Thursday, October 23, 2003

SEXUAL ASSAULT
On Oct. 22 at approximately 11 p.m. the North Bay Police Service received a 911 call regarding a sexual assault that had just taken place in a North Bay home. Cst. Barry McIntosh and Aaron Northrup attended and met a male person at the door.
He was arrested for having sexually assaulted a woman within the home. The victim is known to the accused.
Ralph Vandyk, 40, of Lakeshore Dr. in North Bay is charged with sexual assault and remains in custody awaiting a bail hearing.


YOUNG DRUG PUSHER
On Oct. 22 during the afternoon Cst. Paul Trahan of the North Bay Police Service School Liaison Unit arrested a 15-
-year-old male youth in relation to drugs he had sold to another student the day before.
When the youth was arrested within a secondary school, he was in possession of several small bags of marijuana.
He is charged with trafficking in marijuana and breach of probation, and is to appear in court Nov. 26.

TOWN HALL MEETINGS
Members of the North Bay Police Service and Nipissing University met with 12 residents of West Ferris last night at a town hall meeting which took place at the West Ferris Community Centre. Policing priorities identified by these residents included more police patrols and/or a higher visibility for the police, problems with drugs and alcohol on the Kate Pace Way, near the mall and in the schools, and speeding along Lakeshore Dr. and some of the side streets such as Campbell Ave.
Input from the community will greatly assist the Police Service to set goals and objectives in a Business Plan that will provide direction for the Service for 2004-2006.

Town Hall meetings will continue next week and the Police Service is hoping that residents will continue to attend and participate in this invaluable exercise.
The next meetings are scheduled for:
Monday, Oct, 27, 7:00 p.m. at Eaton Court

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 7:00 p.m. at Trussler School

Wednesday, Nov. 5, 7:00 p.m. at Callander Legion, Branch 445