Posts Tagged ‘crime’

Sarnia police release surveillance photo of suspect in Apr. 15 Berkshire robbery

Berkshire Road robbery suspect as captured by CCTV surveillance cameras

Sarnia police have released a surveillance photo of the male suspect allegedly involved in a recent robbery of an elderly couple that happened Apr. 15 on Berkshire Road. Police said the person depicted in the photo attempted to use a credit card that belonged to the woman that was robbed of her purse in that [...]

Sarnia police arrest man for daylight break and enters

Break and Enter

A 36-year-old Sarnia man was arrested yesterday afternoon after a resident on Erindale Court called police when they spotted a man in the house. The man fled and police began scouring the area.  Another caller from Cassandra indicated someone ran run thru their home. A COPPS Branch officer spotted a man matching the description on [...]

Sarnia police issue warrant to arrest man wanted on sex charges

Sex Crimes

Sarnia Police have issued a warrant to arrest a 55-year-old man on numerous sex related offences dating back to early 2008. Marc Anthony Joseph Thibeault, also known as Marc Burke, is wanted on five counts of Sexual Exploitation, one count of Sexual Assault, one count of Criminal Harassment, one count of Assault and one count [...]

Two arrested for copper theft this week

This type of copper wire has been plagued by theft locally for quite sometime

Sarnia police arrested two Sarnia men, ages 30 and 34, yesterday morning around 9:45 a.m. after a break in was discovered at a business in the 5100-block of Blackwell Side Road. An employee of the company arrived at work around 7:30 a.m. to find the fence had been cut and discovered bolt cutters along with [...]

Traffic stop leads to impaired driver

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Lambton OPP pulled over a 1998 GMC pick-up Apr. 17 around 8 p.m. because it was being driven erratically and unsafe. The officer talked to the male driver and determined that he had been drinking alcohol at which point a roadside demand was made. The driver failed the breathalyzer test and was arrested. Further breath [...]

Driver charged with being over the legal limit after complaints called into police

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Lambton OPP was called Apr. 17 at around 11:30 a.m. to a suspicious vehicle parked on Michigan Avenue. A female was found in the driver seat. Police said when she was spoken to, it was clear that she was impaired by alcohol and was arrested for care and control. Open liquor was also allegedly found [...]

Cocaine and pepper spray seized by police during raid

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Sarnia Police Vice Branch served another Controlled Drugs and Substances Act search warrant at a home in the 400-block of Confederation last night around 6 p.m. Police said they entered the home and found the 24-year-old accused sleeping on the couch. He was arrested and taken into custody. During the search, officers recovered approximately 3 [...]

Early afternoon crash at Colborne and Michigan sends one to hospital

Intersection of Colborne Road and Michigan Avenue was the scene of a mid-day accident April 17, 2012

Sarnia police said today a 30-year-old female was taken to hospital by ambulance after being involved in a collision close to the noon hour today at the intersection of Colborne Road and Michigan Avenue. The 30-year-old driver had been driving north on Colborne and made a left turn onto westbound Michigan when she collided with [...]

Sarnia police arrest two men in separate incidents

Indian Road South 300-block in Sarnia

Police said a 42-year-old Sarnia man was arrested on Apr. 14 just before 8:30 p.m. near the 300-block of Indian Road. The man was on a bike, and crossed the road in front of a marked police cruiser. The cruiser was traveling south, the cyclist heading north. The cyclist was wearing dark clothing and, according [...]

Couple assaulted during robbery

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Sarnia police said a man and woman were both assaulted during a robbery in Sarnia's north end in the early morning hours of Apr. 15. They had just returned from a church function around 12:30 a.m. and were exiting their car in their driveway on Berkshire when they were approached by an unknown male. The [...]