Wednesday, May 3, 2006

MULTIPLE AGENCIES JOIN IN SEARCH FOR STACEY DELINARDI

The search for Stacey Delinardi continues today with three agencies participating in looking for any clues that may lead to the whereabouts of Mr. Delinardi.

On December 1, 2005 Mr. Delinardi’s car was found abandoned on Connor Road in Duncan Township. He had been reported as missing to the Sault Ste Marie City Police on November 29, 2005.

Fifty five (55) members from the three different agencies are coordinating a ground search in Duncan Twp just northeast of the Sault Ste Marie city limits.

Members of the OPP Emergency Response Team, The City of Sault Ste Marie Police Service Emergency Services Unit and their Containment Team, as well as volunteers from Sault Search and Rescue have commence a search for any signs of Mr. Delinardi.

The search for the thirty one year old Sault Ste Marie resident was started last December. Heavy snowfall at that time hampered the search effort. In early April of this year the OPP helicopter and a member of the OPP Canine Unit searched selected areas of Duncan Twp for the missing man. Last week OPP brought in four members of the Canine Unit to conduct a further search using cadaver dogs. Both efforts failed to turn up any clues to the whereabouts of Mr. Delinardi.

The OPP helicopter is also in the area to assist in the search for Stacey Delinardi. It is expected that when the pilot have completed this search that he will stay in this area to look for another missing person.

On July 24, 2005 forty six year old Noriharu AMANO of Marathon left the Sault Ste Marie airport in his own plane destined for Marathon. He never arrived in Marathon and has not been heard from since. He wasn’t reported missing until August 2, 2005. An extensive ground, air and marine search was conducted and no sign or Mr. Amano or his plane was located. The OPP helicopter is expected to search the area from Hwy 17 east to Searchmont and southeast to Echo Bay for any signs of the missing aircraft.

MURDER CHARGE LAID IN WIKWEMIKONG HOMICIDE

In the early morning hours of Tuesday 02nd May 06 members of the Wikwemikong Tribal Police were called to a disturbance at 37 Daawema Road Wikwemikong, Ontario. Upon arrival at the scene it was found that an adult male was a victim of a stab wound. He was rushed to the Manitoulin Health Centre in Little Current where we he was pronounced dead on arrival. The deceased male has been identified as Cory Allen ROY age 28 of the Wikwemikong First Nation. Through investigation it was learned that a male youth had fled the scene.

Members of the Ontario Provincial Police Emergency Response Team along with the canine unit were called in to assist in locating the youth. At day break a 16 year-old male youth was located in another residence in Wikwemikong and surrendered peacefully to police and was taken into custody.

The youth who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act has been charged with one count of First Degree Murder. He was taken to the Wikwemikong Criminal Court today where he was remanded into custody by a Provincial Court Judge to appear at the next sitting of Superior Court on Manitoulin on Wednesday 17th May 06.

The investigation is still ongoing with the assistance of the Northeast Region OPP Crime unit and the OPP Forensic Identification Unit from Sault Ste. Marie. The joint investigation is being conducted with the Wikwemikong Tribal Police under the direction of Detective Inspector Tim Millar of the Criminal Investigation Branch of the OPP.

Cyclist Assaulted

Batchewana First Nation, Ont.,

Members of the OPP and the Anishinabek Police Service took one man in custody late yesterday afternoon after a cyclist was assaulted.

At about 5:30 p.m. yesterday afternoon officers with the two police services received a call about a man on Bear Creek Road that appeared to be under the influence of intoxicants.

The man got up and became agitated. At one point, the man attacked a 16 year old boy who was riding a bicycle. The 16 year old was pushed off his bike and slightly injured.
A second report on the situation indicated that the man was chasing vehicles traveling on the roadway.

The intoxicated man fled the immediate area but was located near Adeline and McNabb Street. He was taken into custody and spent most of the night in police holding cells.

Nineteen year old Ronald PINE of Garden River has been charged with Assault and Being Drunk in a Public Place. He will appear in court on June 5 2006. The cyclist did not need hospital treatment