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Fire department theft

The Red Deer Lake Fire Department, Station 25, in Wahnapitae is steaming mad about a theft from their equipment shed last month.

Drunk driver loses license, receives fine

BY KEITH LACEY A Sudbury man who broke his neck after smashing his truck while driving drunk last September felt a little more pain Monday at the Sudbury courthouse. William Racicot, 52, pleaded guilty to impaired driving and was fined $1,000.

Bookkeeper pleads guilty to stealing $51,000

BY KEITH LACEY The Crown will be seeking a jail sentence against a Sudbury bookkeeper who defrauded her employer of more than $51,000 over an 18-month period.

Neighbour ?disgusted? by actions of firefighters at fatal house fire

By Keith Lacey Gilles Lafond said he was ?disgusted? with the actions of Greater Sudbury Fire Department firefighters after being enraged it took them so long to arrive on the scene of a deadly house fire near his Hanmer home 16 months ago.

Home invasion investigated

The Greater Sudbury Police Service is currently investigating an assault that occurred Aug. 11 at 2:30 am inside an apartment at 74 Douglas St. in Sudbury.

Great-grandma tried to save kids

By Keith Lacey Firefighters took too long> Pearl Shaw?s concern and love for her great-grandchildren ended her life.

Scam artists at work

Ontario Provincial Police anti-rackets section is warning the public, especially seniors, to be cautious when signing contracts with some home repair companies.

Mom guilty of defrauding welfare gets probation

A Sudbury single mother of three will serve two years of probation after being found guilty of welfare fraud last week.

Man killed in weekend boating fatality

One young man is dead and another charged with impaired driving following an accident at the east end of Ramsey Lake, just off the shore of Cooper Island, around 5 pm Saturday.

Firefighters took too long

By Keith Lacey Several neighbours who looked on in horror as two children remained trapped inside a burning Hanmer home 16 months ago testified Sudbury Fire Department crews took too long to arrive on the scene.