Wednesday, April 16, 2008

VEHICLE STOP FOR SPEEDING LEADS TO DRUG CHARGE

(Tilley Twp., Ont) On the 15th April 2008 a Sault Ste. Marie OPP officer was conducting radar patrol on Highway 17 in Tilley Township. At approximately 4:00 p.m. a single northbound 1998 Honda Accord automobile was locked on radar at a high rate of speed.

The vehicle was stopped and the driver was found to be in possession of approximately
11 grams of what appeared to be marijuana.

The driver also did not have a driver’s license.

Arrested and charged with one count of Possession of a Controlled Substance and one
count of Driving while Disqualified under the Criminal Code is 26 year old Robert PLASSE, of Quebec.

PLASSE was released on a Promise To Appear for court on Monday, the 26th May, 2008.

DAMAGE AT CAPTAIN TILLEY PARK

(Fenwick Twp., Ont.) Yesterday evening around 11:00 pm a group of 4 youths were hanging around at Captain Tilley Park when two of the male youths, aged 15 and 16, took turns driving a vehicle around the lot and onto the baseball diamond grass.

A local resident who observed their actions contacted OPP who attended the scene.


The damage to the grass on the baseball diamond was significant however could have been worse if the ground was softer.

The investigation is continuing.

DRUG POSSESSION

(Elliot Lake, Ont.) On April 14th, 2008 at approximately 3:37 p.m. officers of the East Algoma OPP observed a suspicious vehicle in the area of Spruce Avenue.

Through investigation a small amount of cannabis was located.

Charged with Possession of Cannabis is Jordan EADY (20) and Peter HAUGUTH (18) both from Elliot Lake.

EADY and HAUGUTH are scheduled to appear in court in Elliot Lake on June 3rd, 2008.

BUCKLE UP! WEARING SEATBELTS SAVES LIVES
Ontario Provincial Police launches annual province-wide campaign

(SAULT STE. MARIE, ONT.) All 165 Ontario Provincial Police detachments in the province, INCLUDING THE SAULT STE. MARIE OPP DETACHMENT will be participating in the annual Spring seatbelt safety campaign.

The campaign, which began today, runs through Sunday, April 27.

Last year, 117 people were killed on roads patrolled by the OPP as a result of not being buckled up, a 14.7 per cent increase over 2006. So far in 2008, 19 people not wearing seatbelts have died on OPP-patrolled roads province-wide.

“It takes less than five seconds to fasten your seatbelt,” Julian Fantino said. “That five seconds could be the difference between living and dying in you are involved in a serious collision. There is no excuse for not buckling up.”

The OPP will also be looking for improperly installed child restraints or young children who aren’t in car seats at all. Municipal police services across the province are also involved in the seatbelt campaign.

A properly used child seat reduces a child’s risk of injury in a motor vehicle collision by as much as 75 per cent, yet as many as 80 per cent of child car seats are used incorrectly.

Bill 73, passed in December 2004, made booster seats mandatory for anyone transporting a child weighing between 40-80 pounds (18-36 kilograms), under 4-foot-9 (145 centimetres) tall and under the age of eight.

Locally, the Sault Ste. Marie detachment’s primary goal is to achieve a 97% compliance rate through education and proactive enforcement to encourage voluntary compliance.

The public needs to be reminded that one death or needless injury as a result of failure to wear a seatbelt is a preventable event that effects everyone.

“A person has a much better chance of surviving a serious collision if they are wearing a seatbelt,” STAFF SERGEANT WES MOORE , OF THE SAULT STE. MARIE OPP DETACHMENT said. “For every 1% increase in seatbelt compliance rates in Ontario, five lives are saved, per year. “

BUCKLE UP FOR EVERYONE’S SAKE!