GROW OP
On 30th Jan at 9:36AM a North Bay police officer attended a Laurier St residence on a separate matter when he made observations that made him believe there was a grow operation inside. At 2:45PM officers returned with a search warrant at which time a full grow operation was located. Fifty-six (56) plants approximately 2.5 ft. high were seized. John Cameron 54 yrs of Laurier St was arrested and charged with production of substance. He is to appear in court on 20th March. Csts Steve Trahan and Steve Chabbert are investigating.

WEEKEND
Over the weekend the North Bay Police responded to 165 calls for service that resulted in 14 arrests for a variety of offences that included, assaults, assaults with a weapon, domestic assault, impaired driving, breach of court orders, and intoxication.

ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON
On Jan 28th at 12:50AM a man was walking north on the 300 block of Algonquin Av and passed a group of three other males. One of the men called him a name and when the victim stopped, he was punched in the head knocking him down. When the victim got up the assailant pulled out a knife and lunged at him cutting the victim’s thumb. A cab driver pulled up to the victim and the assailant left with his friends. Calvin Larondeau 23yrs of No Fixed Address was arrested in the downtown area a short time later. He is charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace, and breach of probation. He was held in custody for a bail hearing. Cst Chris Corbeil is investigating.

THEFT OF VEHICLE AND FLIGHT FROM POLICE
On 29th Jan at 1:13AM an incident that started on Maplewood Av as a fare fraud with a taxi resulted in the cab being stolen. The cab was located by police on Gormanville Rd but failed to stop for police. The cab was then stopped on Couchie Memorial Dr and the driver arrested. Wesley McCallum 20yrs of No Fixed Address was charged with, fare fraud, theft of motor vehicle, flight from police, impaired driving, over 80 milligrams, and possession of stolen property. He was held in custody pending a bail hearing. Csts Christian Elia, Ross Lingley is investigating.

BREAK AND ENTER
Between Jan 26th and Jan 28th a residence on Pinewood Crescent was entered by prying the front door. Two DVD players, liquor and jewellery were taken. Cst Barry McIntosh is investigating.

BREAK AND ENTER
Between 27th and 29th of Jan a residence on Front St was entered through a kitchen window. A Sony playstation, video games and a wii video game system was stolen. Cst Richard Hampel is investigating.

ATTEMPT BREAK AND ENTER
Between 11:30 AM and 10:00 PM Sat Jan 28th, the front door of a residence on King St in Callander was forced but no entry gained. Cst Ross Lingley is investigating.

BANK ROBBERY ARREST
Investigation into the CIBC bank robbery on Jan 20th has resulted in the arrest of a 42 yr old North Bay man. Scott Leonard Boyes of Lakeshore Dr was arrested at 5:17PM on Jan 20th near the intersection of Lakeshore Dr and George St. He was charged with robbery, possession of a controlled substance, and held in custody for a bail hearing. The investigation is continuing. The North Bay Police wish to thank the media for the quick release of the suspect description and thank the public for their numerous calls we received.

WEEKEND
Over the weekend the North Bay Police responded to 206 calls for service that resulted in 14 arrests. Offences included a robbery, assaults, and domestic assaults, breach of court orders, thefts, impaired driving, and public intoxication.

TIRES SLASHED
In a two hour span between 10:30PM Sat and 12:30AM Sun, sixty tires on 34 different vehicles were slashed. All the vehicles were in the area between Cassells St and Lansdowne Av. A male suspect wearing a black hooded jacket and dark pants was observed in one of the parking lots. Cst Merv Shantz is investigating.

STOLEN VEHICLE

Complainant moved her Blue, 1987 GMC 4X4 to a parking lot at 352 McIntyre Street East in North Bay to facilitate snow removal at her residence across the street, at 2:00pm yesterday. When she returned to pick-up her truck at 4:00pm it was gone. All tow companies checked. No suspects.

