Thursday, November 25, 2010

Shoplifting Arrests
Officers with the Sault Ste Marie Police Service arrested 42 year-old Rodney Morrow of (upstairs) 652 Queen Street West on the 24th of November at 6:50 pm at Food Basics on Pine Street and charged him with one count of theft under $5,000. It is alleged that he attended at the store last night and stole a meat roast. He was apprehended by store security and held for police. He is to appear in court on the 10th of January 2011.

Officers with the Sault Ste Marie Police Service arrested 21 year-old Daniel Vienneau of no fixed address at 4:50 pm yesterday at Canadian Tire and charged him with one count of theft under $5,000. It is alleged that he attended at the store and stole a tool kit. He was apprehended by store security and held for police.

A 17 year-old male youth was arrested at 6:20 pm yesterday at the Station Mall and charged with one count of mischief under $5,000, one count of possession of stolen property and one count of resist peace officer. It is alleged that the accused was arrested by mall security officers for trespassing at the mall and at the time of his arrest he resisted them and damaged a wall. The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service attended and took the male into custody. At the time of his arrest, he was found in possession of some stolen clothing. He is to appear in court on the 4th of January 2011.

Male Arrested for Mischief
Officers with the Sault Ste Marie Police Service arrested 20 year-old Dustin McDonald of 22 Ashgrove Avenue and charged him with one count of mischief. It is alleged that on the 24th of November at approximately 9:20 pm the accused attended at a residence on Hawthorne Avenue and damaged a window, an exterior and an interior door. He is to appear in court on the 10th of January.

Female Arrested for Obstructing Police
Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 47 year-old Theresa Clarke of 513 Sherbourne Street and charged her with one count of obstruct peace officer. It is alleged that on the 24th of November at 10:37 am officers attended in the area of the accused female’s residence and were in the process of towing her vehicle that was illegally parked in front of a public lane beside her residence, when the accused became irate and attempted to prevent them from doing so by continuously swearing obscenities at them, pushing one of the officers, not following their requests and resisting arrest. The accused was subsequently arrested for obstruct police and is to appear in court on the 10th of January.

Break and Enters
Three males kicked in a front door of an apartment in the 100 block of East Street at approximately 10:01pm last night. Police were called by a witness but the suspects had already fled on foot when they arrived. Police searched the area with negative results. Two pack sacks were stolen from the apartment and the apartment was trashed. No one was home at the time of the incident. The suspects are described as the following: First male was wearing a black touque pulled over his face, approximately 5’8, stocky build, second male was a little taller, and wearing a black ski jacket with white writing on the sleeves and on the back, the third was shorter wearing white, checkered hoodie and a ski type masks over his face.

An apartment in the 300 block of Albert Street West was broken into between 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm last night. A Toshiba laptop was reported taken.

Theft/Smash and Grabs from Vehicles
• A vehicle parked on Summit Avenue had a window smashed out and a purse left inside was stolen.
• A vehicle parked in a local high school parking lot had a window smashed and a wallet and iPod touch that was left inside was stolen.
• A vehicle parked at a local downtown hotel had a window smashed out.
• Two vehicles parked in parking lots in the 200 block of Queen Street East and 700 block of Bay Street were broken into. A GPS, iPods, a school bag, a wallet and a driver’s licence that were left inside were reported stolen.

Once again, city police would like to remind the public not leave valuables in your vehicles. If you leave valuable items in your vehicle the chances your vehicle will get broken into increase greatly. Very few auto break-ins are "random". The thieves usually see something that has been left inside. Valuable items that thieves target are wallets, GPS units, MP3 players, credit cards, money, purses, packages and so forth. If you can't take the items with you, secure them in a safe place in your vehicle, like a locked glove compartment or your trunk. Police ask the public if they see anyone suspicious or that appear to be checking vehicles, please call police.

If you have any information regarding these crimes, or any other crimes, please call the Sault Ste Marie Police Service at 949-6300 or 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.