Suspicious Circumstance
On April 1 at 12:30 p.m. a man attended a Passmore St residence where he asked for admittance to do a house inspection. He was not pushy nor did he try to force his way in. He was denied entry and left without incident. He was wearing all dark clothing, had a company insignia on his jacket that could not be made out and was carrying a clipboard. It is unknown if this person had a legitimate reason to be seeking entry. Anyone that has any information about this incident or similar circumstance is asked to contact the North Bay Police at 705-497-5589.
Break and Enter
Between 10:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. on the 1st of April, a McIntyre St. West residence was entered through an insecure side door. Nothing appears to have been stolen. Wet footprints were seen on the floor and cigarettes, lighters and a set of car keys were left behind by the suspect. Cst Ross Lingley is investigating.
Mail Fraud
Several North Bay Families with the same surname have recently received identical letters from a person identifying himself as a lawyer in Spain. The letters look very formal and the envelopes have a seal stamp that appears French.
The letter outlines circumstances of someone with a similar name as yours who had died leaving a Trunk Box/Diplomatic Personal Treasure containing $5,800,000 that has to be claimed by a relative. The letter requests the recipient contact the lawyer to make a claim and you could profit by 50% of the inheritance.
THIS IS A FRAUD. If you make contact they will be looking for personal information that includes your banking and financial particulars. Their reason will be so they can connect you to the deceased as a relative and have an account to forward your share to. They may also request that you to send money for some reason. This will be some sort of tax, or some other strange requirement by the government so the inheritance can be cleared to leave the country.
The North Bay Police encourages anyone that receives a letter or email that is the same or similar in any fashion to discard and/or delete it.
Trespass by Night
On April 2 at 4 a.m. a man was observed on Duke St going into driveways and checking for unlocked vehicles. Police located and followed footprints to a vehicle where they apprehended a man exiting a vehicle holding 4 packs of cigarettes and a lighter. A search of his person located 2 Bic lighters, a camera, 3 pair of sunglasses, an iPod, a jack knife, seventy cents in Canadian Tire Money, and $5 in U.S. currency and assorted coins. Angus Wesley, 20 years old, of Third Ave has been charged with trespass by night and possession of property obtained by crime. He is being held in custody for a bail hearing. Cst Darcy Wall is investigating.
Dangerous Driving
On April 1 at 7:55 p.m. a woman that appeared to be shoplifting a TV at a retail store in the north end of the city was approached by a store employee. The suspect ignored the employee got into a vehicle, gunned it in reverse almost striking the employee. The vehicle continued in reverse striking another vehicle parked nearby. The vehicle then accelerated forward swerving to miss a second vehicle then left the area. Cst Jennifer Hollingshead is investigating.
