Tuesday, March 8, 2005

Two Youths Attempt Robbery

At approx. 8:45 PM last night two youths, wearing disguises and armed with knives, attended at the Pet Food Warehouse in the Churchill Plaza. Upon entering the store both suspects attended at the cash area and demanded money from the two store clerks and began removing money from the cash register. The two accused then fled from the store being pursued by one of the clerks. Both accused were located a short time later and arrested. The two accused will be attending in Bail Court today at 10:00 AM. They are charged with Robbery, Wearing a Disguise, and several breaches of release orders. During the course of the Robbery one of the clerks suffered a small cut to his left hand. He did not require medical attention. All the money taken in the Robbery was recovered. The accused were wearing bandanas and sunglasses at the time of the offence. Several citizens assisted the City Police in the apprehension of accused. The City Police would like to thank those citizens for the help.

Phone Scam

City Police have been informed of a new telephone scam that is taking place in our area. The scam involves a recorded message that prompts cell phone users to respond to a message by pressing (1). The message, about winning a trip, advises the recipient to press one (1) to continue. By doing so the recipient of the call is allowing the caller to gain access to that person’s cell phone airtime. The calls originate from Miami Beach, Florida and will show a 305 area code number. Please do not press (1) if you receive that call. Just hang up.

House Fire

At approx. 12:30 AM this morning the City Police and Fire Departments attended at a house fire at 25 Hughes St. The fire, which started in the kitchen, caused extensive damage to the residence. One person was taken to the hospital as a result of smoke inhalation. The Fire Marshall will be attending to investigate the cause.

Break and Enter

City Police are investigating a break and enter that occurred in the 200 block of Birch St. It is not known at this time what was stolen.