Payless Shoe Store robbed by thin woman in pink hoodie

CITY POLICE

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************************* Robbery investigation

On the 24th of September at 6:49 p.m., the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service received a robbery complaint from the Payless Shoe Store on Great Northern Road.

It is alleged that a lone female entered the store around 6:45 p.m. on the 24th of September and demanded the clerk to open the till.

The suspect was holding her hands in her pocket when demanding the cash.

She left with an undisclosed amount of money, fleeing in a red Dodge mini-van.

No weapon was observed and there were no injuries.

The female suspect was descried as being in her 40s, approximately 5’4”, thin build, short brown hair, wearing a pink hoodie and blue pants.

Officers searched the area with negative results.

The investigation is ongoing

************************* Break and enter reports

- A residence in the 500 block of Maki Road was entered on the 26th of September. A 40-inch flat-screen television and a Nintendo Wii were reported stolen.

- Two attempted break and enters were reported to homes on Alexandra Street and one in the 600 block of Second Line West.

************************* Theft reports

- A dump hoist cylinder assembly was reported stolen from a business on Industrial Court on the 25th of September.

- Licence plates were stolen off vehicles on Sunnyside Beach Road and Albert Street East.

- A BMX bike was stolen from Panoramic Drive.

- A vehicle was entered in the 200 block of Shannon Road and one on Ashgrove Avenue. Wallets were reported stolen.

************************ Mischief reports

- A vehicle in the 300 block of Korah Road had a back window spray-painted and four tires slashed.

- A vehicle on Bruce Street was vandalized.

If you have any information regarding these crimes, or any other crime, call at 942-7867 or 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), submit an e-tip from the Crime Stoppers web site at www.saultcrimestoppers.com or send a text to keyword SSM to the short code number 274637.

************************ Shoplifting

Thirty-six-year-old Heather Rivers of #301-536A Goulais Avenue was arrested by officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service on the 25th of September at 5:14 p.m. at the Metro Store on Churchill Boulevard.

It is alleged that the accused attended at the store and stole a number of items.

She was apprehended by a loss-prevention officer and held for police.

She has been charged with one count of theft under $5,000 and will appear in court on the 1st of November.

************************ Shoplifting

Officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service arrested two individuals on the 24th of September just after 12 p.m. at Zellers on Bay Street after they allegedly attended at the store and stole some items.

One of the accused, a male youth, was charged with one count of theft under $5,000 and two counts of breach of probation and is to attend in court on the 26th of October.

The second was a female, 19-year-old Marissa Racicot of #2-266 John Street, charged with one count of assault.

She is to appear in court on the 25th of October.

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