Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Three persons will appear in bail court this morning:

1) A 39-year old male was arrested yesterday morning and charged with one count of assault, three counts of breach of probation and two counts of breach of a release document. It is alleged that on the 11th of September the accused assaulted his girlfriend by grabbing her by the throat. The incident occurred on the 11th of September during the daytime hours while in a downtown a residence. At the time of the offence the accused was on a release document with a number of conditions including notify his change of address, not to consume alcohol and to keep the peace and be good.

2) 52-year old Denis Theriault of 11-864 Queen Street East was arrested just after 9 pm last night and charged with four counts of attempt theft under $5,000 and one count of breach of probation. Officers attended in the downtown area after receiving a call of a male possibly going into vehicles in the Spring Street area. Officers observed a male matching the description provided but the male had his back to the officers and was trying the doors to four vehicles that were parked in the lot. The accused was taken into custody without incident. At the time of the offences the accused was on probation with conditions to keep the peace and be good.

3) Just after 3 am this morning 23-year old Peter Trudeau of no fixed address was taken into custody with the assistance of the K-9 Unit and police dog Tazer. It is alleged that the accused stole a vehicle that was parked at the corner of Bruce Street and Wellington Street East shortly before 2:30 am this morning. The vehicle had been left running with the keys inside while the owner ran into a convenience store. Officers attended in the area and one officer spotted the vehicle stopping on Cathcart Street and the accused was observed fleeing from the vehicle. Officers contained the area and with the assistance of Tazer the accused was located hiding under a back yard deck on Alexander Street. When the accused was searched keys for the vehicle were located on him. At the time of the offence Trudeau was on probation with a number of conditions. He has been charged with one count of theft over $5,000, one count of possession of property obtained by crime and one count of breach of probation.

Criminal Harassment & Threatening Death

59-year old Richard Evans of 103-379 Lake Street was arrested last evening and charged with one count of criminal harassment and one count of threatening to cause death or bodily harm. It is alleged that over a period of time, approximately 1-½ years, the accused has been harassing the male victim. It is alleged that on the 12th of September in the afternoon hours the accused threatened to harm the victim. The accused will appear in court on October 16th.

There were two break and enters reported yesterday:

1) Sometime overnight between the 11th and 12th of September a home on Brown Street was broken into. Nothing appears to have been taken.

2) Yesterday during the daytime hours a residence on Pine Street was entered and an undisclosed amount of money and a number of DVD’s were taken.

SAULT STE. MARIE POLICE SEND CONTINGENT TO OTTAWA FOR NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL

On Saturday September 23rd, 2006 a contingent of 40 members, both police officers and civilians, from the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service will arrive in Ottawa to participate in a memorial service to commemorate their comrades who have been killed in the line of duty.

The Canadian Memorial Service commemorates the great sacrifice our fallen officers have made. They have lost their lives protecting society from the evils of violence and crime. These officers served their country with integrity, honesty, and courage, well-known values of the law enforcement family.

The Canadian Memorial Service is held to honour Peace and Police Officers who have died in the line of duty. On March 22, 1994, Prime Minister Jean Cretien gathered with more than 700 police officers and relatives of slain officers at a site behind the Parliament buildings. The Canadian Police Association (CPA) and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) dedicated the new Canadian Police Memorial Pavilion and the granite stone at the base of the pavilion that contains the names of officers killed on duty.

When the granite stone was unveiled in the spring of 1994, it contained the names of 227 police officers killed in the line of duty since 1879. In the Fall of 1994, two other stones were also erected -- one for peace officers who died in the line of duty and included the names of slain peace officers from Canadian law enforcement agencies such as Corrections, Ministry of Natural Resources, Customs and Excise, Fisheries and Oceans, and Conservation -- and another stone explaining the Pavilion's history.

There are currently over 100 peace officers on the Honour Roll and over 600 police officers.

On Sunday May 14th, 2006 the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service lost it’s first officer in the line of duty. Constable Donald Doucet was killed in the early morning hours after being involved in a motor vehicle collision at McNabb Street and Black Road.

On the 24th of September, Constable Donald Doucet, Badge Number 219, of the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service will have his name added to the Honour Roll. Friends, family and co-workers of Constable Doucet will be part of the ceremony.

Constable Doucet will be one of twelve police officers added to the Memorial this year. Four of the police officers are from historical dates prior to the Canadian Memorial inception, and there will be 2 peace officers honoured as well.

Constable Donald Doucet and Constable John Atkinson from the Windsor Police Service are the only police officers from Ontario Police Services being honoured. Other Services and Agencies who are having members honoured this year are the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Canadian Military Police, Abbotsford Police, Laval Quebec Police and the Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources. Historically officers from B.C. Provincial Police, Cape Breton Regional Police, Hull Quebec Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are being included.

It is expected that almost 5000 police officers from both Canada and the United States will be attendance for this Service to honour their fallen brothers and sisters who have been killed in the line of duty