Wednesday, March 24, 1993 - North Shore News - 3

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City crime target

RESIDENTS IN an area of North Vancouver City are
being increasingly victimized by automobile vandals and
thieves, according te a North Vancouver RCMP
spokesman.

For the first half of March the area bounded by
Esplanade to the south, Keith Road to the north, Fell
Avenue to the west and Brooksbank Avenue to the east
experienced 14 acts of vandalism to vehicles, 16 thefts
from vehicles and three thefts of vehicles.

In February, 36 vehicles were vandalized, 18 were
stolen from, and seven vehicles were stolen in the area.

The police advise vehicle owners to inquire about the
Lock It Or Lose It and Combat Auto Theft programs by
calling 985-0800.

Mischief matter

AN 18-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver man pleaded guilty
recently to two charges, including causing mischief by
wilfully damaging a police car.

Robert Hugh MacTavish received 18 months’ proba-
tion in connection with the incidents, which occurred on
July 29, 1992, in North Vancouver City.

Besides. the mischief charge, MacTavish pleaded not
guilty to assaulting Const. B.G. Yorke.

MacTavish pleaded guilty to the lesser included of-
fence of assault.

MacTavish is required to pay $735 restitution to the
RCMP and perform 100 hours of community work ser-
vice by Dec. 31.

As well, a probation term order states that MacTavish
is not to be found outside his place of residence between
midnight and §:30 a.m. each and every day.

Judge John Layton sentenced MacTavish in North
Vancouver provincial court on Wednesday, Murch 17,

Seniors scam

THE BETTER Business Bureau of the Lower Mainiand :
is warning consumers that a company from Kenmore,
New York, is calling seniors in B.C. and asking them to
send $3,500 in return for either a $40,000 Cadillac or
$30,000 cash.

The company is using Federal Express to pick up che-
ques.

The bureau has bad reports from Vancouver, Prince
Rupert and Powell River seniors about the scam.

The company maintains that it is a sweepstake
telemarketing company. The bureau has never had any
reports of people receiving the cars or the cash promised
and warns consumers to be cautious when cash is wanted
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Woman guilty

A 25-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver woman has’ beer
placed on probation for 12 months after she pleaded
guilty recently to obtaining clothes, shoes and other
merchandise under fatse pretences from eight West Van-
couver stores,

Noelle Nancy Roberts was originally charged in con-
nection with incidenis that occurred between May 11 and
July 4, 1992. j

Roberts is ‘“‘not to return to West Vancouver”’ during,
‘her probation term. /

Judge Reginald Grandison sentenced Roberts in West
Vancouver provincial court on Thursday, Feb. 25.

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Hypothermia sets in quickly

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Saturday, near P
sound.

Half an hour later a coast guard

‘Paul Atterton joined the search
am Rocks inthe .as a member of the North
Shore-based coast guard auxiliary
unit.

URAHARA

boat found the body of one of the
teens floating with a lifejacket
near Finisterre Island,

The search continued through
the night in poor weather condi-
tions.

At about 5 a.m. on Saturday, a
second body was located at Dor-
man Bay, on the east side of
Bowen Island.

At 7:40 a.m. on Sunday, a
pleasure boater spotted the ‘third
body in water near Soames Point
at Gibsons.

Once people are in the water,
‘MacKay said hypothermia sets in
quickly in the sound.

‘*... @ person would be uncon-
scious within 20 to 40 minutes.
With a ‘lifejacket you are almost
completely submerged in water.

“If there is a chop and blowing
rain, your head is Wet, the water
is moving past you, you are mov-
ing and you coof down very
quickly,’” he said.

Said Atterton of the lost time
searchers were faced with, ‘‘It
seems when the rest of the group
came back, the other three canoes
hadn’t bothered to mention the
fourth canoe hadn’t come back.”

MacKay stressed the importance
of reporting missing people
promptly.

“If. your house goes on fire,
you might run to a_ neighbor's
house and cal! the fire department
and then go grab a garden hose to
try and put it out.

“Don’t try to put it out with a
garden hose and not cail the fire
department.

“We've got a lot of equipment
and money invested in equipment
to find people. We don’t mind
coming out if someone has found
them already. :

“That’s fair‘ enough; if we’re
not called when someone is first
missed ... you know the survival
times in these waters,’’ he added.

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