEPARATE INCIDENTS Sault Ste. Marie Early this morning, a Sault O.P.P. officer stopped an erratic driver. The male teenager, a G2 licence holder, had been drinking and registered a "warn" on the roadside screening.