A pile of joint bars - Date/Photographer unknown.

10 October 2012

Court is in Session All Rise

Pembroke Ontario - The Ontario Court of Justice, Criminal Division, convened in Pembroke on Tuesday, 9 Oct 2012 at its Pembroke Street East location.
 
Presiding was Justice Grant Radley-Walters.
 
Representing the Crown attorney's office were Elizabeth Ives-Ruyter, Saad Syed, and Federal Crown Tim McCann.
 
After a number of adjournments, 10 people were sentenced.
 
On 10 Jul 2012, Mr. Comeau was observed loading rail connectors, which were the property of Canadian Pacific Railway, into his pickup truck.
 
He then took the 30 pieces to a local wrecker and received a total of $221.
 
The steel was recovered from the wrecker and he repaid the wrecker the amount of money it was out because of his activities.
 
He received a suspended sentence and one day's probation.
 
Tina Peplinskie.
 
Editor's Note:  Article abridged... nine non-railway criminals disregarded.