1 November 2007
Suspect Arrested for Theft from CPR Train
Cartier Ontario - Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) personnel
in Cartier requested officers' assistance after they observed two males removing merchandise from the stopped cargo train on
21 Oct 2007 at 6:30 a.m.
A Sudbury OPP officer, who was already in the area, immediately attended and observed a southbound van on Hwy 144 at Cartier. The
suspect vehicle failed to stop for police and fled down a bush trail where the vehicle became incapacitated after striking several
boulders. At this time, the driver fled on foot but was apprehended and arrested by the officer. The passenger could not be located.
Officers recovered some of the stolen property inside the van.
On 26 Oct 2007, local hunters turned-in four boxes containing merchandise which they located near the area,
off Hwy 144, Cartier Twp. Canadian Pacific Police were notified and confirmed this property had also been stolen on
21 Oct 2007.
Kurt Saile, 38, of Notre-Dame-du-Nord, QC is charged with possession of break-in instruments, possession of
stolen property under $5,000, dangerous driving of a motor vehicle, failing to stop for police, and flight from police.
The investigation is continuing and anyone with information in regards to this incident is being asked to phone Crime Stoppers at
1-800-222-8477 or Sudbury OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
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