OPP Beat

Over the weekend Sault Ste. Marie O.P.P. investigated several weather related motor vehicle accidents, the majority of which occurred in the Detachment's east zone. The vehicles involved sustained various degrees of damage.

Another winter storm is upon us and fortunately there were no motor vehicle collisions reported overnight. Motorists are reminded to listen to local weather forecasts and road conditions prior to travelling the roadways.

The Sault Ste. Marie OPP, City Police Services and S.T.O.P. officers have been out partolling the area. Officers report that things have been very quiet with the poor winter conidtions we are experiencing this year.

On January 26, 2002 at approximately 8:30 p.m. the Sault Ste. Marie OPP responded to a reported assault at a private residence in Shetland Park north of the city.

On January 27, 2002 the Sault OPP received a report of an assault between two ice fishermen on Weckstrom Lake northwest of Searchmont. There were no injuries reported and the investigation is on going.

THE CLEAN UP CONTINUES Mekatina, Ont., The clean up of a train derailment north of Sault Ste Marie continued throughtout the night last night.

UPDATE TO TRAIN DERAILMENT NORTH OF SAULT STE MARIE Mekatina, Ont., Officers from the Sault Ste Marie OPP detachment have surveyed the scene of a train derailment in an isolated area 100kms north of Sault Ste Marie.

TRAIN DERAILMENT NORTH OF SAULT STE. MARIE Sault Ste. Marie OPP officers are enroute to a train derailment at a very remote location halfway between Searchmont and Batchewana Station.

IS IT LIVE OR IS IT MEMOREX? This title was used in an advertisement campaign several years ago. It was intended to make the listener determine if a recording was real or reproduced. In Sault Ste.

WHAT IF?? There is a common practice across Canada for motorists to flash their headlights at oncoming vehicles in order to warn others of a plice cruiser laying ahead running radar looking for violators of the speed limit.