Officers from the LaSalle Police Service Traffic Enforcement Unit (TEU) have recently issued stunt driving charges to five persons in relation to speeding. Charge #1 – Friday, Jan 20th – Disputed Road – 64-year-old male – 109 km/h in a 60 km/h zone. Charge #2 – Friday, Jan 27th – Highway 18 – 60-year-old male – 99 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. Charge #3 – Monday, Jan 30th – Front Road – 29-year-old male – 90 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. Snow on roads / slippery conditions. Charge #4 – Monday, Jan 30th – Disputed Road – 39-year-old
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Porch Pirate Theft From Two Homes in LaSalle
Occ 23-789 and 23-795 The LaSalle Police Service is advising our community to be aware that porch pirates continue to be active locally. On Sunday, January 29th, Police received two separate reports of theft of a package from porches in the Seven Lakes neighbourhood in LaSalle. Both thefts occurred between 11:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. and occurred within 30 minutes of delivery. The theft was caught on surveillance cameras which show what appears to be a dark-coloured 2007-2014 model Ford Edge stop on the road in front of the residences. A white male wearing a blue baseball cap, a black
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Financial Crimes / Fraud Awareness Media Release
The LaSalle Police Service is alerting the public to an ongoing trend in financial crimes and fraud. Many of these frauds occur over the internet after receiving unsolicited e-mails, text messages, and sometimes phone calls about amazing investment opportunities or lottery winnings. In the past month, the LaSalle Police Service has investigated three significant frauds involving a total financial loss of approximately one million dollars. In two of the instances, the fraud was committed after the victims invested a significant amount of funds via a fraudulent online cryptocurrency agency. Once they tried to withdraw their seemingly rapidly growing investments, they
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