City Police Beat

Robert Crack, 22, was arrested Thursday morning and charged with animal cruelty

The driver a Dodge Ram was clocked at 113 km/h on Black Road, the sixth person in less than a month to be charged with stunt driving by Sault Ste. Marie traffic cops

After 36-year-old blew through a stop sign and repeatedly swerved into oncoming traffic, police found him slumped forward in the driver's seat with an unlit cigarette in his mouth

20-year-old pleaded guilty to possession of a restricted firearm after being arrested last summer at Trunk Road McDonald's with a 9mm handgun in his backpack

26-year-old charged with assaulting peace officer with a weapon, indecent act

29-year-old wanted on outstanding warrant was spotted riding a bicycle on Gibbs Street

'Cause of the fire was determined to be hot tools in close proximity to combustible materials,' says Sault Fire Services; working smoke alarms alerted homeowner

Fire crews remain on scene to air out the home; no injuries have been reported

'Driving is a privilege and violating the law can result in you losing that privilege': 26-year-old slapped with automatic 30-day licence suspension, vehicle impounded

38-year-old former Algoma Steel employee was arrested 25 times last year for various crimes, including nearly two dozen thefts from west-end liquor store