Monday, August 10, 2009

MANITOULIN OPP INVESTIGATING GUNSHOT INCIDENT

Manitoulin Man in Serious Condition after Firearm Incident

On Saturday 08 Aug 09 at 7:18 pm Manitoulin OPP received a call from the Manitoulin Ambulance Service requesting assistance to attend an emergency call. A woman had called the ambulance advising that her husband had just received a gunshot wound while at their cottage located on Bedford Island which is located about 7 kilometres west of Little Current. The Marine Unit of the OPP were dispatched and transported paramedics to the island where the man was located in serious condition. He was transported back to Little Current aboard the OPP vessel and then transported by air ambulance to Sudbury where he remains in serious condition.

Manitoulin OPP officers along with the Manitoulin Crime Unit and Forensic Identification Unit are currently investigating the incident. The couple were alone on the island at the time of the incident.


VEHICLE BREAK IN’S LEADS TO STOLEN VEHICLES

Unlocked Vehicles Leads to Vehicle Thefts

On Saturday 08 Aug 09 at 10:03 am Manitoulin OPP officers received calls advising of vehicle break-ins on Campbell Street in Little Current. Sometime over night someone had entered a number of vehicles with possible intension of stealing a vehicle. These vehicles were unlocked an upon the first one with keys in it was stolen. The vehicle was ditched a short distance later where another truck was entered and taken with keys in it. The culprit was observed and through an investigation identity of the suspect was learned. As a result of this investigation a local male youth has been charged with 2 counts of theft of a motor vehicle. He was later released with conditions to appear in Gore Bay Youth Court to answer to the said charges. The name of the youth cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Constable Allan Boyd Community Services Officer for the Manitoulin OPP advises that a number of these crimes can be prevented if opportunity is not present. It is great that many people feel safe enough to leave there vehicles unlocked and keys in it, however this only assists in the temptation of committing this type of crime. Many of the persons responsible for the thefts of items from a vehicle or the vehicle themselves don’t have the means to steal it if the vehicle was locked and the keys taken. It is a simple thing people can do by locking your vehicle and taking the keys with you. If the opportunity does not exist then the changes of it happening are greatly reduced. It is plain and simple “lock it or loose it”.