Wednesday, May 18, 2005

Male Charged With Assault

A 72-year old male will appear in bail court this morning after being arrested last night at a downtown residence. It is alleged that the male assaulted his girlfriend by grabbing her by the throat and throwing her to the ground. The assault took place after the 2 became involved in a verbal argument. The male has been charged with one count of assault.

Breach of a Release Document.

A 50-year old male will also appear in bail court on domestic related charges as well. Back in March of 2005 the accused was charged with criminal harassment and was released on release documents with a number of conditions including not to communicate with the victim; not to molest, harass or annoy the victim, notify City Police of any change of address within 24 hours and to refrain from consuming alcohol. Just after 1 am this morning the accused was arrested after it was alleged he made 10 phone calls to the victim last evening in a 3-½ hour time frame. At the time of the arrest the accused was noted to have been drinking. The accused has been charged with 4 counts of breach of a release document.

Breach of Probation,

29-year old Timothy Mitchell of 4-314 Albert Street East was arrested last evening after officers ran a query on the accused. It was learned that Mr. Mitchell was wanted on outstanding warrants for one count of breach of probation and one count of fail to appear in court. He will appear in bail court this morning.

2 Counts of Breach of Probation

49-year old David Culbert of 32 Creery Avenue was arrested early this morning and was charged with 2 counts of breaching his probation. Mr. Culbert was on probation with conditions not to consume alcohol and was under the influence of alcohol when officers spoke to him at this residence this morning. The accused has been charged with 2 counts of breach of probation and will appear in court on June 6th.

Break and Enter

Yesterday City Police received 2 calls of break and enters. Yesterday morning officers attended at Bayview School on Pittsburgh Avenue. Entry was gained to the school, but it is unknown if anything was taken at this time. Yesterday afternoon thieves unsuccessfully attempted to gain entry into a residence in the 600 block of Bay Street.

Stolen Bikes

This is the time of year that the City Police start taking reports of calls of stolen bikes. Officers on a regular basis also receive calls of found bikes to be picked up. Often City Police cannot locate the owner of the recovered bike and it ends up being sold in the Police Auction. If your bike is registered, stolen and then recovered, City Police can return the bike to you. There have been occasions when police stop a person on a registered bike and find out that the bike is stolen and the person riding it is charged with possession of stolen property. During Police Week you can bring your bike in the Station Mall via the Laura Secord entrance and have it registered with the City Police at their display area. The Station Mall is allowing bikes into the Mall for these 3 dates only, and only through the Laura Secord entrance. Bikes are not to be ridden in the Mall and must be removed when the registration is complete. Registration dates are Wednesday May 18th from noon to 7 pm, and Thursday May 19th and Friday May 20th from 11 am to 7 pm. Only those citizens who live in Sault Ste. Marie and Prince Township can register their bikes with the City Police.