On Sat May 21st I was walking into the home depot on the east end when a middle aged man sitting at the entrance asked me if I lived in the county and I said no. He then told me that his car broke down and he needed a ride. I just went on my way and forgot all about it. Last Saturday my husband and I were going into the same home depot an I remembered it and told him. He then reminded me that the same thing happened to him a few weeks before at the macs on Jefferson. A man asked if he lived in the county and then gave a story about how his car broke down and needed a ride out there. I didn't speak to him that time but I did see him and I remembered that it was the same man. Maybe it was innocent but it seems very creepy to me so I just want people to be cautious if this man approaches you.

To the deceitful man who rear-ended my daughter and her passenger Sunday evening May 29th. She was driving a silver 2004 silver corolla S. It happened at a 3 way stop on Lesperance just south of Gouin. After rear-ending her you got out quickly and said "there's no damage" and we're ready to leave without giving any information. You were in an extreme hurry!! All she was able to get out of you was a name and a number. Ken Sullivan 519- 735-5916. The name and number do not match so therefore, we're not your correct name and number. Just so you know there was more damage than you thought. You hit her so hard that the steel between the rear passenger and driver's side windows and the rear windshield buckled in on both sides of the car. Shame on you for not even asking if they were okay and for taking advantage of young ladies!!
You were driving a dark burgundy van. Possibly a late model Ford 2000 or 1999 model. It had a bug deflector on the front. You had front end damage that actually pushed up the hood of your car a bit. Your license plate starts with the letters BV. Her and her passenger were so nervous that that was all they were able to get.
You're 5 foot 8 to 5 foot 10. Roughly between 180 to 210 pounds. Salt and pepper hair. Tan complexion. You were wearing a button-down plaid shirt at the time.
By the way, thank God they're okay. It could have been a lot worse.

I would like to thank the young man in the black chrysler 300 who stopped to see if the girls were ok.
Please, if you witnessed this accident and have further information, contact Tecumseh OPP on Lesperance.

Yesterday while heading home on Dominion attempting to get over into the turning lane for the ECROW I was witness to something quite disturbing. There was a younger gentleman, about 30 years old, attempting to enter the expressway going WEST....using the EASTBOUND ramp. I stopped as did another vehicle, and honked at him waving to try and get him to look at the sign. He was waiting for oncoming traffic, which quite possibly saved him from a fatal mistake. He was angry at us for honking at him, so he flipped us off. The gentleman in the other vehicle got out, walked in front of my vehicle, and advised him that the west bound lanes were up further.

He proceeded into the proper lane, ahead of us - without even a backwards glance. He was probably embarrassed for behaving so poorly.

Please people, when someone is honking at you on the road, please before following your first instinct and giving them a rude gesture, maybe take a look around yourself and see if there is a reason someone is trying to get your attention.

My son goes to L.A.Desmarais grade school and had been watching a birds nest for a couple weeks.It had four eggs in the nest and now it has two.It's all he could talk about the school principal gave him special permission and he even had to wear a safety vest.He watched it before school, all the recesses,after school and on weekends.He was so excited for the birds to hatch and see them. When he came back home tonight he was so upset. I am so proud of the responsibility he has taken on and he stuck to it. But to see his face tonight after he got back home and someone just did that to him it breaks my heart. He now thinks it's his fault on what happened he said he should have been there more often. My husband and I tried to explain to him he can't be there all the time and he did his best.But he still blames himself.So to the person that took that happiness away from him I think karma will sort this one out for you.Thank you soo much for ruining my son's weekend.

People in the Division and Bliss Rd area should be aware there is a thief in the neighbourhood. Between May 13 -17 our shed was broken into and an orange coloured bike was stolen. If you know of someone who has a brand new bike with extra padded seat, lights on the front and back, as well as a chain lock with no key to open it, contact me, no questions asked. My son is a student that has worked hard to make the money to buy the bike. 519-890-7723

Not so much a 'spotting' as a 'hearing.'

So far today I've had 2 messages from the same scammer, basically telling me there is an arrest warrant in my name, and if they don't hear back from me at the given number, the results will be on my head.

It sounded "off," of course (who phones somebody to WARN them there's an arrest warrant out for them??) but I was curious, so called the number after the first message ... only to be connected with the Canada Revenue Agency's Tax Audit Department. The gentleman on the other end said RevCan NEVER calls people if there's a problem with their taxes; they send a registered letter.

First message was this morning; second was five minutes ago.

What kind of idiot scammers (a) leave a message, and (b) give you a phone number to a REAL government agency?!

Anyway, if you get this message, just snicker and delete it.

Someone called my mothers phone claiming they're canada revenue. They proceeded to tell her she owed money. When she told them that that is absurd and that the government doesn't just call people he told her he will send the police to have her arrested. Thankfully i have warned her literally 3 days prior of all these scams going around and she was prepared. People take this seriously and spread the message tell everyone you know. Never give out any personal information. I have called the general police line and the gentleman told me this has been happening too much lately and that canada revenue NEVER calls people. Spread the word especially to our elders who seem to be the scammers main target.

I have a little experience I'd like to share. I was at the post office and overheard (let's face it I'm nosy) a woman asking the post office clerks for an "iTunes" card. They didn't know what she was talking about and I was half busy packaging something up. The woman was in her 70's and then asked for the nearest payphone. She seemed distressed, and she left. The two clerks began talking about how strange it was and I asked for clarity. I then remembered reading an article about an "iTunes CRA scam" on line this morning. I decided to drive around and look for her. Sure enough she was a few blocks away on a payphone and I parked and went up to her as she was speaking and providing someone over the phone with her home address I said "EXCUSE ME" really loud. She turned her back on me and seemed 'on the edge'. I pulled up the article about the iTunes card scam on my cell phone and held it up to her face. She still didn't acknowledge me. I then said really loud "I THINK YOU ARE ON THE PHONE WITH A SCAMMER NOT CANADA REVENUE"... then she looked at me and hung up the phone because the person on the other end heard me and hung up on her. I then explained to her and she told me that CRA called and said if she didn't pay $3000 right away she would be arrested and there was warrant out for her 2013 taxes were done wrong. She was told not to tell anyone in her family about it and to get to a shoppers drug mart right away and purchase an iTunes card for $3000.00 and call them back from a payphone. She literally fell apart in front of me and I took her to the Tim Horton's bought her a coffee and called the police. Luckily she still had her money on her. The police were wonderful (thank you WPS) but these low life scum bags are getting away with thousands of dollars of scamming innocents. Please call your elders and let them know about this scam Canada Revenue will not call your home or tell you over the phone to pay in any way!! nor will anyone. Hang up and call 911.