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One woman's joy ride came to an abrupt end when the stolen vehicle she's accused of driving got stuck on a front lawn. According to Greater Sudbury Police, the 22 year-old woman stole a van from a Prine St. residence Tuesday around 3 am.

BY KEITH LACEY [email protected] The man who forced the evacuation of his apartment building and Greater Sudbury Police bomb squad to be called was spared a jail sentence Wednesday.

One woman's joy ride came to an abrupt end when the stolen vehicle she's accused of driving got stuck on a front lawn. According to Greater Sudbury Police, the 22 year-old woman stole a van from a Prine St. residence Tuesday around 3 am.

In anticipation of more vehicle collisions on slick winter roads, the Collision Reporting Centre in Azilda will be extending its hours starting next week.

Sudbury Police Chief Ian Davidson doesn?t expect the police service to hire 15 new officers any time soon, but he would like the province to commit to providing funding so they can be hired early next spring.

BY KEITH LACEY [email protected] It took $70,000 in sureties to secure his freedom, but bail has been granted to the first man to have a bail hearing after several men were arrested in an alleged cocaine trafficking ring three weeks ago.

In anticipation of more vehicle collisions on slick winter roads, the Collision Reporting Centre in Azilda will be extending its hours starting next week.

BY KEITH LACEY A woman broke down in tears recalling why she changed her mind and decided to file criminal charges against a Sudbury doctor two years ago.

BY MANDI IDLE The Elizabeth Fry Society?s popular workshop series has moved to the Koski Centre at Cambrian College. The growing demand for the workshops has outgrown the ?E. Fry? boardroom on Elm Street.

BY KEITH LACEY [email protected] Sudbury?s Crown attorney?s office will be seeking a lengthy jail sentence against a former public school board employee who pleaded guilty to defrauding his employers.