Tag: Sarnia police
Officer posing as sales rep collars woman trying to buy $100K SUV with false ID
A Toronto woman caught red-handed by an undercover Sarnia police detective trying to close a $100,000 deal for an SUV from a Sarnia car dealer using someone else’s name drew a suspended sentence and probation Tuesday. Though Crown and defence agreed Jill Zenchyshyn, 42, was only the face of someone else’s sophisticated scheme and didn’t […]
An eight-month crime spree and a seven-month jail sentence
SARNIA – Most of the people Sean Helps victimized over an eight-month drug-fuelled crime spree were Sarnia small-business owners, charities and residents. “For example, the employee at McDonald’s who had her bicycle stolen,” assistant Crown attorney Sarah Carmody said to a Sarnia judge while asking for a seven-month jail sentence. “The loss is felt more […]
Neighbour avoids jail after using blowtorch during fight over gazebo
A dispute between two neighbours that involved a gazebo and the menacing use of a blowtorch will not result in jail time.
No-show boxer jailed, awaits sentence for sexual assault of underage girl
A Sarnia boxer’s journey through the justice system continues amid his conviction on sex charges linked to an intoxicated underage girl.
Man pleads guilty to manslaughter in deadly dispute over drug debt
A Sarnia man charged with second-degree murder after an altercation at a Confederation Street townhouse complex in early January 2021 – the first of four homicide investigations that month – was convicted Tuesday of manslaughter.
Boxer no-shows sentencing hearing for sexual assault of drunk teen
Editor’s note: The following story deals with sexual assault and may be upsetting for some readers.
‘Short-ish’ jail sentence for Christmastime stabbing of stranger in park
Jailing Jason Singer for just three months for stabbing a stranger in a popular Sarnia park decorated for the holiday season felt too short for a local judge.
Sarnia man accused in two homicides fires lawyer, sort of
In a bizarre move, a Sarnia man accused of killing two men attempted to fire his lawyer, but then worked with her later that same day to plead guilty to an unrelated charge from two years ago.
Photo of drunk-driving crash shocks judge, lawyers at sentencing
‘He knows that he made a huge mistake’
Stranded far from home, robbery accused called police on himself
A Windsor man caught stranded outside a Sarnia coffee shop on a frigid January night saw Sarnia police officers pull into the parking lot.