OPP Beat

The Sault depatchment of the O.P.P. reports several minor accidents overnight with no serious injuries reported. Other than that it was a quiet 24-hour period.

HWY 17 NORTH RE-OPENED -- FOR NOW Sault Ste Marie, Ont., Hwy 17, north of Sault Ste Marie, from Heyden through to Wawa has just been re-opened to traffic. Visibility remains limited and the highway is snow covered and slippery.

TAKE A LITTLE BREAK-FOR NOW!! Sault Ste Marie, Ont., It appears that everyone in the crime fighting business is saving their energy for the upcoming spring break.

HIGHWAY 17 NORTH IS REOPENED Pancake Bay Hwy 17 north of Sault Ste. Marie between Pancake Bay and Wawa was reopened to traffic just after 12:00 this morning.

HWY 17 NORTH CLOSED!!! Pancake Bay, Ont., Hwy 17 north from Pancake Bay to Wawa is now closed due to snow, and high winds causing blowing snow.

ASSAULT LANDS SAULT STE MARIE MAN OVERNIGHT STAY IN JAIL Heyden, Ont., An assault on a woman Friday night landed a Sault Ste Marie man in jail for the night. On Friday at about 11:00 p.m.

The Sault detachment of the O.P.P. reports a quiet 24 hour period. The weather was the cause of several minor fender benders but damage was minimal and there were no injuries.

Sault O.P.P. had a quiet night last night and have nothing to report. There were three minor weather-related accidents with no injuries.

ROLLOVER ACCIDENT SENDS BOY TO HOSPITAL Heyden, Ont., A single vehicle roll over collision sent an eight year old Goulais River boy to hospital with minor injuries. Yesterday at about 6:30 p.m.

STOLEN SNOWMACHINE, TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT Searchmont, Ont., Sault Ste Marie OPP is investigating the theft of a snow machine, tools and equipment from a locked trailer in Searchmont.