Thursday, April 26, 2007

GOULIGANS—CHECK YOUR NEIGHBOURS HOUSE

Goulais River, Ont.,

Sault Ste Marie OPP are asking residents of Goulais Mission Road to check your neighbours house or camp to see if it has been broken into.

This morning at about 3:00 a.m. OPP were called to the 1500 area of Goulais Mission Road area after receiving a report of an intoxicated man, hurt, on the roadway. Officers arrived to find a man suffering from injuries that required medical treatment. The man was taken to hospital by ambulance.

While at the scene police questioned the man about why and where he was walking at that hour in the morning. The man indicated that he was at a house party but didn’t know where. He also didn’t know who owned the house he allegedly was at and couldn’t remember where it was located. A short time after police arrived on the scene a female walked up to the scene. She advised police she was with the man but could seem to remember where the party was or who owned the house they were at.

A patrol of the area was conducted and police found a mini van, connected to the two people, stuck in the ditch nearby. The minivan was filled with articles most commonly stolen in break and enters. Some of those items included fishing equipment, frozen foods, electronics, and camping equipment. Neither of the two could remember where the items in their van came from.

Police are asking residents all along the Goulais Mission Road area to check your neighbours house, camps and outbuildings to see if anything is missing from your area.

HEYDEN HOUSE GET PAINTED

Heyden, Ont.,

For everyone in the Birchgrove and Hiltz Road area of Heyden, its time to step forward and see who owns paintball guns in your neighbourhood.

Last night vandals shot paintballs at the same house on two occasions. Police were called to a house on Birchgrove Road in Heyden at about 10:30 p.m. last night. It was apparent that someone shot about 20-25 paint balls at the house. At about midnight, the same homeowner called police again to say that the culprits had returned to the house and again shot paintballs at his home.

Police suspect that the culprits are from that area of Heyden. We are asking anyone to call police with the names of people in the Birchgrove and Hiltz Road area they suspect of having paintball guns.


ALL NIGHT SEARCH FOR AIRCRAFT TURNS OUT TO BE FALSE

Ranger Lake, Ont.,

Search authorities with several organizations have spent the night responding to an aircraft distress signal.

Late yesterday afternoon a commercial aircraft reported receiving an electronic distress signal from an Emergency Locating Transmitter (ELT) in the area north east of Searchmont.

The Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) in Trenton Ontario dispatched two aircraft, a helicopter, and Sault Search and Rescue to the vicinity of the scene. The search site is was in the Garden Lake area halfway between Searchmont and Ranger Lake. Just after sun up this morning search crews were able to determine that the emergency signal was a false alarm.

A pilot has a floatplane at a camp in the same area. Late yesterday afternoon he was performing minor maintenance on the plane and unknowingly activate the ELT on the plane. He didn’t realize the ELT was activated until he heard the rescue aircraft in the area and he shut the ELT off.


OFF DUTY OFFICER POINT POLICE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION

(Elliot Lake, Ont.) On April 25th, 2007 at approximately 8:48 p.m. an off duty OPP officer was out walking when he noticed two male parties walking and consuming Cannabis Marihuana. The off duty officer reported the incident and police arrested the two suspects.

Charged with Possession of Cannabis Marihuana less than 30 grams is Dennis HOWARD (46) of Elliot Lake and Lennard Hannigan (40) also of Elliot Lake.

HOWARD and HANNIGAN are scheduled to appear in court on June 5th, 2007.

“Update” Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision

(Thessalon Township, Ontario) Kenneth G. COLLVER (82) of Thessalon, Ontario has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario with “Drive left of centre – on a curve”. COLLVER is scheduled to attend in Thessalon Court on June 18, 2007.

DANGER HIGH EXPLOSIVES

(Thessalon, Ontario) On Wednesday April 26, 2007 members of the East Algoma – Thessalon Detachment were contacted regarding a strange green box that was located in the bushes near the junction of Federation and Trudeau Streets in Thessalon, Ontario.

The box was located by the Police and on the top of the box were the words “Danger High Explosives”. Members of the Northeast Region Explosive Disposal Unit (EDU) attended the location. The box was eventually opened revealing a large number of boat flares inside.

The flares are believed to be stolen from recent break and enters into boats in the Town of Thessalon. If you have recently seen someone in the area of Federation and Trudeau Streets carrying a green box, contact the East Algoma OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-705-942-7867 with any information.