Festive R.I.D.E.
Over the holiday New Year long weekend, South Simcoe Police continued to make our roads safer by removing drivers who made the wrong choice to drink and drive.
In Innisfil, 245 vehicles were stopped, 9 roadside screening device tests conducted, resulting in 1 – 3 day suspension and 1 arrest under The Controlled Drug and Substance Act (CDSA).
In the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, police removed 1 driver with a 3 day suspension, another with a 7 day and a third driver for 90 days.
Theft
(Innisfil, ON) On Saturday, December 30, 2017, South Simcoe Police responded to a business located in Alcona for a report of a robbery that had taken place around 5:30 p.m.. The owner of the store reports having the store’s safe stolen containing a large amount of cash. The store’s cameras show a man and woman entering the store at 5:30 together but soon separate. The man is seen entering the Employees Only location by prying open the door. They are then caught on camera leaving the store around 5:44 p.m.
The male is described as,white, 35-40 years old, dark hair, small goatee, stalky build, wearing a grey hoody under a black winter coat, black jeans and dark boots carrying a small black back pack.
The female is described as, white, 30-35 year old, shoulder length bleach blonde hair worn up in a pony tail, a tan complexion, average build, wearing a blue winter coat with white zippers and the inside of the hood being pink, blue jeans, tan coloured UGG boots.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
Assault
(Bradford, ON) On Saturday, December 30, 2017, around 10:30 p.m., South Simcoe Police were called to a home on Northgate Drive in The Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury in relation to a suspicious person. The complainant reports that while she was walking to retrieve her mail she noticed a man was standing near the mailboxes talking on his cell phone. When she approached the mail box, he moved to side allowing her access to the boxes, then the unknown male grabbed her from behind. She was able to kick off the suspect and use her keys to cause injury to his thigh before the suspect ran off towards Fox Run Lane.
The male is described as possibly white, approximately 6 feet tall, thin build, wearing a black ski mask/balaclava, black hooded winter jacket, blue jeans, winter gloves and winter work style boots.
Anyone with information or may have seen anything, is asked to contact South Simcoe Police or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.