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A 2022 Dodge Ram Pickup Truck was stolen overnight from a residence in the 8800 block of Howard Avenue in LaSalle. The truck is described as white with four doors, chrome handles, chrome trim and a trifold leather tonneau cover. The suspect was observed committing the crime on a nearby surveillance system and is described as a light-skinned male, approximately six feet tall with a medium build and dark thick eyebrows. At the time, he was wearing a dark, loose, hooded jacket and dark baggy pants with a dark square-shaped backpack. The still photo provided is in night vision mode
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The March Break is coming and some community members may be going on vacation.  We wanted to take a moment to provide everyone with some crime prevention tips to help avoid becoming a victim of a break-in. Break-ins can be a traumatic experience, and prevention is always better than dealing with the aftermath. Break and enter prevention is essential to protect your home or business from unauthorized access and potential theft. Here are some break-and-enter prevention tips to help keep your home or business safe: 1. Lock all doors and windows: Ensure that all doors and windows are properly locked,
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The LaSalle Police Service Communications Centre was kept busy over the last 36 hours after Essex County experienced an ice storm that toppled trees and brought down several power lines in the area. Our communicators answered 353 incoming calls, 136 of which were 911 calls related to this event. To give it some perspective, the highest number of 911 calls in one day in 2023 was 15 in January. During this time, our communicators also dispatched 38 fire runs for LaSalle Fire Service and 35 for Kingsville Fire Service all while keeping up with the significant communication needs of the
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On February 21st, 2023, 35-year-old Windsor resident Mitchell PELTIER was arrested by the LaSalle Police Service in the City of Windsor regarding an investigation into overnight break and enters/thefts in an Industrial area in the Town of LaSalle, which occurred on February 20th, 2023. On February 22nd, LaSalle Patrol Officers and members of the Criminal Investigations Division obtained a warrant to search his residence in the City of Windsor. During the search, investigators located and seized a large number of industrial tools with a total estimated value of $16 000.00 which had been reported stolen during three commercial break and
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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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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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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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During the evening of Friday, December 30, 2022, the LaSalle Police Service’s Traffic Enforcement Unit conducted a mobile R.I.D.E. / Traffic Enforcement initiative within various locations in the Town of LaSalle. The officers stopped and investigated several motor vehicles and conducted numerous roadside sobriety tests. A 43-year-old male was arrested and charged with Exceeding Over 80 mgs of alcohol after officers observed him swerving within the lane he was travelling in. A 16-year-old male was stopped and charged with Stunt Driving after he was observed travelling 94 km/hr in a posted 50 km/hr zone within a residential area of the
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During the evening of Thursday, December 22, 2022, the LaSalle Police Service conducted a R.I.D.E. Program at various locations in the Town of LaSalle. The officers canvassed approximately 257 vehicles and conducted one roadside sobriety test. A 54-year-old male was arrested and charged with Impaired Operation of a motor vehicle and Exceeding Over 80 mgs of alcohol after he struck another vehicle while performing a U-turn in an effort to avoid passing through the nearby R.I.D.E. program spot check. The LaSalle Police will continue to educate and inform the public of the consequences of driving while impaired by alcohol or
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Case #22-8654 A 24-year-old, male resident of the United States was issued a summons for stunt driving after they were caught driving their black BMW at 165 km/h in a 100 km/h zone in the eastbound lanes of the 401 near Howard Avenue on Friday at 5:30 p.m. Officers from the LaSalle Police Service, Windsor Police Service, and the Ontario Provincial Police Service were engaged in a joint forces operation targeting speeding and aggressive driving when the vehicle was caught on radar travelling at 65 kilometers per hour over the speed limit. The male’s licence was immediately suspended for 30
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