5 -— Wednesday, August 24, 1988 ~ North Shore News Hearing set in sex charges A NOV. 28 preliminary hearing has been scheduled in West Van- couver provincial court for two Richmond men facing a total of 13 etn, CLOSET | SHOPS no statute of limitations on when those charges can be laid after an alleged offence. An indictable of- fence is one that carries a penalty Two injured in crash TWO WOMEN were taken to Lions Gate Hospital Sunday night after a head-on collision at Lions Bay that turned botb cars into virtual write-offs. A passenger in one car suffered abdominal pains and a deeply bruised shoulder from the seat belt, and the driver of the other car suffered a head injury when she was hit with a vacuum flask that came flying forward with the force of the collision, said a Lions Bay ambulance service spokesman. Driving in (o Lions Bay from West Vancouver, the westbound driver apparently misjudged the corner and drove on the wrong side of the concrete highway divider before colliding wits the on- coming car approximately 500 metres later. All of the occupants — a driver and passenger in each car — were wearing seat belts. North Shore-bound traffic was diverted briefly while crews were at the scene. Ferry runs into trouble THE QUEEN of Coquitlam had a Jess than regal weekend. On Saturday, the 360-car ferry ran into mechanical trouble on ils first Horseshoe Bay-to-Nanaimo B.C. Ferries run and had to be pulled from service. The ferry managed to complete the 8 a.m. roundtrip, but missed the next three scheduled sailings Saturday and all four on Sunday. B.C. Ferries spokesman Pat Stephens said Monday the smaller Queen of New Westminster (192-vehicle capacity) was subsequently drought in to replace the Queen of Coquitlam, which is currently docked in Horseshoe Bay awaiting a new clutch. Repairs to the Queen of Coquitlam were expected to be com- pleted by Tuesday and the vessel is scheduled to be back in regular service by Wednesday, she said. Exira Nanaimo-to-Horseshoe Bay runs were added by B.C. Fer- ties at 11 p.m. and just after midnight Sunday to get weekend travellers home. with B&e THREE VANCOUVER men appeared Monday in North Van- couver provincial cous. for a preliminary hearing into a charge of break, enter and theft. Michael Alfred Bertrand, 27, Graham Blake Olender, 21, and Gary Nelson Hearn, 28, were all jointly charged in connection with a July 19 incident in which a residence in the 700-block of East Third Street was alleged to have been burglarized. The hearing wifl continue Sept. 6. Driving offences met jail terms TWO LOWER Mainland men were sentenced to seven-day jail terms Friday in North Vancouver provincial court after they pleaded guilty to driving while prohibited in two separate incidents. Gurmit Singh Bath, of Abbotsford, was originally charged in connection with a July f incident on Highway 1; while Martinho Cerqueira, of Vancouver, was charged in connection with a May 23 incident. iu addition to the jail terms, the two were fined $300 each and prohibited from driving for a further six months. Thieves steal firearms THIEVES MADE off with an undisclosed number of firearms after ripping the hinges off a gun cabinet in a North Vancouver home in the 200-biock of West 22nd Street recently. North Vancouver RCMP said that a number of handguns, shotguns and rifles valued at a total of $4,000 were stolen, but would release ro other details on the guns. The weapons’ owner is not a police officer or security guard, said the RCMP. The investigation continues. sexual-assault related charges laid against them in connection with incidents alleged to have occurred in the early to Jate 1960s involving three young matics. John Devereux Fitzgerald, 61, and Charles Henry Ulch, 64, were remanded to Nov. 28 for the hear- ing after they appeared Aug. 16 in West Vancouver provincial court. Fitzgerald faces six counts of indecent assault, one count of gross indecency and two counts of buggery in connection with inci- dents alleged to have occurred from May 1963 to May 1969. Uich is charged with one count of gross indecency and two counts of buggery in connection with in- cidents alleged to have occurred from May 1963 to September 1969. The two are jointly charged with one count of gross indecency in connection with incidents alleged to have occurred between October 1965 and April 1966. All charges stem from incidents allegedly involving three males on Hollyburn Mountain in West Van- couver and at various locations in Kelowna, Vancouver and Rich- mond. In cases where indictable crimi- nal charges are involved, there is GOLD WANTED We buy karat gold; old rings, chains, charms, etc. plus dental gold. 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