Wednesday, September 17, 2003

BREACH OF UNDERTAKING
On the 3rd of September at approximately 1:00 am the accused, Kim Danz, age 26 of 130 Old Mill Road, Heyden, breached his recognizance release conditions twice by being in a premise where alcohol was sold and breaching his curfew of 12am-7am.

Yesterday at approximately 8:19 am, patrol officers arrested and charged the accused with Failing to Comply with his Undertaking. He will appear in bail court. In a similar incident at 12:05 pm, patrol officers arrested charged a 50-year-old male for Breaching his Undertaking.

The accused was on release conditions not to contact the female victim and on the evening of September 15th, the male telephoned the victim. This accused will also appear in bail court.


MAN ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT
Yesterday at approximately 8:30 a.m., Treatment Centre staff entered an inmate’s cell in an effort to restrain the male prisoner from causing a disturbance and threatening.

In the process of restraining the accused, a corrections staff member was kicked by the prisoner several times in the leg and hand. The staff member received minor injuries in the assault.

The accused, Amir Golbaz, age 26 who is currently incarcerated at the Algoma Treatment & Remand Centre, 800 Great Northern Road, was arrested at 11:30 am by patrol officers and charged with Assault. He will appear in bail court.


CHARGED WITH EXPORTING DRUGS TO U.S.
On the 11th of September 2003, Luigi Scarpino, age 43 of 84 Beaumont Street, exported over 100 Oxyconton (Morphine) pills to Sault Ste Marie, Michigan from Sault Ontario.

Once in Sault Michigan, Scarpino allegedly sold these pills to an American undercover police officer for over $900.00 U.S. Scarpino was arrested and charged in the United States for these offences and is awaiting trail.

Yesterday, shortly after 3:00 pm, Scarpino surrendered himself to Joint Forces Drug Enforcement Officers in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Officers arrested and charged the accused with Exporting a Controlled Drug under the Controlled Drug and Substance Act. He will appear in court on October 20th.


DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OVER CAR
On Sunday the 14th of September 2003 between 7:20 and 7:30 a.m., the accused, a 39-year-old male was at a downtown parking lot where he got into an argument with his wife from whom he was separated.

This domestic argument over the family car turned into physical violence when the male shoved the adult victim and squeezed her hand. He then left the area. Yesterday at 4:25 pm, the accused surrendered himself to police officers at the Police Services Building. He has been charged with Assault and will appear in bail court today.


HE THREATENED TO KILL HER
On the 15th of September, the accused, a 45-year-old male from Sault Ste. Marie, was released from police custody on a condition not to molest, harass or annoy an adult female victim.

The accused was released from custody in relation to an assault charge. Yesterday in the late afternoon, police received information that the male had threatened to kill the victim. At 4:25 pm patrol officers arrested and charged the male with Breaching his Undertaking and Threatening Death. He will appear in bail court today.


ARRESTED FOR STEALING STEAKS
Yesterday at approximately 3:30 pm, the accused, Robert Joseph Wilson, age 42 of no fixed address, allegedly removed six steaks valued at over $60.00 from Rome's Grocery at 44 Great Northern Road.

The accused was subsequently arrested by store security and turned over to police. The accused has been charged with Theft under $5,000.00 and Breach of Probation. He will appear in bail court today.


YOUTH THREATENS MOTHER
Yesterday at approximately 7:30 pm, a 14-year-old youth was at home with his mother. The accused got into an argument with his mother and pulled out a knife, flipped the blade open and told his mother he would use it on her.

At the time of this incident the youth was also on an undertaking not to harass her. At 7:50 pm patrol officers arrested and charged the youth with Threatening, Breach of Undertaking and Possession of a Weapon Dangerous to the Public. The mother was not injured. The youth will appear in bail court today.


DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Yesterday, between 3:00 pm and 10:00 pm, the accused, a 27-year-old male from Sault Ste. Marie, allegedly committed mischief under $5000.00 to his girlfriend’s residence by putting a hole in the drywall in two places.

He also stole two books from the victim. Then, after leaving the residence, he continued to call the victim from 10:00 pm until 11:30 pm. During this incident, he was on an undertaking with conditions not to molest, harass or annoy the victim.

At 11:40 pm patrol officers arrested and charged the accused with Mischief, Theft and Breach of Undertaking. He will appear in bail court today.


ASSAULT AT SAULT CANAL
Yesterday at approximately 11:00 pm, the accused, a 28-year-old male of no fixed address was at the Sault Ste Marie Canal with his estranged girlfriend.

The male was intoxicated and assaulted the female victim by grabbing her and throwing her to the ground. During this assault the accused put his hands over the victim’s mouth to prevent her from yelling for help and placed his hands around her throat and pushed her face to the ground.

The victim managed to calm him down and drove him to a downtown location. Once there, the accused committed the offence of mischief by hitting the victim’s car causing a dent in its door. The victim received minor injuries in the assault.

At the time of this incident, the accused was on probation with the condition of keep the peace and be of good behaviour. At 12:10 am Patrol Officers arrested and charged the male with Breach of Probation, Assault and Mischief. He will appear in bail court today.


PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY
Patrol officers from the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service would like to take this opportunity to remind citizens that they can make a difference in reducing residential theft by simply closing and securing their garage doors and thereby eliminating the risk of becoming a target. In the past month several homes in our city have had the garage entered and items removed.

In the warmer weather, such as we have experienced in the past month, homeowners have a tendency to leave their garage doors open and unattended as they are doing their yard work or enjoying the backyard. By leaving the garage door open, residents take the unnecessary and much avoidable risk of losing valuable items and often don't realize things are missing right away. Tools, golf clubs, unlocked vehicles and bicycles are left in clear view to thieves.

Residents who keep garage doors open are more at risk to be victims of theft. Thieves see an open garage as a fast, easy target. Even if items in residential garages are secured and safe from theft, more often than not, the door leading from the garage to the inside of the home is left unlocked.

An open garage door during the day can provide a thief with a tempting target and leaving it unlocked at night will provide the thief easy access to your belongings. Closing and securing your garage may help in reducing the chances that you will be the victim of a theft.