Friday, April 20, 2007

Threatening with a Knife

A 16 year-old male was arrested at 10 pm last night at a downtown bar and charged with one count of assault with a weapon and one count of threaten death or bodily harm. It is alleged that the accused was with a group of males in the area of Tancred Street and Albert Street East around 7 pm when they approached another group of males riding their bikes. Words were exchanged and the accused pulled out a knife and attempted to slash the victim with it. The accused also threatened to cut the victim’s throat. The victim and the accused were not known to each other.

Drunk in Public, Assault, Resist & Obstruct

26 year-old Brian Wade of 105 Haden Street in Peterborough Ontario was arrested just before 2 am this morning on Great Northern Road and charged with being intoxicated in a public place, one count of assault peace officer and one count of resist and obstruct peace officer. It is alleged that the accused was found intoxicated and staggering down Great Northern Road by city police. The accused refused to identify himself and began to fight with officers. One of the officers was spat on while attempting to arrest the accused.

Assault with a Weapon & Breach

46 year-old Gordon Petts of 470 Charles Street was arrested at his residence at noon yesterday and charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and one count of breach of a release document. It is alleged that at 9 am on the 19th of April the accused got into an argument with two males that were visiting him at his residence. The accused struck both males in the head area with a liquor bottle. Both victims had to attend at the hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.

Break & Enter

There was an attempt break and enter reported to have occurred between the hours of 10 am and 11 am yesterday to a residence on Spading Avenue.

Bear Season Approaching

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service and the Ministry of Natural Resources would like to remind the public that bear season is approaching. Although there have only been 2 reports of bear sightings within the city so far, it will not be long before they are out looking for food. To discourage bears from wandering into residential areas, it is important that citizens remove food sources from around their homes prior to bears becoming active. There are a number of things that the public can do now, from something as simple as not feeding the birds to putting out garbage the morning of pickup and not the night before.

For more information on tips to keep bears away from residential areas, visit website: bears.mnr.gov.on.ca
To report bear problems call: 1866 514-2327 (1 866 514-BEAR) TTY 705 945-7641
In an immediate emergency call city police or 911.