Vehicles swiped

WEST VANCOUVER Police recovered three stolen vetti-
cles during the Dec. 1 weekend,

Ou Sunday, Dec, 12 at 2:30 a.m., police recovered a
198E Oldsmobile Calais near Welch Street and Pipeline
Road. The vehicle was reported stolen earlier from North
Vuacouver.

Also on Dee. 12, af EEO p.m, a 1992 Dodge Caravan
was recovered in the sume area. The vehicle hud been
reported stolen from Vancouver,

Shortly after 3 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, police re-
covered a third vehicte, a 1981 Datsun 200, in the Park
Royal South area. The vehicle was reported stolen from
Burnaby.

Police are checking the vehicles for finger prints,

Pop bust

A 36-YEAR-OLD Vancouver man was recently jailed 14
days in connection with a charge of stealing pop befong-
ing to Save-On-Foods in North Vancouver District.
Conrad Glen Abigosis pleaded guilty to the charge
stemming from a March 1 inciden’,
Judge Jerome Paradis sentences Abigosis in North
Vancouver provincial court on Dec, 7.

Prowling sentence

A 32-YEAR-OLD Vancouver man was recently jailed
two months in connection with a charge of prowling at
night. Hl ‘

Robert Alfred Deeley pleaded guilty to the charge
stemming from a July 29 incident in North Vaucouver
District.

The charge stated that the prowling occurred near a
house on a woman's property in the 1500 block of
Merlyn Crescent.

Deeley also received three years’ probation in connec-
ton with the charge.

The jail sentence was to be served ‘‘consecutive to the
sentenced being served.’

Judge Doug Moss sentenced Deeley in North Van-
couver provincia! court on Dec. 10.

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_ALL MEMBERS of society, whether they have a prior criminal conviction or not, risk spending time
‘behind bars if they are caught for impaired driving.

20-minute wait before testing

From page 4

said Hicks, will use the
breathalyzers as soon as possible
and will not wait the suggested
15-minute period.

“We are not the courts. Our
concern is public safety and to get
the drinking driver off the road.

“We will bring our cases to the
courts and the courts will decide
how to deal with it,"’ said Hicks.

He said the increased paper
work to process drinking drivers

has resulted: in a great sense of
frustration among North Van-
couver RCMP officers.

Hicks said it generally will take
between four and five hours of
filling out paper work from the
time an impaired driving suspect is
first stopped to the time he or she
is released from police custody.

“This is all it should take,’’ said
Hicks, holding up a single form.

Hicks said the primary objective
of a police officer who has ar-

rested a suspected impaired driver
is to make sure the suspect is af-
forded all legal rights.

The police must then wait 20
minutes before administering a
breathalyzer test at the police sta-
tion.

-Hicks said if the suspect has
had a prior conviction for im- ;
paired driving, the suspect will /
then be given a form indicating!
the police will seek a greater
penalty. (

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