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The has been much on the topic of All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) and Off-Road Vehicles (ORVs) lately with regards to where they can legally be operated in the Town of LaSalle. The short answer again is on any property that you own or any property where you have permission to operate them. The LaSalle Police Service recently put out information explaining that ATVs and ORVs are NOT legally allowed to be operated on roadways within the Town of LaSalle. They also recently put out information explaining that ATVs and ORVs riding along the ETR tracks are causing a dangerous situation by
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Case #21-3239 The LaSalle Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying a male concerning a theft. On Thursday, March 11th, 2021, just before 6:00 PM, a yet-to-be-identified male entered Shoppers Drug Mart located at 6020 Malden Road in LaSalle. The male requested assistance from a clerk to locate an item. When the clerk went to locate the item, the male concealed a bottle of fragrance valued at $89.00 and promptly left the store. At the time of the occurrence, the suspect was wearing a white plastic-type rain jacket and olive green cargo pants. He was described
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LaSalle Police Service Case# 21-1846 Windsor Police Service Case# 2021-22305, 2021-22307 On February 24th, 2021, The LaSalle Police Service published a news release in relation to a male charged with sexual assault-related offences on a child under 18 years old. As a result of that news release, two further victims came forward. Both victims reported sexual assaults which occurred in Windsor. The LaSalle Police Service and Windsor Police Service are conducting a joint investigation. (LaSalle Police Service News Release) https://www.lasallepolice.ca/74-year-old-male-arrested-for-sexual-assault-and-sexual-interference/ As a result of an investigation into this new information, Windsor Police Service has arrested the suspect and charged him with offences related to the two victims.
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The LaSalle Police Service has received a call from Essex Terminal Railway about damage along the tracks being caused by off-road vehicles.  The rocks adjacent to the railway ties and under the tracks are being eroded and pulled away from the tracks as vehicles travel along them which could eventually cause a train derailment.   The tracks and the corridor of property adjacent to the tracks are privately owned by the ETR and are posted as NO TRESPASSING.  The use of this property for off-road vehicles has been an issue for many years and the LaSalle Police Service has continuously addressed
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                                                                                                                                                     Deputy Chief Kevin Beaudoin has announced that he is retiring as of March 26th, 2021 after 35 years of faithful service as a police officer.  He has
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Just after 7:00 PM on March 17th, an observant resident in the area of Bouffard Road and St. Michael’s Drive knew something was not right when they saw a male and a female pull up in a silver Honda Civic and the male occupant got out and went into their neighbour’s back yard. Shortly after, the resident went to check the backyard to make sure everything was alright. They advised another resident to record the licence plate number of the vehicle. A few minutes later the resident observed the male exit a nearby wooded area and enter the Honda which
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The LaSalle Police Service recently received a report of a potential scam that had taken place on the morning of Tuesday, March 16th. A resident reported that a couple of males attended their residence, offering to asphalt their driveway for a reduced rate. They advised that they had completed another driveway in the area and had enough leftover material to finish their driveway as well. They appeared to have all the necessary equipment with them to complete the job and the resident agreed to have them do the work. The cash was exchanged before completion and once the job was
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An adult male LaSalle resident was issued a three-day driver’s licence suspension after registering more than 50 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milliliters of blood Sunday night just after 10:00 PM. The male had been operating a motor vehicle on Front Road in the Town of LaSalle after consuming a quantity of alcohol when he was stopped by a LaSalle Police Officer. The officer could smell the alcohol when speaking with the driver and demanded a breath sample with which the driver complied. As a result, the driver’s licence was suspended and seized for three days. The male must attend
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Case #21-3134 The LaSalle Police Service is seeking the assistance of the public in identifying a male concerning a theft. On Monday, March 8th, 2021, just after 8:00 AM, a yet-to-be-identified male entered Shoppers Drug Mart located at 6020 Malden Road in LaSalle. The male went directly to the fragrances aisle and was observed, on video surveillance, placing several bottles of fragrances inside the front of his jacket before quickly leaving the store without paying for any items. The alarm activated as the male exited the store after which he took off running northbound toward Normandy Street. The total value
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Update From February 9th, 2021 LaSalle Police Media Release Case# 21-01985, 21-01986, 21-01987, 21-01988 On February 10th, The LaSalle Police Service issued a media release in relation to four daytime break and enters to residences on the west side of LaSalle that occurred on Tuesday February 9th between 3:00 PM and 5:00 PM. LaSalle Police Service investigators collaborated with the Windsor Police Service in an ensuing investigation and were able to identify and arrest four adult male suspects. No additional information was released at the time due to a larger and complex multi-jurisdictional investigation into this group by multiple police
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