POSSESSION of NARCOTIC – COCAINE

On January 18th, at approximately 4:27 pm D/Cst’s Reaume & Parker checked a vehicle in the area of First & Fraser Street in North Bay. Officers observed the driver acting in a suspicious manner, and subsequently seized a baggie of cocaine the driver dropped while attempting to hand it to a female passenger in the vehicle.
The 23-year-old driver was arrested for possession for the purpose of trafficking. A quantity of cocaine was found in the suspects pocked and subsequent investigation turned up a can with additional cocaine and digital scales at an acquaintance’s residence. A total of 26 grams of cocaine was seized.
Follow-up investigation uncovered an assault & threatening of an acquaintance.
Dwight Arnel Joly, of Second Avenue East, North Bay, is being held in custody pending a bail hearing; charged with Assault, Possession for the Purpose, 2-counts of Failure to Comply with an Undertaking and Uttering Threats.

BIGAMY
At 10:30AM on 17 Jan a 50yr old North Bay woman was arrested and charged with bigamy. It is alleged that she married a man approximately 25 yrs ago, was separated but never divorced. She married another man in 2008. She is to appear in court on 28th Feb. Cst Fernando Cirullo is investigating.

ATTEMPT CAR JACKING
At 10:30PM Wed 11 Jan a woman while looking at her cell phone walked to her vehicle that was parked in a parking lot on Main St E. She had entered the vehicle when her door was opened and a male tried to get into the driver’s seat, assaulting and threatening her in the process. When the woman started to scream the man fled on foot westbound towards Fisher St. The assailant is described as; an older white male, 5’6”to 5’8”, thin build, dark grey hair approximately 3/4 long and thinning on top, full messy grey beard, wearing a bomber style blue and white checker jacket and blue jeans. Cst’s Steve Carlton and Greg Randall are investigating.

WEEKEND
Over New Year’s weekend the North Bay Police responded to 165 calls for service that resulted in 15 arrests, eight of which were for public intoxication. Five arrests were for domestic related assaults and assaults with weapons. The others were for a theft and a breach of a court order.

ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON
At 4:40 PM on the 31st of Dec a 15 year old male punched a wall and a door damaging both before exiting the bedroom with a large piece of wood. He struck a man several times in the head and body with the wood before fleeing the residence, taking a butcher knife with him. When stopped by the police a few minutes later he brandished the knife but was subsequently arrested without incident. He has been charged with mischief, two counts of assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace, carrying a concealed weapon, and theft. He was held in custody for a bail hearing. Csts Kyle Hughes and Steve Brown are investigating.

ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON
At 2:30AM 30th Dec numerous people were standing on the 100 block of Main St E near Wyld St when a man walked up to 3 men and asked one of them if he wanted to fight. When the man replied no, the first man broke a beer bottle against the wall then hit him in the face with it causing a scrape on the man’s chin. The assailant then walked towards Wyld St. One of the other men followed the man but the assailant stabbed him in the face with the same beer bottle then fled the area. This victim sustained a deep gash below his eye that required numerous stitches to close. The North Bay Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the assailant in this incident. He is described as a white male, 25-30 yrs, with brown hair and wearing a puffy style jacket. Cst Greg Dix is investigating.

R.I.D.E.
The North Bay Police wish the public a very happy new year but request that you do not drink and drive. Arrange a DD, call Operation Rednose or call a cab. R.I.D.E. will be in operation over the entire New Year’s weekend and a zero tolerance policy can be expected. Since the 1st of Dec approximately 3000 vehicles have been checked. Six people have been charged with impaired driving and three, 3 day suspensions have been issued.

WEEKEND
The North Bay Police responded to 136 calls for service over Christmas weekend that resulted in five arrests for aggravated assault, breach of court orders and intoxication.

STABBING
At 10:50 PM on the 23rd Dec an argument between two women at a 200 block Second Ave E residence escalated to a fight and both people were asked to leave. One of the women followed the other to the street with a butcher knife and stabbed at her several times. The victim received non life threatening wounds to her hand, ear, shoulder and forehead. Tina Kiokee 35yrs of High St was arrested at the scene and charged with aggravated assault and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace. She has been held in custody for a bail hearing. Cst Erin Pemberton is investigating.