Tuesday, February 24, 2004

(Elliot Lake, Ont.)
The Ontario Provincial Police is requesting the assistance of the public regarding the following incidents:

During the evening of February 18th, 2004 unknown culprits slashed two rear tires of a vehicle parked in the parking lot at 7 Timmins Rd in Elliot Lake.

Police are also investigating a theft that occurred on February 13th, 2004. The father of a young boy that delivers a local newspaper contacted police to report that someone is stealing newspapers after delivery. Later a young male youth was observed on Ottawa Ave taking a newspaper from a residence.

Also being investigated by the OPP is the report of Ice Shacks on Elliot Lake, near the Old Beach being damaged. Taken from one of the Ice Shacks was a 12 V Coleman Lantern.

The Ski Hill was once again a victim of crime. Sometime after Wednesday, February 18th, 2004 unknown culprits attended the Upper Ski Lift. The hinges on the door were pried open allowing culprits to gain access. Once inside excessive damage was caused.

If you have information on any of the above incidents, you are asked to contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers.


THANK YOU EVERYONE---WE ARE AT 151 AND COUNTING
Sault Ste Marie, Ont.,

Members of the Sault Ste Marie OPP would like to thank everyone who donated books towards the isolated First Nation Communities in Northern Ontario.

Over the past several weeks’ members of the public, community groups, schools, and other government offices have all dropped off books at the Sault Ste Marie OPP detachment.

Since the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario introduced this program several weeks ago, there has been a steady flow of books into the Sault Ste Marie OPP detachment. So far, through the generosity of the people in and around the Sault Ste Marie area, we have collected about 151 boxes of books for this program.

Everything from complete sets of encyclopedias, home repair books, cookbooks to children books have been dropped off. The books have been sorted and today and tomorrow they will be packed into a trailer and taken to the OPP General Headquarters in Orillia.

From Orillia they will be shipped various parts of Northern Ontario where arrangements have been made to get the books over the winter and ice roads to the isolated First Nations Communities in the remote parts of Northern Ontario.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to donate.