Police

A 26-year-old man charged in the death of three teens, after a drunk driving accident in Hanmer on June 21, has been released on bail as he awaits trial. However, Nicholas Piovesan faces a number of restrictions.

A 45-year-old man is facing possession of stolen property and breach of probation charges after Greater Sudbury Police questioned him on a different matter.

A 34-year-old Coniston man died July 1 around 7:30 a.m.

Greater Sudbury Police are asking retailers to familiarize themselves with the Retail Business Holidays Act in light of the Canada Day holiday July 1. According to the act, most retailers are not allowed to open on July 1.

A man wanted by Greater Sudbury Police on fraud charges has been arrested. Philip Heikkila had evaded police for several days before his arrest on June 29. He was spotted by an officer on patrol in the south end of the city.

Despite recent deaths and injuries in alleged drunk driving incidents, Greater Sudbury Police dealt with three more incidents of this nature June 27 between 2:20 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Two male suspects allegedly robbed a teenage boy of his iPod at knife point at the transit station on Cedar Street June 28 at around 6 p.m. The suspects demanded the iPod, and then told the boy that if he followed them, they would “knife” him.

An elderly woman is facing charges of impaired driving and blowing over .08 mg of alcohol after she reversed a car out of a driveway on Martilla Drive, went through a six-foot retaining wall, and struck an above-ground swimming pool.

Greater Sudbury Police are warning the public about a contractor who has been going door-to-door in the South End, offering to do driveway repairs at a discount price with asphalt left over from other projects.

Greater Sudbury Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating the male driver of a black Ford F-150 pickup truck, who was involved in a hit-and-run accident in Garson June 26. At around 9:30 p.m.