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4 days ago
- CTV News
Sault man faces multiple charges after assault, vandalism and theft spree
Aerosol trigger of a can of bear spray in an outdoor setting. September 14, 2022. (File photo/Steven White/iStockPhoto) A 30-year-old man is facing multiple charges, including assault with a weapon and administering a noxious substance, following a series of incidents in late July and early August in Sault Ste. Marie. According to the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service, officers responded to a report of a bear spray assault in the 0-100 block of Canal Drive on July 29. The victim was attacked by an unknown suspect, later identified as the accused. 'Officers also determined the accused had tipped over a vending machine in the 0-100 block of Huron Street earlier that morning, causing significant damage,' police said in a news release. 'A warrant was obtained for their arrest.' Theft and fraudulent credit card use Two days later, on Aug. 1, police received another report – this time of a theft from a vehicle in the 200 block of Selby Road. Investigators found that the accused had stolen multiple items – including credit cards, from a victim who was not known to them. The accused allegedly used the stolen credit card to make purchases at a local business. Arrest at courthouse On Aug. 11, the accused was located at the Sault Ste. Marie Courthouse and taken into custody. He now faces a lengthy list of charges: Assault with a weapon, administering a noxious thing (bear spray), mischief, theft, theft of a credit card, possession of property obtained by crime, possession of a stolen credit card, unauthorized use of a credit card, three counts of failing to comply with a probation order and one count of failing to comply with a release order. Sault Ste. Marie Courthouse An undated photo of the Sault Ste. Marie Courthouse on Queen Street East. (File photo/CTV News Northern Ontario) The accused was held in custody pending a bail hearing.
CTV News
28-05-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Open fires banned in some Quebec areas
A stock image of a hand holding a match with an open flame and a large fire in the background. (File photo/PamWalker68/iStockPhoto) The northernmost regions of Quebec have been banned from open fires in or near wooded areas because of conditions conducive to forest fires. According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry, the aim of this measure is to limit the risk of forest fires in the context of the return of fine weather. Until further notice, it is therefore forbidden to light open fires in certain areas of Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Mauricie, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie. The ministry points out that failure to comply with the order, which came into force at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, is punishable by a fine. An open fire is defined as 'any fire that burns freely or has the potential to spread freely.' Campfires, fireworks and the use of instruments capable of producing flames are prohibited. Fires lit in special facilities equipped with spark arrestors are still permitted. There is currently only one active forest fire in Quebec -- on the North Shore, and it is under control. However, since the start of the week, the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) has been issuing a 'call for vigilance' for regions in the north of the province. In these areas, SOPFEU expects the level of forest fire danger to gradually increase from 'high' to 'extreme' over the next few days. 'In spring, dead vegetation -- such as leaves and brush -- dries out quickly under the effect of the wind and sun. They then become highly flammable. So we need to be vigilant as soon as the weather gets better,' explained SOPFEU on Tuesday on social networks. Since the start of the protection season, 96 forest fires have affected 106.8 hectares in the intensive protection zone. The average for the last 10 years, at the same date, is 183 fires for a burnt area of 199.1 hectares. This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on May 28, 2025.
CTV News
25-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Elder abuse investigation leads to arrests in Thunder Bay
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CTV News
21-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
Sachigo Lake First Nation investigates $1M in arson damages
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Miami Herald
07-05-2025
- Miami Herald
Credit union worker steals $300K from elderly customers' accounts in NH, feds say
National Credit union worker steals $300K from elderly customers' accounts in NH, feds say An Arkansas woman who worked for a credit union was sentenced for stealing more than $300,000 from elderly people's accounts in New Hampshire, federal prosecutors said. Getty Images/iStockPhoto An Arkansas woman who worked remotely for a New Hampshire-based credit union stole more than $300,000 from elderly customers' electronic banking accounts, federal prosecutors said. Tyra Brown, 27, was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Hampshire said in an April 24 news release. She pleaded guilty in January to one count of wire fraud, according to court documents. 'The defendant deliberately abused her position of trust and chose to target elderly account holders, knowing some of whom were unfamiliar with electronic banking,' Acting U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack said in the release. McClatchy News reached out to Brown's attorney April 25 but did not immediately receive a response. According to court documents, Brown was employed as a customer service representative and had access to customer account information. Between March and August 2023, she used her access to direct customer money to personal bank accounts, prosecutors said. She stole a total of more than $300,000 during that period from about 10 elderly customers, and she attempted to steal more money from them, according to court records. Brown accessed sensitive, personal information in customers' bank accounts on multiple times, including once when she spoke with two victims of a shared account then created an unauthorized online banking profile for them before wiring herself money from their accounts, per court records. She sent four wires below the $25,000 threshold as to not appear suspicious, prosecutors said. Natalie Demaree mcclatchy-newsroom Go to X Email this person 479-616-0125 Natalie Demaree is a national real time reporter covering religion and the Southeast region for McClatchy Media. She holds a master's in journalism from Columbia Journalism School and a bachelor's in journalism and political science with a specialization in African and African American Studies from the University of Arkansas.
