Police

A local man, 24, was arrested for the robbery that took place at approximately 10:30 P.M. At the Moonlight Beach Confectionary store located at 2914 Bancroft Dr. in Sudbury.

Canada's overall crime rate has hit a 25-year low in 2006, but Greater Sudbury's number rose by eight percent. The numbers were released by Statistics Canada Wednesday.

Jean Marc Vaillancourt of Chelmsford was found guilty of tax evasion in an Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury on July 18, said a Canada Revenue Agency news release.

Officers from the Sudbury detachment of the OPP responded to a single motor vehicle collision on the Highway 17 southeast bypass in Greater Sudbury on July 17 at 10:15 pm, said a news release. Two OPP collision reconstructionists attended the scene.

Officers assigned to the Rural Squad of the Greater Sudbury Police Service were patrolling the Hanmer area on all-terrain vehicles on Sunday July 15, said a news release. At approx.

A jury in Medicine Hat, Alberta., has found a 13-year-old girl guilty of three counts of first degree murder of Marc, Debra and eight-year-old Jacob Richardson. Marc Richardson is originally from the Greater Sudbury area.

BY GIANNI UBRIACO With the onset of beautiful summer weather and many people enjoying their well-deserved time off school or work, it’s a perfect chance to get outside and enjoy a refreshing day out on the water.

Greater Sudbury Police located 114 grams of crack cocaine in a vehicle following a roadside stop on the morning of June 30. The crack was valued at $11,400. Also found was 5 grams of cannabis resin and a concealed knife.

A North Bay priest has been arrested after allegations of sexual impropriety. The priest has been charged with two counts each of sexual assault, indecent assault on a male, and gross indecency, involving two victims.

Update - An OPP news release stated that an accident, which occurred at 11:10 am on June 25, happened when the driver of the one-tone truck failed to yield to traffic on a through highway.