Friday, July 9, 2004

POLICE SEEK HELP
Yesterday’s News Report: Last night shortly before midnight, City Police responded to a residence in the City’s east end regarding a report of gunshots. Police and ambulance personnel located a 23-year old female in the residence.

The victim was taken to the Sault Area Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. A firearm was seized in the course of the investigation.

Officers from the Investigation Services Section are currently working on this matter. If anyone has any information regarding this incident, call the City Police at 949-6300 ext 360. No further details are available at this time pending the ongoing investigation.

Update: Officers from the Investigation Services Section have interviewed a number of individuals regarding this matter. The investigation is still ongoing and is being worked on around the clock. The victim remains in the Sault Area Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the City Police at 949-6300 ext 360.


MULTIPLE CHARGES
Early yesterday morning members of the newly formed team of officers whose mandate is to target problem areas of crime, struck successfully. One of the areas the team is working on is the large number of vehicles that have been entered and had items removed

Police received a call of a person going through vehicles in the “P” patch area of town and when members of the team arrested a youth they found several items that had been reported stolen from a vehicle. Police also found a knife, a flashlight, and a pool ball attached to a cloth, which was used to break into the vehicles.

The youth became upset when arrested and charged at officers and attempted to kick them a number of times. The accused also advised the officers that he/she would get a knife and stab one of the officers in the face.

The youth was subsequently charged with one count of trespassing by night, one count of threatening death or bodily harm, one count of resisting arrest, one count of possession of housebreaking tools, one count of possession of stolen property under $5,000 and one count of unauthorized possession of a weapon since the knife the youth had was a “flick” knife. The youth will appear in bail court today.


TWO MORE ARRESTED
Late last evening City Police arrested 2 more youths for the Wednesday break and enter to a residence on Queen Street West. This brings to total 4 youths arrested for this break-in.

A 13-year-old and a 15-year-old youth will appear in court on August 10th. The 13-year-old has been charged with one count of break and enter and one count of possession of stolen property under $5,000. The 15-year-old has been charged with one count of break and enter and one count of breach of probation.

City Police have also recovered the Winchester 30.30 rifle as well as some stereo equipment.