Tuesday, April 19, 2005

Two Counts of Breach of Release

A 39-year old male will appear in bail court this morning in regards to a breach of a release document. Around 5 pm last evening City Police attended in the 300 block of Lake Street regarding two intoxicated persons. Officers located a male and a female. A police query revealed the male was on conditions not to communicate or associate with the female, as well as conditions not to consume alcohol. The male was taken into custody and has been charged with 2 counts of breach of release documents.


Male Charged with Assault on Wife

A 41-year old male was arrested last evening on outstanding warrants in regards to a domestic dispute. It is alleged that on the 9th of April the accused assaulted his estranged wife by stomping on her foot resulting in injuries to victim’s foot. The incident took place in a downtown residence. The accused was arrested yesterday and charged with on one count of assault causing bodily harm and 2 counts of breach of probation. The male will appear in bail court this morning.

3 Male Youths Under Arrest

Shortly after 4 am this morning City Police received a call in the area of Dacey Road and Eastern Avenue regarding youths going through vehicles. Officers arrested 3 16-year old young persons and charged each one with one count of trespass by night. None of the youths arrested has stolen property on them. One of the youths was released and will appear in court on May 31st. The second 16-year old was also charged with breach of probation and will appear in bail court this morning. The third 16-year old youth remains in custody pending continuing investigation. It will be determined shortly whether the youth will be released with a future court day or will be remanded to bail court.

Male Charged on 36 Counts

64-year old Hermann Kell of 141 Ashgrove Avenue will appear in court on June 6th after being arrested yesterday morning by officers from Investigation Services. It is alleged that between the 1st of August and the 30th of December 2004 the accused sent out letters about a local individual that were defamatory in nature. Also during this time period the accused allegedly harassed this same victim by repeatedly making hang up phone calls to the victim, as well as watching and besetting the address where the victim worked. Officers also seized an unsafely stored firearm from the home of the accused. Mr Kell has been charged with 10 counts of libel known to be false, 2 counts of criminal harassment, 22 counts of uttering forged documents, one count of unauthorized possession a firearm and 2 counts of contravention of the storage regulations.

Tampered ATM Machines

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service has investigated a number of incidents where Automated Banking Machines have been tampered with. During the last three weekends unknown suspects have tampered with ATM's throughout the city in what appears to be a "Skimming" operation. Skimming occurs when equipment is attached to a machine to capture the account information encoded in the black magnetic strip on the rear of the bank card. A remote camera is hidden so the PIN can be captured and this information can be used to duplicate your card and access your account.

Reminder

The public is being asked to be vigilant when using ATM's on weekends or after hours and be suspicious if an "out of order" sign is posted on any ATM directing them to use another. Devices are usually a false front added to the machine at the card insertion sight that closely resembles the machine itself. If you encounter such a device or if it appears the machine you are using has been tampered with at all, please call police immediately. If you see anyone in the area who is acting suspicious get a description of them as well to provide to the officers who attend. Remember to always protect you PIN.