OPP Beat

NUMEROUS CHARGES LAID AFTER WOMAN ASSAULTED Searchmont, Ont., Sault Ste Marie OPP have one man in custody after a woman was continually assaulted and threatened over a short period of time last night.

DRIVING COMPLAINTS Sault Ste Marie, Ont., Sault Ste Marie OPP are starting to deal with more and more traffic and driving complaints as the weather gets warmer and warmer.

CHILD ABUSE CHARGES LAID Echo Bay, Ont., Sault Ste. Marie OPP have charged an Echo Bay man with two sex related charges against a pre-school child. An investigation into this matter has been ongoing for the last two days.

BOOZE FUELED DISPUTE LEADS TO BLOWS Batchawana, Ont., A property dispute, some alcohol and the assistance of "friends" lead to punches being exchanged yesterday. At about 7:00 p.m. last night, Sault Ste.

SHOTS FIRED FROM HOUSE Goulais Mission, Ont., Sault Ste Marie OPP were called to Goulais Mission early Friday night after a reports of people hearing four gunshots. On Friday night at about 9:00 p.m.

The City Police and the O.P.P. provide an excellent information service for the press from Monday to Friday but, understandably, do not have information officers in on the weekends and do not issue press releases.

The Sault detachment of the O.P.P. has had a very quiet twenty-four hour period and has nothing to report.

The Sault detachment of the O.P.P. has had a very quiet twenty-four hour period and has nothing to report. Senior constable Bill Mackan has the following "spring" tips: KIDS + WATER + TIME = TROUBLE Sault Ste Marie, Ont.

TRAFFIC AND MARINE UNIT FINDS FRAUD ARTISTS Echo Bay, Ont., The Northeast Region Traffic and Marine Unit, stationed in Sault Ste Marie, arrested three Quebec people on numerous fraud charges. Yesterday at 10:00 a.m.

NOISE COMPLAINTS Batchawana First Nation, Ont Sault Ste Marie OPP and the Batchawana First Nation Police were called to the Frontenac Street apartments on the First Nation three times in the past 24 hours for problems.