Police

By Keith Lacey It took about 13 minutes for a fire truck to arrive at the scene after an emergency call about a house fire had been placed 16 months ago.

Three men from Sudbury are now facing first-degree murder charges following the recent beating death of a man in Sturgeon Falls. Police have arrested and charged three men in relation to the death of Alex Levesque.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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