Afternoon news
On March 6, 2014 as a result of a multi-jurisdictional investigation by the Guelph Police Service and the Greater Sudbury Police Service, a 27 year old Sudbury area male was wanted for a number of internet child exploitation offences. The investigation lead officers to believe that the male was in the Sault Ste. Marie area. On March 6, 2014 at 8:05am, patrol officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service located and arrested the male without incident. The accused was returned to Sudbury and will be appearing in bail court March 7, 2014 at 09:30hrs.
Morning news
The Sault Ste Marie Police would like to advise the public about an ongoing scam involving fraudulent communications from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). Police have received reports from residents having received phone calls appearing to be from the CRA. The calls indicate that the CRA owes them a refund or the receiver owes the CRA back taxes, which are to be paid immediately.
The communications go on to instruct the receiver to provide personal information in order to receive a refund or pay an outstanding bill.
Here are some tips to remember when you are in receipt of any communications appearing to be from the CRA:
Do not take immediate action, instead verify that what you are being told is indeed the truth.
Remember, you can always call the CRA yourself to confirm that the information you are being told is accurate.
For more information regarding frauds and scams involving the CRA visit the Canada Revenue web page at https://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/
Anyone who has received such communication, or feels they have been victimized, is encouraged to contact the Sault Ste Marie Police at 705-949-6300 to report this activity.