A 15-year-old youth will appear in bail court this morning after being charged with assault. City police arrested the youth yesterday afternoon in the City’s east end after receiving a complaint.
The victim of the assault was struck with a package of binder paper in the arm, slapped in the arm as well as having a pen thrown at him. The youth was on a probation order with terms to keep the peace and be good. The young person has been charged with one count of assault and one count of breach of probation.
A 39-year-old male will appear in bail court this morning in regards to a domestic violence situation. It is alleged that on the 18th of August the accused assaulted his wife in their east end residence by throwing her down on a bed, grabbing her by the throat and covering her face with a pillow.
The complainant reported the incident to the police yesterday and the accused was subsequently arrested. The male has been charged with one count of assault.
OUTSTANDING WARRANT
29-year-old Frank Ball of 152 Trelawne Avenue was arrested yesterday after alert patrol officers recognized him in the downtown area and knew there were outstanding warrants for his arrest.
A warrant had been issued for Mr. Ball after an incident back on July 22nd. At that time Mr. Ball had been intoxicated on alcohol or drugs while on a release document not to consume those substances.
Due to some circumstances, officers were not able to arrest Ball at the time of the incident and as a resulted requested the warrant. Mr. Ball has been charged with one count of breach of a release document and will appear in bail court this morning.
DOMESTIC DISTURBANCE
Yesterday morning around 6:30 city police were called to an east-end residence for a domestic violence disturbance.
The officer arrested a 29-year-old male and charged him with one count of assault. It is alleged that the male assaulted his girlfriend by grabbing her by the shoulders and pushing her against a balcony window. He will appear in court on September 27th.
CRIMSON RIDGE BREAK-IN
Yesterday morning city police were called to the Crimson Ridge Golf Course after employee’s discovered someone had entered the building overnight.
Thieves made off with an undisclosed amount of money. This matter is currently under investigation. If you know who is responsible for this crime or any other crime call Crime Stoppers at 942-7867. If your anonymous information leads to an arrest you could receive a cash reward of up to $1,000.
BIKE RODEO RESULTS
On Tuesday the 24th of August the city police, along with Rome’s Independent Grocer and the Sault Ste Marie Safe Communities Partnership, held a bike rodeo-bike registration in the parking lot at Rome’s. Kellogg’s and Rome’s donated a Raleigh’s Matterhorn bike for the event.
12-year-old Daniel Pszeniczny was the lucky winner of the bike, as well as a helmet that had been donated by Kids Safe Algoma and the Youth Sub Committee, both of whom are part of the Safe Communities Partnership. Nurses from the Algoma Health Unit had also been on hand and fitted Daniel’s helmet properly for him before he rode off on his new bike.
It was nice to see Daniel win the bike as his own bike had been stolen earlier this year and he had borrowed a friend’s bike to participate in the event. Police would like to thank everyone who participated.