Friday, August 19, 2005

Theft Of Wallet From Office

Yesterday afternoon City Police received a report of a theft from a wallet from an office. An employee at a business in the 300 block of Queen Street called City Police just after 2 pm to report a male had just stolen a wallet out of her purse. The suspect is described as being around 30 with short dark hair and was wearing a red sweater. The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to remind the public to take precautions at work places regarding securing your wallet and personnel belongings. Also if you have someone loitering around your office, do not hesitate to contact the City Police to report it or have the person removed. Often a would be thief is checking out your business, the traffic in and out of the office area and where you keep personal belongings.

False Alarm

Last evening just before 11 pm City Police received a call on 911 stating a male had a gun pointed on a female in a residence in the 500 block of Wellington Street East. City Police secured the immediate area, shut down the street and evacuated several residents from inside the small apartment building. During the unfolding of this investigation the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service had approximately 16 officers involved in the call, which including calling out members of the Emergency Services Unit for containment and entry into a residence where it was believed a gun was being held against another person. Officers took a 27-year old male into custody and it was learned that no such incident took place. When taken into custody it is alleged that the accused threatened a male in the area, as well as breaking a window in the building. City Police were tied up on this call from 10:53 pm to 11:37 pm as they investigated the allegations of the call. The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to remind the public that reporting a crime that didn’t happen is a criminal offence and ties up valuable manpower while officers investigate the call believing the incident has indeed occurred. Ryan Rouse of 140 Goulais Avenue has been charged with one count of public mischief by falsely reporting a crime, one count of mischief under $5,000 and one count of threatening to cause death or bodily harm. He will appear in bail court this morning.


House Fire

Last evening just after 8 pm City Police Services and Fire Services attended in the 100 block of Caddy Avenue regarding a house fire. It is believed the fire was started in a planter. This incident has been assigned to an officer from Investigation Services, who will work with Fire Inspectors to determine if the fire was deliberately set. It does not appear that anyone was hurt in the incident.

Motor Vehicle Collision

Yesterday morning just after 11 am, City Police attended at Northern Avenue East and Grand Boulevard for a motor vehicle collision with injuries. A car operated by Pamela Lawrence of 381 Old Garden River Road was traveling eastbound on Northern Avenue East. It is alleged that a car operated by Fay Wonnacott of 175 Church Street, Echo Bay was traveling westbound on Northern Avenue East and attempted to turn onto Grand Boulevard in the path of the Lawrence vehicle. Mrs. Wonnacott was taken to the Sault Area Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. She has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario with one count of left turn-fail to afford reasonable opportunity to avoid a collision. Both vehicles received severe damage.


Police Strike Out

On Wednesday evening it could be said that the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service struck out. Since 1998 officers from Community Services and various other sections of the Service have volunteered an evening of their time to play a baseball game against the Community Living Algoma (CLA) TAPS baseball team. The CLA TAPS have managed to win this ballgame every year. This year the officers from Community Services decided to recruit several members from the Emergency Services Unit to assist them in hopefully winning the game this year. After all, these members are in top physical shape and work out regularly. Needless to say, the CLA TAPS team managed to out hit, out run, out walk and out wheel the City Police again. We have included a picture of Cst. Derek McFarlane being taken out at home plate by Doris Hughes, the back catcher for the CLA TAPS team. In the true spirit of team man ship the City Police would like to congratulate CLA TAPS on their 8 consecutive win.