NV man jailed
for abduction

LiMOTHY CHUE TANG was handed six aad nine month jail
terms Friday ufter the 34-year-old North Vancouver man appeared
in provincial court for sentencing on seven criminal charges stem-
ming from possession of a forged passport and abduction.

Tang, the son of wealthy Hong Kong landowners, pleaded guilty
to three charges of possessing passports obtained under false
pretences laid aguinst him in connection with a July 14 incident in
Edmonton, Alberta in which he cluimed a famil- passport and an
expensive Rolex watch had been stolen in a washroom.

In addition to sentencing Tang to a six-month jail term on the
false pretence chiirges, Judge J.B. Paradis sentenced him to addi-
tional concurrent five and nine-month jail terms and two years
probation after ;the North Vancouver man was found guilty of
assaulting his wife, threatening her with serious injury, possessing
restricted weapons (four handguns), and abducting his children.

The assault charges were laid against Tang following a May 13
incident in which he punched his wife, threatened to chop off her
arms and legs, shoot her and burn down the house.

Tang was charged with abduction in connection with a July 19
incident in which he took his three children, aged four, six and
eight, from;a home on Montruyal Boulevard in contravention of
custody orders.

In addition to all jail terms, which will be served concurrently,
Tang had his handguns confiscated and was ordered to stay out of
the City of North Vancouver and (o have no contact with his wife.

Two charged
with hold-up

TWO VANCOUVER men have been ordered’ to stand trial on
seven criminal charges laid against them in connection with an Oct.
26 hold-up at c Lynn Valley Pharmasave Drug Store.

Thomas Merle Semkiw, 30, and Zsigmond Peter Kiraly, 28, are
jointly charged with three counts of robbery, one count of occupy-
ing a vehicle known to be carrying a restricted weapon, one count
of using a firearm while committing an indictable offence, one
count of possession of a stolen .38 calibre revolver and one count
of possessing a restricted weapon without a valid permit.

The charges were laid against the two in connection with the Oct.
26 incident in which a quantity of drugs and money was allegedly
stolen from the drug store. _

Charges against Burnaby's Catherine Diane Fraser, 27, that were
Inid against her in connection with the same incident were dismissed
when the three appeared in North Vancouver provincial court recently.

Citizen alerts

police to break-in

A CITIZEN reported sounds of breaking glass at Consumer
Distributing in North Vancouver around 4:25 a.m. Dec. 10.

Police arrived on scene two minutes later, and found 2 window
adjacent to the front doors smashed and about $2,000 worth of
jewelry missing.

RCMP have suspects 2nd are continuing their investigation.

Mien accused
of burglary

TWO NORTH Vancouver men appeared in court Dec. 10 to face
four theft related charges.

Graham Scott Riddell, 24, and Jonathon James Hartline, 24,
were jointly charged with break and enter in connection with an
alleged Noy. 2, 1985 burg.ary at an Edgemont super market.

In addition, the two were charged with three counts of posses-
sion of property in connection with police seizure of siolen Cara-
dian currency, stolen B.C. Tel telephone equipment and a tefevi-
sion set, Stereo and computer equipment stolen from Radio Shack.

Appearing before North Vancouver provincial court Judge J.B.
Paradis, the two were remanded to Dec. 15 to fix a date for trial on

the charges.

Mall plan

AN OPEANNED $S-million expan-
stam opromct dor the Westview
shopping centre vot the pod Sfon-
davoas city. couneil schedured a
publi, hearing on the pli,

But Ald. Stella Jeo Dean sug.
gested that othe phannmye dite
erences over Vehicle access and the
development’s keeping on tiie with
surrounding devefopsnents be
resolved before the hearing,

Onee the proposal teaches the
public heating stage. Dean saad,
“well never be able to eet them
(the developer) te unimiss the
trissive buildings.”

But Ald. Dana Taylotsaid most
problems are worked outs a plan

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