OPP Beat

CHURCH THEFT The O.P.P. reports a break, enter and theft from the Mother of God Catholic Church on Old Highway 17 in Goulais River. Stolen was a Sony CD/Cassette player valued at $380.

EMPTY CANOE CAUSES CONCERN Yesterday at 5:00 p.m., a Goulais Bay resident found an empty canoe drifting near his camp. Wher he retrieved the canoe, he found fishing equipment and fish.

RIDE RESULTS Sault O.P.P. conducted several RIDE checks over the weekend and handed out 3 12-hour suspensions and laid several other Highway Traffic Act and Liquor Act charges. LOUD CAMPERS EVICTED Yesterday at 3:30 a.m., O.P.P.

POLICE WATCH FOR CAR Yesterday evening a vehicle filled up with $32 worth of gas at the Agawa Indian Crafts location, 70 kms north of Sault Ste. Marie. Sault O.P.P. officers were notified when the vehicle left without paying.

FATAL ACCIDENT UPDATE Thessalon The Thessalon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police have released the name of the deceased from the motor vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 17 approximately 15 kilometers east of The Town of Thessalon on

Fatal motor vehicle collision Members of the East Algoma - Thessalon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are currently investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred on Highway 17 approximately 15 kilometers east of The Town of T

WOMAN DIES OF INJURIES Yesterday at 12:40pm, a fatal accident occurred on Highway 17 about 3km north of the Chippewa River. Dead is Alice Champoux, age 47, of Sault Ste. Marie. She died in hospital at 9pm last night as a result of her injuries.

Public Assists in Fatality Free Weekend on the Roads (North East Region, ON) The North East Region Provincial Police Communication Centre receives reports of erratic and impaired drivers every day.

The Sault detachment of the O.P.P. has had a very quiet twenty-four hour period and has nothing to report.

The O.P.P. had a fairly quiet night in the Sault area. There was one accident with injuries in the Hornpayne area. Two people were taken to hospital with head injuries and a broken leg. Police are investigating.