Police

A 17-year-old Chelmsford youth who hit and killed a teenager while involved in a street race last spring was sentenced to six months of house arrest. His driver's licence has been suspended for 10 years.

BY KEITH LACEY Two young men who pleaded guilty to deliberately setting a fire that caused substantial property damage will have to wait until late May for the courts to determine their punishment.

A 34-year-old man has been arrested after police responded to a domestic dispute. The suspect has been charged with assault and assault with a weapon. His girlfriend alleges she was punched and had utensils thrown at her.

A Sudbury man was fined $5,000 after he was found guilty of not filing corporate and personal tax returns. Vincenzo Vocaturo pleaded guilty to not filing personal returns for 2003 and 2004. As director of 1353015 Ontario Ltd.

A gas station attendant suffered a cut on his head after a struggle with a robber armed with an edged weapon. The incident happened Jan. 29 around 8:50 pm at the Sunoco Gas Station on Lasalle Blvd.

The Ontario Provincial Police have opened Hwy. 17 at Golf Course Rd. east of Sturgeon Falls. The road was closed around 9 am while police removed a tractor trailer from the ditch.

The Greater Sudbury Police have already received a number of reports of collisions Monday morning. There are no serious injuries to report.

A 69-year-old woman is dead after being hit by a Canadian Pacific freight train at the Main St. crossing in Chelmsford Jan. 26 around 5 pm. She has been identified by police as Rita Tremblay.

Starting Jan. 27, the OPP in Sudbury and Espanola will be conducting telephone surveys in order to improve the quality of policing being delivered and determine the public’s perception of safety and service from police.

BY JASON THOMPSON A city lawyer says amendments to Ontario’s municipal legislation should give city council more power and autonomy to pass bylaws, but doesn’t address the fiscal challenges facing municipalities.