OPP Beat

A WINTER WEATHER WEEKEND Sault Ste. Marie It was a winter weather weekend in Sault Ste. Marie and area. As reported by SooToday.com, tractor-trailers had difficulty with the Mile Hill and with the Mica Bay Hill.

HIGHWAY CLOSED AT BATCHAWANA Highway 17 North of Sault Ste. Marie has been closed at Batchawana due to severe weather conditions.

NEW YORK MAN DIES IN SNOWMOBILE CRASH (Hearst, ON) At approximately 4:40 p.m. yesterday, OPP officers were dispatched to a fatal snowmobile collision approximately 10 kms east of Hearst in Devitt Twp.

U.S COAST GUARD EXPANDS ICE BREAKING OPERATIONS St. Mary’s River, Ont.

WATCH OUT FOR THIS UNEXPECTED TRAFFIC HAZARD Heyden, Ont., As we enter another weekend of snow covered roadways and a mixed bag of winter weather it has become evident that even the hitchhikers are pushing for early spring weather.

UNINVITED GUEST CHARGED (Elliot Lake, Ont.) On February 27th, 2004 the East Algoma OPP were called to a residence in Elliot Lake in regards to an assault complaint.

Following is the complete text of the O.P.P. news report this morning: CRIME TAKES A SHORT BREAK Sault Ste Marie, Ont.

THAT’S NO TARGET—THAT’S MY TRUCK !! Heyden, Ont., Sault Ste. Marie O.P.P. service was called to Beaumont Trailer Park in Heyden over the weekend after receiving a report that a truck was shot at. At about 3:00 p.m.

QUIET NIGHT The Sault detachment of the O.P.P. had a very quiet twenty-four hour period except for one bit of excitement when a U.S. sex offender was apprehended near here (see following story). U.S.

TRUCK MAY LEAD TO ESCAPED SEX OFFENDER Goulais River, Ontario., An abandoned truck found on an isolated side road in Goulais River has OPP believing that a child molester may be somewhere in this area.