On the 25th of January, 2015 just after 3 a.m., city police attended at Canada Customs as customs officers had a male in custody for impaired driving. Once officers arrived they continued the arrest. 44-year-old Robert Court of Henrietta Avenue has been charged with one count of impaired driving and one count of consume over the legal limit. He will appear in court on March 2, 2015.
On the 24th of January, city police attended in the 300 block of Second Avenue for an attempt break and enter. It is believed the attempt took place sometime in the early morning hours of the 24th.
On the 25th of January, just after 5:30 p.m., someone entered Scale Meats located at 1512 Wellington Street East. A neighbour in the area heard a window break and observed a red Chevrolet pickup truck leaving the driveway of the store. A few minutes later the truck returned and the neighbour chased two suspects as they were leaving the store. One of the suspects is a female who was wearing a light blue hoodie. The male suspect is described as being approximately 35-year-old and was wearing a ball cap and hoodie style jacket. The vehicle was last seen headed westbound on Wellington Street East. Nothing was taken in the break in; however an office in the store was ransacked.
On the 24th of January a homeowner in the west end of the city reported the theft of his 2009 GMC Sierra pickup. In this incident the owner left the keys for the vehicle in the vehicle. The vehicle was recovered on the 26th of January and was fortunately not damaged. Items taken from the vehicle included tool, a maintenance battery pack, a 750W booster pack and a maintenance air compressor. Unfortunately the keys to the vehicle were not recovered.
On the 24th of January a vehicle was entered on Douglas Street between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. The vehicle had been unlocked and a purse and contents were taken.
On the 25th of January between 11 am and 6 pm a vehicle parked in the downtown area had the front passenger window smashed out. A wallet with contents was taken from the vehicle.
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to remind residents not to leave items of value or keys in their vehicles.
On the 24th of January a homeowner on Fourth Line West had his Airens Deluxe snowblower, orange in colour, removed from the car port. It is believed that the theft occurred sometime between 2:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.