20 year old Ryan Young of 306 Korah Road was arrested and charged with having more than the legal limit of alcohol in his blood while operating a motor vehicle after police were called at approximately 12:30 a.m. for vehicles racing in the P-Patch area. Young was also charged under the Highway traffic Act with driving while under suspension and causing noise by squealing tires under Sault Ste. Marie By-Law 80-200. He will appear in court on 29 July 2013.
6 adult males and 1 adult female were arrested and charged between 4 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.for being intoxicated in a public place under the Liquor Licence Act after calls were received regarding various disturbances in the downtown area including 3 people fighting in the water of the creek underneath the OLG Casino bridge.
Police and Fire Services are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a garage and damaged a home in the 100 block of St. Georges Avenue East. Police and Fire Services are still on scene and the investigation is continuing at the time of this release.