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Bikers sizzle over complaints

MOTORCYCLISTS have
complained that the RCMP
are giving them a bad name.

By ROSS MEEK

The cyclists say they
worked for over a month to
organize and control an end
of surnmer bash, but that
police misrepresented the
evening of events in a story
published Oct. 2 in the
News.

North Vancouver RCMP
reported that the force
mobilized its tactical squad
and put the Burnaby squad
on alert on the Saturday
night of the party, after
receiving numerous reports
of a noisy party at 2922
Seymour Parkway.

About 175 people from a
variety of motorcycle
groups, a live band and a
lack of cooperation from the
resident precipitated the
police move, Cst. Alison
frons reported.

But the party organizer

NORTH ‘VANCOUVER
streets are..safer..than. the
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underground parkades.

By ROSS MEEK |

Or so David Coles says he
was advised by RCMP Cst.
Ken Burton’ after $12,000
worth of tools were ‘stolen
from his Socked, white
Chevy van last Friday night.

After two. and.a_ half

troukte-free. years of. street . §
. parking, the diesel mechanic

acquired : an underground
tin his” Third Street

“Spe
‘apartment only to have: his
“tools:\stolen .a . couple. of

montks later.
“It’s kind of a piss off

said

of Coles.” Marine Diesel

pair. :
. “Judging from tie - .ciga- -
‘rete butts,;the theives even

had ‘the gall to sit down and

have. a-.smoke’ while they -
were:stealing the goods,”’ ;

said Coles: -
‘They then used Coles tools
to“ break-in’ arid steal- stereos

from, two other cars:

‘North: Vancoliver- RCMP

report $450 worth of-stereo .

equipment were ‘stolen’ from
a 1978 MG and a pair of
speakers were stolen from a
white Honda’ Civic, Both
vehicles suffered about $200
damage. °

" To add insult to injury,
Coles finds he’s not insured

under his‘ homeowners poli- _

cy. 0. :
vote you: use your tools ‘for
your trade: they aren’t: in-
sured,’’ said Coles, a fact,
he says, most mechanics
don’t know. .He says annual

- insurance for tools used at §
work ranges near 25 per cent 9%

of the tool cost per year.

Coles is offering a $100
reward fo the return ‘of his
tools which are all stamped
with the'initials DCC.

Two bicycles were stolen a
week earlier from Coles
storage locker in his
building. He feels the two
thefts are probably related
and were perpitrated _ by
someone who once lived in
the: building and failed to
give up his keys.

The. police have no
suspects at this time.

said police don't have their

facts right.

“There were at least 400
people there, and not a
single one was from @
motorcycle group,’ party
Organizer Rick Legreeley
said.

He added there were four
bands over the course of the
12-hour party thai started at
2p.m.

But organizers contend the
party was always under con-
irol. The owner of the prop-
erty, Rick Davies, and at
least five others stayed sober
making sure people didn’t
drink and drive, fight or
otherwise spoil a good time,
Davies said.

He said they admit the

police came about five times,
but said they didn’: insist the
party be shut down until
1:10 am, at which time the
band played one more song
and everyone cleared out.

An hour after the band
stopped only about 75 peo-
ple remained, and most of
those were staying the night
in tents and sleeping bags on
the large property which
Davies rents.

To keep the noise down,
speakers were directed
toward the mountain, Davies
said.

One organizer commented
that if their were vans park-
ed outside, instead of 80

motorcycles, there wouldn’s.

have been many complaints.

5 - Sunday, October 13, 1985 - North Shore News

But Brixham Road resi-
dent Evelyn Tucker doesn’t
agree.

“This was the loudest par-
ty | have ever heard in my
life — more noise came from
this one house than could
possibly come from a live
concert at the Coliseum,’’
said Tucker in a letter to
police, Mayor Marilyn Baker
and the News.

Charges against Davies for
violating the district noise
bylaw are being considered.

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