Wednesday, April 30, 2008

STOP FOR THE SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD … OR IT WILL COST YOU!

(Bruce Mines, Ont.) On April 29th, 2008 the OPP received a call from a school crossing guard regarding a vehicle not stopping while the guard was crossing students.

Police obtained a description of the vehicle and the driver of the vehicle was located.

Charged with Failing to Obey School Crossing Stop Sign is a 65-year-old male from Sault Ste Marie. The penalty carries a fine of $90.00 plus a $20.00 surcharge and 3 demerit points.

(When a driver accumulates 15 points his/her licence is suspended for 30 days. Demerit points remain on your driving record for two (2) years from the date of the offence.)

A SCHOOL CROSSING GUARD IS A SAFETY NET FOR CHILDREN WHEN CROSSING BUSY INTERSECTIONS. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION WHEN DRIVING AND FOLLOW THE RULES OF THE ROAD. THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL OPP OFFICERS.

ARREST MADE ON THEFT FROM CAR INCIDENT…

(Elliot Lake, Ont.) The East Algoma OPP has arrested a 16-year-old male in regards to a complaint of theft.

Police received a call from the victim stating that Sunday, April 27, 2008 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. an unknown person entered her unattended vehicle on College Place and removed money from her wallet.

On April 28th, 2008 through investigation police arrested and charged a local youth with the following:


Theft Under $5,000.00
Breach of Probation
Fail to Comply
Possession of Cannabis Marihuana – under 30 grams


The 16-year-old male remains in custody awaiting a Bail Hearing on April 30, 2008.

The name of the accused will not be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

POLICE WOULD LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE TO ENSURE ALL UNATTENDED VEHICLES ARE ALWAYS LOCKED. VALUABLES LEFT IN THE CAR ARE TO BE OUT OF SIGHT.

UPDATE ON HIGHWAY 556 ROAD CLOSURE

(Curtis Twp., Ont.) The Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police would like to remind all motorists that Highway 556 is still closed at Ranger Lake due to high water levels and dangerous bridge conditions.

Local traffic to the west of Ranger Lake is being permitted.

There is no access to Highway 129 as the bridge at Ranger Lake cannot be crossed.

The OPP advise motorists to take another route. There are no detours around the bridge closure. Side roads are impassable due to soft ground and heavy mud and water.

ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE SPRING SEATBELT CAMPAIGN COMES TO AN END

(Sault Ste. Marie, Ont.) The Sault Ste. Marie detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police checked more than 3000 vehicles during the annual spring seatbelt initiative which ended this past Sunday night.

Locally, 23 charges were laid against drivers, and 5 charges were laid against passengers for not buckling up.

These numbers are up from the same time in 2007 where 11 drivers were charged and 2 charges were laid against passengers for not buckling up.

Last year, 117 people were killed on roads patrolled by the OPP as a result of not being buckled up.

There are still drivers out there who don’t get it. The few seconds it takes to buckle up could be the difference between living and dying if you are involved in a collision.

ITEMS STOLEN AT CAMP

(Dennis Twp, Ont.) A camp on Lakeshore Drive in Dennis Township was broken into sometime since the 23rd April, 2008. Stolen items included a 27 inch television and DVD player, a 5500 watt Honda Generator and some smaller power tools including a plunge router.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or the Sault Ste. Marie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police a 1-888-310-1122.