Posts Tagged ‘crime’

Police looking for Sentry safe taken from home in Wiltshire subdivision

Sentry safe

Sarnia Police are looking for a missing Sentry safe allegedly taken from a home in the Wiltshire subdivision by someone who was house-sitting for the homeowners. The incident started on Sep. 1 when the residents arranged for a family friend to house sit for them while they went on holiday. The house sitter had a [...]

Westminster Avenue experienced two separate break and enters over weekend

Sarnia Police Service cruiser

Police said two homes on Westminster Avenue in Sarnia were broken into sometime between Sep. 1 and Sep. 2. In the first case, someone entered through a rear patio door which was left unlocked and removed a man’s wallet and a woman’s purse from the kitchen area sometime after 11 p.m. Cash and identification was [...]

Sarnia Police updates community on busy Labour Day Weekend

Sarnia Police Service

This year, said police, Labour Day Weekend was busy as local law enforcement reportedly responded to 262 calls for service since Friday, Aug. 31 at 5 p.m. Reported were the following calls: 24           911 calls 16           Alarms 5             Assault complaints 4             Break and Enter complaints 11           Disturb the Peace 21           Domestic/Family Disputes 23           Liquor Licence Act calls [...]

Sarnia police to use speed indicator trailer over next few weeks

Typical speed trailer used by police forces around North American

Sarnia police said residents and visitors will see the Speed Indicator Trailer in town over the next few weeks. This device is used by law enforcement to create driver awareness by reducing speed and changing driver behavior. The trailer will be placed in various areas of the city and tells a driver what their speed [...]

Police arrest impaired driver, find open liquor

Sarnia Police Service

A Sarnia woman, 26, is facing charges after allegedly being behind the wheel of a van when it went off the road and into a ditch in the area of Waterworks Road and Confederation Street on Jul. 20. Sarnia police responded around 8:20 p.m. after they were alerted to the single-vehicle accident. The alleged driver [...]

Second daytime break and enter in three days

Second daytime break and enter in three days

Sarnia Police are investigating another day time break and enter. This newest incident allegedly happened in the 200-block of Maria Street sometime between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on Jul. 19. Police said taken was jewelry, a laptop computer, coins and a camera. Entry was apparently gained through the front door in what is the [...]

Update: Damage in Canatara park overnight, police locate vehicle and driver

Sarnia's Canatara Park

Sarnia Police have located the blue 2004 Toyota Echo that was involved in the collision in Canatara Park early this morning. An overnight disturbance in Canatara Park left an aftermath of significant damage, both to the vehicle involved and park grounds. The incident is said to have happened in the early morning hours prior to [...]

Theft of purse from college prompts police investigation, suspects being sought

Police are looking for the person in this CCTV video-still in relation to a purse-snaching investigation, but said he is not presently a suspect

Sarnia Police are looking to identify a person who may be a witness to the alleged theft of a ladies purse from Lambton College on Jul. 17 between 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. A basketball game was being played with several people attending the event.  The purse is a "Coach" brand, gray and silver in [...]

Update: Blackwell Side Road and Michigan Avenue collision

blackwell side road michigan

Sarnia Police are continuing their investigation into yesterday’s collision at Blackwell Sideroad and Michigan Avenue. It was reported that a 40-year old Sarnia woman allegedly went through a stop sign while traveling west on Michigan when she collided with another vehicle driven by a 54-year-old Sarnia man who was headed west on Michigan. The female driver [...]

Daytime break and enter, theft from cars

Sarnia's Canatara Park was the location of two vehicle break and enter crimes yesterday sometime after 5 pm according to police

The front door had apparently been forced open, said police, as there was obvious damage. Drawers had been pulled open and items tossed about. Jewelry is allegedly missing as well as cash. Police believe the suspects fled through the back door. In a separate incident, two vehicles parked in Canatara Park had apparently been entered [...]