Police would like to warn Sault Ste. Marie residents of a telephone scam. Callers identify themselves as Canada Revenue Agency investigators and inform the victim they owe back taxes. They are fraudulently warned if they do not pay the back taxes they will be given a court date or arrested. The callers indicate the victim must obtain a prepaid credit card while they wait on their cell phone. The fraudsters then demand the PIN and credit card number and immediately remove the cash from the card. There have been several complaints made to the City Police regarding this telephone fraud.
On June 17, 2015 at 3:48 p.m., police officers arrested and charged a 27-year-old male with Domestic Assault and Breach of Probation. It is alleged he assaulted his spouse while he was on a court order not to physically interfere with her. Her injuries were minor in nature. The accused will appear in court June 18.
On June 17, 2015 at 7:30 p.m., police officers arrested and charged a 27-year-old female with domestic assault. It is alleged she struck her spouse. His injuries were minor in nature. The accused will appear in court on July 22.
On June 17, 2015 at 8:30 p.m., police officers were called to a west end residence for a suicidal person. As officers were arriving at the residence the person fled the residence on foot. Justice, the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service’s K-9, was able to track the person to a hiding spot under a truck cap. The person was apprehended and transported to the Sault Area Hospital for examination.
On June 17, 2015 at 11:30 p.m., police officers arrested and charged a 30-year-old female with a domestic related breach of undertaking. It is alleged the female violated her release order by harassing her ex-spouse. The accused will appear in court on July 22.
If you have any information regarding these crimes, or any other crime, call Crime Stoppers at 705-942-7867 or 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). Submit an e-tip from the Crime Stoppers’ website at www.saultcrimestoppers.com or text keyword SSM with your tip to 274637.
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