Linda Richardson

Michael Lajoie took it upon himself to 'punish' students for alleged plagiarism — kicking them in the buttocks and, in one instance, hitting a student with a wooden stick 20 times

Judge said summer attack, which led to 18-month jail sentence, fuelled 'perception that it's not safe' to be downtown (WARNING: Some viewers may find video disturbing)

After 36-year-old blew through a stop sign and repeatedly swerved into oncoming traffic, police found him slumped forward in the driver's seat with an unlit cigarette in his mouth

20-year-old pleaded guilty to possession of a restricted firearm after being arrested last summer at Trunk Road McDonald's with a 9mm handgun in his backpack

Judge agreed with proposed sentence — four months of house arrest, then 12 months probation — so 45-year-old could continue working as a commercial fisherman

38-year-old former Algoma Steel employee was arrested 25 times last year for various crimes, including nearly two dozen thefts from west-end liquor store

29-year-old pleaded guilty to break-and-enter, as well as a previous theft of $875 worth of cosmetics from Shoppers Drug Mart; sentencing hearing set for June 13

53-year-old victim was discovered two years ago in a residence on Second Line West, bound and gagged; two men handed penitentiary sentences for their role in killing

'I have no intention whatsoever of returning to Aweres or Sault Ste. Marie,' says 63-year-old who pleaded guilty to threatening his neighbour

27-year-old involved in single-vehicle accident was fined $2,600 after pleading guilty to refusing to provide a breath sample, and could lose her job at a local non-profit shelter