OPP Beat

MISSING HUNTER: FRANKLIN DEROSE The Sault Police Service is conducting a search for a lost hunter, Franklin Derose, age 52, of Sault Ste. Marie, who was last seen on Monday, October 7 at about 4:30 p.m.

SECOND PERSON CHARGED IN SEXUAL ASSAULT Anishinabek Police Service, Garden River Police have charged a Sault Ste.

NO INJURIES AFTER ASSAULT ON WOMAN Searchmont, Ont., A Sault Ste Marie man will appear in bail court this afternoon after allegedly assaulting a woman on Saturday morning. At about 10:00 a.m.

The Sault deatachment of the O.P.P. has nothing to report.

2002 MARIHUANA ERADICATION PROGRAM RESULTS During the months of August and September, joint efforts from officers from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Drug Enforcement Section, OPP North East Region, and the North Bay, Greater Sudbury, RCMP polic

WEAPONS AND AMMUNITION SEIZED Heyden, Ont. A 63-year-old Heyden man was arrested and a large amount of ammunition, weapons and firearm parts were seized as a result of an ongoing Joint Forces Police investigation.

POLICE IDENTIFY SUSPECTED MARIHUANA GROWER Echo Bay, Ontario James Christopher Payette, age 42, of Laid Township was identified by police today as being the suspect in a Marihuana bust.

DRUG BUST NETS 12 POUNDS OF MARIHUANA Echo Bay, Ontario Yesterday, police executed a search warrant on a Laird Township residence. Five Marihuana plants were seized at the residence along with several harvested Marihuana stocks and a firearm.

HOUSE GUEST SUSPECTED IN JEWELERY THEFT Goulais River, Ont., A houseguest of a Goulais River resident is suspected in the theft of jewellery and prescription medicines from the house. The suspect was picked up hitchhiking north two days ago.

MORE DAMAGE DISCOVERED ON BATCHAWANA FIRST NATION Batchawana First Nation, Sault Ste Marie., Batchawana First Nation Police are continuing their investigation into the damage that a group of about 10 youths caused on Tuesday night.