Wednesday, February 16, 2005

A Reminder about School Buses

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to remind motorists that they must stop when a school bus has stopped and it’s red signal lights are activated. As well, the drivers are to remain stopped until the school bus moves or its signal lights have stopped flashing. The Traffic Section has received a number of complaints of these infractions. The fine for disobeying the school bus is $405 combined with a victim fine surcharge resulting in a total fine of $500. In addition to the hefty fine you will also lose 6 demerit points on your drivers license. Most importantly the reason for the bus stopping and activating the equipment is so that a child can safely get on and off the bus. Obey the rules and keep a child safe.

Outstanding Warrant

21-year old Raymond Gregoire of 217 Beverly Street will appear in bail court this morning. Shortly after 1 am the accused was stopped and spoken to by officers in the downtown area. A police query of the accused revealed he was wanted on an outstanding warrant. The accused was brought into the station on the outstanding warrant and when searched he was found to have a small quantity of marihuana on him. Mr. Gregoire will appear in court on one count of breach of an undertaking, one count of fail to notify address change and one count of possession of a controlled drug or substance.

Asault with a Weapon

A 37-year old female will appear in bail court this morning after being arrested shortly after 2 am this morning in relation to a domestic dispute. It is alleged that the accused and her partner got into a verbal argument which ended up with the accused striking the female victim with a bat in the back, as well as hitting the victim in the head with a beer bottle. The accused also threatened to harm the victim. The victim refused medical treatment at the time of the incident. The accused has been charged with one count of threatening to cause death or bodily harm and 2 counts of assault with a weapon.

2 Females Charged with Assault

Yesterday officers from the Investigation Services Section of the City Police arrested 2 females after they concluded their investigation into an assault complaint and a sexual assault complaint. It is alleged that on the 23rd of January the 2 accused females assaulted a female victim outside of a drinking establishment in the west end of town. It is alleged that the younger of the accused punched the victim in the face and the older accused grabbed the victim’s hair, pushed her to the ground and kicked her. The victim did not require medical treatment at the time. Police were called to the establishment and through the course of the complaint one of the accused advised the other had been sexually assaulted by unknown males. After a lengthy investigation officers were able to establish that no sexual assault took place. 44-year old Josephine Taylor and 22-year old Denise Taylor both of 104-634 Connaught Avenue have each been charged with one count of assault and one count of public mischief. They will appear in court on March 21st.

Break and Enter Reported

Yesterday during the daytime hours a home in the 100 block of Wellington Street West was entered and thieves made off with computer items, jewellery and a couple of Game Boy’s. If you know who is responsible for this break and enter or any others, call Crime Stoppers at 942-7867.