Throughout Police Week we are showcasing the work our members do daily and highlighting public safety and community safety tips. May is our Bicycle Safety month, so today we are sharing a few tips to keep yourself safe while riding your bicycle and to prevent your bicycles and e-bikes from being stolen. Under the Highway […]
On May 16, 2022, officers with Patrol Services charged 29-year-old Sydney Benwell with robbery. On May 15, 2022, around 10:00 a.m. officers responded to a person demanding money with a knife at a business in the 300 block of Great Northern Road. Upon arrival, the person had fled the area. A search was conducted but […]
On May 14, 2022, officers with Patrol Services 32-year-old Chelsey Williams in relation to two incidents of break and enter. Around 1:00 a.m. the accused entered a residence of someone known to them in the 300 block of Morin Street, causing damage to a door. Upon arrival officers located the accused outside the residence and […]
On May 13, 2022, officers with Patrol Services charged 40-year-old Travis Parsons with firearm related offences. On April 28, 2022, the accused and the victim were at his residence when an altercation took place. He stole a shotgun from the victim, pushing them to the ground in the process and striking them with the gun. […]
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is proud to join police services across the province and Canada to celebrate Police Week. #PoliceWeekON provides us the opportunity to showcase the tremendous work of our officers, 911 communicators and civilian staff. This year, the theme is “Your Police Services: Helping Build Safer Communities.” Throughout the week, the […]
On May 4 and May 5, 2022, officers with the Community Mobilization Unit assisted in three IMET calls. ON May 4, 2022, officers attended a residence at 321 Albert Street East to assist in the removal of an abandoned motor home and vehicle. The vehicles were removed without incident. On May 5, 2022, around 10:00 […]
On May 4, 2022, officers with the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service participated in a joint force’s initiative with the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ministry of Transportation. During the initiative officers were targeting insecure loads and unsafe trailers and to ensure compliance of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA). Officers were located on Second Line […]
On May 8, 2022, officers with Patrol Services charged 24-year-old Collin Kimewon with operation while impaired. Around 8:00 p.m. officers responded to a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Goulais Avenue and Second Line West. Upon arrival, officers observed the accused next to a vehicle. Through the investigation officers discovered the accused had been […]
A joint police investigation has resulted in more than 20 people charged and the seizure of $4.45 million in controlled substances. During the six-month project, the Durham Regional Police Service led a joint investigation in partnership with the Peterborough Police Service, Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, Brantford Police Service and supported by the Criminal Intelligence […]
On April 29, 2022, officers with Patrol Services charged 67-year-old Donna Bardawill with operation while impaired. Around 3:45 a.m. officers responded to a single vehicle collision in the 0-100 block of McNabb Street. Upon arrival officers observed the driver of the vehicle, later identified as the accused, speaking with EMS. Upon speaking with the accused, […]
