Friday, October 21, 2011

Female Arrested for Breaching Recognizance Release Orders

Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested 53 year-old Gay Overland of 627 Queen Street West (rear apt.) yesterday afternoon on Elgin Street and charged her with one count of breach of a release document. It is alleged that between the 7th and 18th of October the accused, while being on a recognizance release order, breached her conditions by communicating with a female that she was not to communicate with. She is to attend in bail court this morning.

Male Youth Arrested for Assault

Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested a 16 year-old male youth at 3:05 pm yesterday afternoon at the police station and charged him with one count for assault. It is alleged that the youth was wanted for an incident that occurred on the 13th of October when he and another youth assaulted a male known to them in the downtown area. The victim received non-life threatening injuries as a result. Police know the identity of the second youth wanted in relation to this incident and are attempting to locate him. The accused is to appear in bail court this morning.

Male Arrested for Possession of Stolen Property

Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service 23 year-old Trevor Matthews of #425 Hwy 552 West Goulais River Ontario on the 20th of October at 1:15 pm on Queen Street East and charged him with one count of possession of property obtained by crime. It is alleged that on the 6th of October officers attended at a local business with regards to a theft of a large diesel engine from the property. The engine was located at a local scrap yard a few days later and officers investigating the incident leaned that the accused was the person that brought the engine to there. The accused was subsequently charged and is to appear in court on the 21st of November.

Shoplifting Arrest

Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested a 14 year-old male youth on the 20th of October at 12:20 pm at Zellers on Bay Street after he allegedly attended at the store and stole some Axe spray and clothing. He was charged with one count of theft under $5,000 and is to appear in court on the 22nd of November.


Break and Enter Report

A shed on Allen Street was reported broken into on the 20th of October. Items reported stolen included an 18 inch Poulan electrical chainsaw, a weed wacker, a Poulan leaf blower, a shop vac and a 30 inch Craftsman band saw.

Fraud Alert: Computer Repair Scam

The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to once again alert the public about a phone scam in which callers try to elicit personal information from home computers. It starts with a call from someone claiming to be from a “computer company” advising the person who answers the phone that their computer has errors, viruses or security breaches. When the caller has their trust, they ask the householder to go to a website and download a remote control program that will help them fix the problem.

After downloading this, the caller has remote access to the computer and begins a search for financial information. They may even request credit card details for a piece of software that will supposedly remove the ‘virus’.

If you receive one of these calls do not give out any personal information or access codes. Instead hang up and report it to police.

Other Safety Tip Reminders regarding Fraudulent Telephone Calls:

• Do not give out your credit card number, your passwords or PIN over the phone, even if the caller claims to be from a legitimate company

• Do not give out credit card information by e-mail as it is not a secure method of transmission.

• Only share your personal information with companies you know and trust.

• Report suspicious calls to police. We will respond to these calls. You can also contact Phone Busters at 1-888-495-8501.

• If an offer sounds too good to be true, then it probably is.