The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, in conjunction with the Algoma District School Board (ADSB) and the Huron Superior Catholic District School Board (HSCDSB) joined together in an ongoing initiative to keep our schools safe and drug free.
During the week of January 6 to 10, 2014 officers from the High School Liaison Office and the Drug Enforcement Unit conducted an enforcement initiative at our local high schools. The initiative is part of Project A.B.C.D. (Action for Building a Community that is Drug Free), which is a community partnership aimed at supporting an ongoing commitment to safe, drug free schools. As a result of the action, five students were arrested for drug related offences.
A 15-year old female and a 16-year old male were charged with possession of a controlled drug or substance and will appear in court on February 11. Three students were diverted under the Youth Criminal Justice Act to attend drug and alcohol counselling.
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to thank the ADSB and the HSDCSB as well as our other community partners for their ongoing efforts in the action for building a drug free community.
During an online investigation, officers connected directly to the suspect computer system and downloaded several images that met the definition of child pornography according to the Criminal Code of Canada.
On the 13th of January, 2014, officers from the Technological Crime Unit and Patrol Officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service attended a residence and executed a search warrant for computers and other digital media.
As a result of the investigation 37-year-old Gregory Albert Fletcher of Gladstone Avenue was arrested and charged with one count of make child pornography available, one count of possession of child pornography and one count of access child pornography.
He appeared in bail court on January 14, 2014.
During this investigation, officers on several occasions were successful in connecting to the suspect computer and downloading images and videos of child pornography directly from the suspect computer.
On the 14th of January, 2014, officers from the Sault Ste Marie Police Service Technological Crime Unit, Batchewana First Nation Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police Crime Unit executed a search warrant on a Rankin Reserve address.
As a result of the investigation 18-year-old Daniel William Day of Sandy Lake First Nations Reserve was arrested and charged with one count of make child pornography available, possession of child pornography one count of child pornography.
He will appear in bail court on January 15th.
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is a member of the Provincial Strategy to Protect Children From Sexual Abuse and Exploitation of the Internet. These investigations are possible because of a funding grant from the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
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Yesterday morning McMillan Carpet One Floor and Home on Wellington Street West reported an attempt break and enter.
Yesterday morning a residence on Eden Square was broken into. An Ipod and jewellery were taken.
Yesterday morning a report was received of a vehicle being damaged on Charles Street. The passenger side window was broken and air was let out of one of the tires. Nothing appears to have been taken from the vehicle.
Early this morning an impact gun was taken from a trailer parked in a parking lot in the 300 block of Great Northern Road.
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On the 14th of January at 3:45 p.m. officers attended at McNabb Street where they arrested the accused, David Masotti. The 24-year-old Masotti was wanted on a warrant for unlawfuly in a dwelling, assault with a weapon and mischief. It is alleged that Masotti had attended at the residence of 2 different neighbours on the 13th of January. It is believed that he walked into one of the residences while holding a broken shovel handle and at the other residence, he used the wooden handle to damage the door. Masotti will appear in bail court at 10 this morning.
At 6:15 p.m. on the 14th of January, Codie Lee Roach turned himself in at the front desk of the city police station. Roach, 21 of Labelle St. was wanted for break and enter, possession of stolen property and robbery. The break and enter is alleged to have occurred on the 17th of December, 2013 to a residence on Anna Street. The robbery is alleged to have happened on the 7th of January this year when Roach stole 2 purses from a vehicle at the Station Tower on Bay Street. Mr. Roach is scheduled to appear in bail court this morning.
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