Tuesday, February 25, 2003

CAUGHT WHILE DRIVING UNDER SUSPENSION
Laird Twp, Ont.,

A Laird Twp man now faces a court appearance in Provincial Offences Court after a Sault Ste Marie OPP officer saw him driving while under suspension.

Yesterday just after 2:00 p.m. the officer was parked in one of the turnarounds on Hwy 17 in Laird Twp. She saw the man drive by her and had recently learned that his licence to drive was suspended by the Ministry of Transportation.

The man was pulled over and it was confirmed that he was still under suspension. Fifty-year-old James Spin of Laird Twp was charged with Driving Under Suspension contrary to the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario.

He will appear in court on 26 March 2003.


VANDALISM TO PARKED VEHICLES
Searchmont, Ont.,

Sault Ste Marie OPP is trying to find the person responsible for vandalism to a parked truck near Northland Lake in the Searchmont area.

The owner of the truck left it parked in a parking area for the last four days while he was at his camp. When he returned he noticed that someone had purposely scratched the side of his vehicle.

Sault Ste Marie OPP have investigated several incidents where vehicles left parked in the Searchmont area have been vandalized and broken into. Most of these vehicles had been left unattended while outdoor enthusiast enjoyed the splendor of the Northern Ontario wilderness.

These thieves and vandals made no distinction between tourists and locally owned vehicles. To these criminals it didn't matter to them where these people came from and that they were going to supplement their criminal activities on the backs of the hard working public.

Crime prevention and crime detection takes more than just the police trying to prevent and solve these crimes. We need the assistance of everyone to report unusual activities and the criminal?s actions to the police or to Crime Stoppers.

Together we can make the difference in your neighbourhood and in our communities.