Thursday, March 17, 2011

Notice to Public
The Sault Ste Marie Police Service is presently investigating a theft report where two male suspects attended at a residence, in the east end, to clean the carpets. The tenant had previously been contacted, by phone from North Bay, to have the carpets cleaned. The suspects offer a very low cleaning price to make it attractive to the home owner. Once the suspects arrive at the residence they separate to clean in different areas of the home, making it difficult for the homeowner to watch over their activities. The “cleaners”, who are not equipped to do a good cleaning job, advise that they will have to return with the proper cleaning equipment to complete the job. Once they have left the homeowner discovers that items are missing.

The two suspects in this incident are described as:
1. Male / white, mid 30’s, blond hair, 5’8” tall, slim build.
2. Male/ white, mid 40’s, grey hair, 6’ tall, medium build with a scruffy looking appearance
The suspects were seen driving off in a red Ford Mustang.

Police have received information of a similar occurrence in Sudbury. In that incident the suspects called the victim, from North Bay, stating they were coming to Sudbury and were offering special low prices to clean carpets. The suspects stole $500 from that victim.

The public is advised to be leery of special offers especially if the offer is too good to be true. If dealing with an out of town company check with the Better Business Bureau before you agree to any services. It always pays to know who you’re dealing with.

Two males to appear in bail court
Early this morning members of the Sault Ste Marie Police Service arrested a 36 year-old male on warrant. It is alleged that Jeremy Sampson breached conditions of his recognizance release. Jeremy Sampson, age 36, of 13 La Chaumiere Pl is charged with one count of breach of recognizance.

This morning at 1:20 am members of the Sault Ste Marie Police Service arrested a 36 year-old male for criminal harassment and breach of probation. It is alleged that the accused male attended at the west end residence of his ex-common-law wife and watching her and her home for a long period of time. At the time of this offence the accused was on a probation order release with conditions to stay away from the victim. The accused is charged with two counts of criminal harassment and two count s of breach of probation.

Theft
The city police received two reports of vehicle being entered.

Tools were stolen from a vehicle parked in the 100 block of London St.

A laptop was stolen from a vehicle parked in the 500 block of Second Line W.

Tools were stolen from a residence in the 100 block of Pardee Ave.

If you have any information regarding these crimes or any other crime, call Crime Stoppers at 942-7867 or 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS); submit an e-tip from the Crime Stoppers web site at www.saultcrimestoppers.com or text keyword SSM with your tip to 274637.