5 Jan 2015,
11:28 am police received a theft and fraud complaint. A person mailed a cheque into a company to pay an invoice. The cheque was cashed at a bank in Montreal, not by the intended recipient. Police are investigating.
3:53 pm police received a report of a car / deer collision on Lake Range Road from the previous evening.
Some have asked me why I mention car / deer collisions in my press releases. One is simply a reminder that in this area at night it is wise to drive the speed limit and always scan the ditches. If you see a deer slow down, it usually is not the first deer you see that you hit it is the second or third deer. The second is to give an idea to drivers where the problem areas are for car / deer collisions.
3:57 pm police responded to the MTO licence office downtown Port Elgin to a report of a person yelling at the staff. This office was not able to do what the patron required them to do and was referred to a Service Ontario office. No amount of yelling at staff was going to get them to do what they don’t do. What was achieved by the male was he received a trespass notice.
6 Jan 2015,
Police received a report of a fail to remain motor vehicle collision that had occurred back in November. It is best to report damage to your vehicle when you discover it. There is little police can do to investigate a collision that occurred in a parking lot days or weeks before.
5:35 pm police responded to a vehicle in the ditch at Hwy 21 and Carlisle St. The weather was poor and the vehicle spun out and struck a sign. No injuries.
7 Jan 2015,
5:51 pm police responded to a vehicle in the ditch at Hwy 21 and Carlisle St, no injuries no damages.
8 Jan 2015,
8:32 police responded to a vehicle in the ditch on County 17 near Pipers Glenn. No damages, no injuries.
11:56 pm police received a report of two vehicles being keyed while parked behind Rosina’s on New Year’s Eve. No suspects.
9:03 pm police responded to a vehicle in the ditch on Hwy 21 near County Rd 3, no injuries, no damage.
9:08 police responded to three vehicles in the ditch on Hwy 21 near County Rd #3. No injuries, no damages.
11:45 pm police responded to a vehicle stuck in a drift on County Rd #3 near Doll Side Road. No damages, no injuries.
9 Jan 2015,
12:19 am police responded to a vehicle in the ditch on Hwy 21 and South St, no injuries, no damage.
8:50 am police were dispatched to a vehicle stuck on Miramachi Bay Rd and Collard Way. No damages, no injuries.
4:36 pm police received a theft complaint at Rona. During the time leading up to Christmas a number of tools were stolen from the store. Police are investigating.
10 Jan 2015,
8:40 am police responded to a vehicle stuck in the snow at the entrance to Shoppers Drug Mart. No damage.
Drivers are reminded that when we receive a dose of winter like the week of the 5th of January it is best to stay off the roads. It is easy to say and hard to do but when the visibility is as poor as it was last week, and the snow was as deep as it was, stay home. Unless it is an emergency, ride it out and don’t create an emergency on the roads. It is simply too unsafe if you don’t have to travel. As an added plus, my officers, fire, ambulance and tow truck drivers don’t have to go out on roads when it is dangerous to do so. Drive safe.