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Missing Swimmer - Update

The search for a Stratford teen missing and presumed drowned in Lake Huron off Grand Bend Beach, has been suspended due to rough waters and is to resume tomorrow. (Fri) The 17 year old went missing while swimming Wednesday around 5pm. Lambton OPP Constable Chrystal Jones says waves were up to 5 feet high when Ryan Albrecht went missing. The wind combined with the waves sweeping him further from shore. While Grand Bend Main Beach is open, Police are asking the public to avoid the area when recovery efforts are underway.

Workload Analysis

The Sarnia Police Service has hired a private consulting firm to undertake a ten year Workload Analysis. The plan, costing upwards of 40 thousand dollars, will investigate long-term community needs and invite public comment. Mayor Mike Bradley says one of the main issues is staffing. Bradley stresses the plan has nothing to do with Sarnia Council's decision to seek a cost estimate for OPP policing.

Looking For Help

Staff and management at Cravin's Chill and Grill are asking for the public's assistance in helping out an employee whose home was razed by fire Friday night. Mike Adamson lost everything when the house he was renting on College Avenue went up in flames. Mr. Adamson is a single father with an 11 month old baby boy and managed to escape uninjured, but unfortunately he did not have content insurance. Cravins is asking the public for donations of gift cards from various local businesses to try to help Mike get back on his feet. They can be dropped off at the Exmouth street establishment. Fire officials have listed the cause of the 120 thousand dollars blaze as "undetermined".

False Assault

Five days of police work and it turned out to be a lie. A 16-year old Sarnia girl is charged with Public Mischief, after police say she falsely reported being a victim of a sexual assault. City Police fielded the call last Tuesday. After five-days of interviews, the Sarnia Police Service Criminal Investigation Division determined the allegations were unfounded. Police are unsure of the girl's motives.

Missing Girls

No sightings yet of two young girls gone missing from a South Huron Foster Home. Huron OPP are searching for the two girls last seen July 10th. 14 year old Kristy Baillie and 13 year old Vangi Dojosefska. Police say several sightings of the youth have been reported in the Port Burwell and Tillsonburg area.

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