Tuesday, January 13, 2004

Assault with weapon
A Sault Ste. Marie woman will appear in Bail court this morning on charges of Assault with a Weapon and Being Unlawfully in a Dwelling House. Paulina Paquette-Rodriguez, age 50 of 160 Second Line West is alleged to have entered the apartment of the complainant and swung a knife at her. There are no injuries being reported. This incident occurred at approximately 10:50 pm last night.

Motor Vehicle Collisions
At 9:07 pm there was a 2-vehicle collision at Douglas St. and First Avenue. The vehicle being driven by Hilary DiPasquale, age 36, of 279 First Ave. was traveling west on Douglas Street and attempted to make a left turn onto First Avenue.

A second vehicle being driven by Allan Hotchkiss of 92 Glasgow Ave. was east bound on Douglas St. and struck the vehicle being operated by Ms. DiPasquale.

Ms. DiPasquale was charged under the Highway Traffic Act with making a left turn across the path of an approaching vehicle.

Break and Enter
There is one B&E reported from yesterday. When residents returned home from work to their home on Trelawne Ave. they noticed that their house had been entered. There were several articles of jewelry taken and also a small amount of coins.

Safety Precautions
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service has received a few calls in regards to persons crossing the St. Mary’s River on foot. Although we recently had a cold spell, citizens and snowmobilers are advised to use extreme caution when crossing our local lakes and rivers as the ice may not be thick enough to support much weight.