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Witness going to jail for perjury

In sentencing a local man to six months in jail for perjury Tuesday, a judge said CanadaÂ?s criminal justice system simply canÂ?t function properly when witnesses lie while under oath.

Victims hit with bear spray

A Sudbury man with a long record of violent assaults has been sentenced to six months in jail on top of one month he?s already been behind bars for spraying two people with bear spray outside a downtown bar last November.

More charges laid

Obviously, the message isn't getting through to drivers in Valley East who insist on driving too fast along Highway 69 North in Valley East.

Driver loses licence

A Sudbury man, 38. who smashed into the back of another vehicle while severely impaired won?t be driving anywhere for the next two years.

Senior lost without purse; pension money, ID, keys ?stolen?

A Sudbury senior is devastated after losing her purse last week. Mabel Patterson, 68, says she had her pension money in a black purse which she believes she left at MuirheadÂ?s downtown while shopping last Friday about 2 pm.

Armed robber has trouble with alcohol

BY KEITH LACEY [email protected] A man convicted of robbing a New Sudbury convenience store at knifepoint 20 minutes after attempting to rob a nearby gas bar has been sentenced to four and half years in a federal penitentiary.

Clerk threatened at Tim Hortons

Greater Sudbury Police are continuing to look for three males involved in a knifepoint robbery of a Tim Hortons outlet in Dowling over the weekend.

Troubling statistics

BY KEITH LACEY [email protected] The increase in the number of robberies, especially those involving armed robbery with a knife, throughout the City of Greater Sudbury is staggering.

Call centre employee calls cops after alleging boss roughed her up

BY CRAIG GILBERT [email protected] A former employee of a New Sudbury call centre says she was grabbed and shoved out of the office by her former boss Thursday after trying to get payment she has been owed for over a month.

Law firm clerk will be sentenced in late May

BY SCOTT HADDOW HUNTER [email protected] A Sudbury law firm clerk and office manager accused of embezzling more than $2 million held in trust for clients and financial institutions will find out in late May whether or not sheÂ?s going to jail.