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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 2009-10-21, Page 18Page 18 - Goderich Signal -Star, Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Break and enter suspect caught with bag of stolen foods d On October 13, shortly after midnight Huron OPP officers received a 911 call following an alarm call at the Canadian Tire store in Exeter. The key holder of the store went to the Canadian Tire location on Thames Road after being contacted by his alarm company. Upon arrival he found the building was insecure and feared someone may still be inside. The key holder then called 911 to update police of the situation and he moved his vehicle around the corner and out of sight of the suspect should he/ she emerge from the store. The key holder then stated that he could see a male exit his store with a bag in hand. A direction of travel was provided and the caller followed the walking suspect from a safe distance. Officers arrived quickly and were directed to the suspect who was identified by the key holder. The suspect was arrested and found to be in possession of property from inside the store as well as break in instru- ments. A 35 year old Exeter man is now facing one count of Break & Enter, one count of Theft Under $5,000, one count of Posses- sion of Break in Instruments, one count of Mischief Under $5,000, one count of Pos- session of Property Obtained by Crime and one count of Breach of Undertaking. The Breach �Jndertaking. The man remains in police custody pending the results of a Bail Hearing on October 13. Note that the key holder in this situation did exactly the correct thing by not enter- ing the insecure store. All too often key holders arrive at an alarm call before police and they enter the location to check it out. Although most alarm calls are false, some are not and clearing a location is best left to police to handle. A suspect who gets caught or surprised by an owner may injure the owner in their attempt to flee. IMPAIRED DRIVER CAUGHT SPEEDING On October 10 at approximately 5:30 p.m. a Huron OPP officer was patrolling on Bluewater Hwy in Central Huron. A traffic stop was initiated for a vehicle that was speeding and as the officer was speak- ing to the driver, she detected an odour of an alcoholic beverage coming from the drivers' breath. The officer made a demand for the driver to provide a roadside sample of his breath and he complied. The result was a fail for the driver and he was ar- rested for Drive with Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol. The driver was taken back to the Huron OPP Detachment where he met with a qualified Intoxilizer Technician to provide two more samples of n.., rea provide his reath. The readings confirmed that the driver had over the legal limit of alcohol in his system at the time of driving. A 47 year-old Bluewater man has been charged with one count of Driving With Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol and one count of Speeding. TRAFFIC STOP LEADS TO CHARGES On October 10, 2009 at approximately 7:30 p.m., Huron OPP officers initiated a traffic stop in Goderich to check the sobri- ety of a driver after observing a vehicle be- ing driven suspiciously. goods approaching suspiciously. pon approaching the driver side of the vehicle, police could detect a faint odour of fresh cut marihuana coming from the bed of the truck. The driver appeared to be very nervous when speaking to police. Further investi- gation led the officers to locate fresh cut marihuana hidden in the box of the truck. The driver of the vehicle, a 25 year old Goderich resident was charged with Pos- session of a Controlled Substance - Sched- ule II Marihuana. ACW purchases used grader Safe roads have a new ally in Ashfield- ACW CHOOSES TENDER FOR SCALE Colborne-Wawanosh, as the township purchased a new grader at the Huron County auction for $82,000 plus appli- cable taxes.*,., -nom Before the grader can be put in use, it requires an A frame and one-way pow er tilt plow, both of which council ap- proved. The A frame will be purchased from Strongco for $3,610 plus applicable taxes. The one way power tilt plow will purchased from Viking Cives Ltd for 4r : ,975 plus applicable taxes. Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh Town- ship Council accepted a tender from Hometown Custom Builder for the build- ing of the new scale and scale house at the Ashfield Landfill for $44,796.07 in- cluding tax: x The scale will be part of an overhaul to the dump that will include charges placed on incoming refuse, similar to the Mid -Huron landfill. Exact charges have not been chosen, but the system will be similar. 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