OPP Beat

$500,000 DRUG SEIZURE Heyden, Ont., As a result of a joint investigation with members of the White River O.P.P. detachment and The Joint Forces Drug Unit in Sault Ste.

DOUBLE YOUR CASH FOR YOUR INFORMATION Sault Ste Marie, Ont., Crime Stoppers of Sault Ste Marie and the District of Algoma are doubling their cash rewards during the month of May for all tips that help solve break and enters.

GARAGE BREAK AND ENTER Batchawana, Ont., Sault Ste. Marie O.P.P. was called to a break and enter in the Batchawana area early yesterday morning. Officers arrived at a home just after 7:00 a.m. to find that someone had forced open the garage door.

BATCHAWANA MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULTS Batchawana, Ont., An ongoing sexual assault investigation by the Sault Ste.

A fatal accident on Manitoulin Island at 4am today has closed highway 6 in Shequiandah Township. The driver lost his life in this single-vehicle accident.

the O.P.P. provideS an excellent information service for the press from Monday to Friday but do not have information officer on duty on the weekends and do not issue press releases.

JOINT FORCES RAID NETS DRUGS AND STOLEN GUN Heyden, Ont., A police raid on a Heyden home yesterday has resulted in the recovery of a stolen firearm and three types of illegal drugs Officers from the Sault Ste.

COOKING FIRE DESTROYS ONE HOME- DAMAGES OTHERS Heyden, Ont. A house fire early this morning has destroyed one home and damaged the exterior of a second house and neighbouring garage. At about 1:00 this morning, the Sault Ste. Marie O.P.P.

CHARGES LAID IN LOGGING THEFT Echo Bay, Ont., A theft investigation from earlier this month has resulted in a theft charge against a Blind River man. Earlier this month, Sault Ste.

The Sault detachment of the O.P.P. has had a quiet twenty-four hour period, however, police advise that, due to the considerable amount of rain we have been receiving, some secondary roads are beginning to deteriorate.