Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Two Arrested for Robbery in Nairn Centre

(Espanola) – At 7:00 p.m. last night, two males attended a residence on McCharles Street in Nairn Centre. One male, who was known to the victim, was armed with a weapon and forced his way into the residence and stole a stereo and fled.

Espanola and Sudbury OPP officers were dispatched and attended the scene where they obtained a description of the two suspects along with the vehicle they were driving. Officers later located the said vehicle in the Lively area and stopped it. The driver, Jesse BAILEY, age 21 of 7th Avenue, Lively, ON was arrested and charged with Robbery, contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada.

Officers also arrested a second suspect at his residence and charged, Bradley WADE, age 24 of Regional Road 55, Naughton, ON for Robbery with a Weapon, contrary to the Criminal of Code of Canada.

They were both released from custody with conditions and will appear in Espanola court on April 20th, 2006.

Hwy 11 Closed due to the weather conditions

(Kapuskasing OPP) Ontario Provincial Police have closed Hwy 11 from Smooth Rock Falls to just East of Kapuskasing The weather conditions and numerous accidents have forced the police to close this section of Highway until further notice.

Hwy Open

Highway # 631 between Hornepayne and Highway # 11 (Mooseland) is now open to traffic. The highway was closed due to weather conditions.

TTY Stolen From Pick-Up Truck

The hours of darkness, between last Sunday evening and Monday morning, provided ample cover for some dishonest soul to break into a pick-up truck, parked at an Echo Bay residence. The thief made off with a small black toolbox and a TTY.

A TTY is also known as a Telecommunications Device for the Deaf. They enable deaf persons to make phone calls by typing a message on the TTY’s 20 to 30-character keyboard, which is then displayed on a screen at the call receiver’s location. These messages can also be printed out. As you can imagine the device is rather pricey and the victim is less than impressed.

Counterfeit At Dinelle's

Staff at Dinelle’s Grocery Store in Echo Bay located Echo Bay found a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill in their cash. The bill was turned over to police for further follow-up. Businesses are reminded to pay close attention to the bills they are receiving in an effort to assist in the capture the culprit. Printing ones own money is of no benefit to the economy of Canada and often is detrimental to the economic and moral standing of the printer. As it should be!!!

Minor Accident On Hwy 17

Police investigated one very minor traffic mishap on Highway 17 in Laird Township. Black ice was blamed for the vehicle leaving the roadway and entering a ditch. No one was injured and the parties continued on their way once the vehicle was removed from the ditch.

Hwy 17 Now Open

Hwy 17 has re-opened after being closed for over 11 hours due to poor visibility and road conditions. Hwy 631 remains closed.

OPP remind motorists to call MTO for information about road conditions.

Victim In Hospital After Home Invasion

(Elliot Lake, Ont.) The East Algoma OPP Criminal Investigation Unit is currently investigating a home invasion. On March 12th, 2006 at approximately 10:23 p.m. two (2) persons entered a residence on Axmith Avenue in Elliot Lake and confronted two adults in the home. The culprits demanded money and seriously assaulted one adult. The other adult in the home was unharmed.

The victim remains in the Intensive Care Unit in hospital with severe injuries.

Anyone with information regarding the above home invasion is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-705-942-7867 or 1-800-222-8477.

Investigation continuing.