A3- Sunday, March 14, 1982 - North Shore News

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GETAWAY CAR didn’t get far but it was just far enoegh for the robbery accomplice to escape on foot before the RCMP arrived at the spot where the books
he had ditched the car. (Elisworth Dickson photo) PAGE A 1 7

GETAWAY CAR GOT AWAY

RCMP were waiting for gold robber

RCMP officers were been waiting for him im a
ready and waiting for a getaway car he found the
gold thief holding up a Vehicle had gone as the

accomplice had spotted the
North Vancouver oolice arriving.
goldsmith Tuesday, Three police officers §&
before he had even left running after him managed ;

the store. to stop the robber and
recovered the jewellery and oO

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ash box. i l
The goldsmith had * Meanwhile. RCMP _ of- tan

managed to press a hidden  ficers were dnving in pursuit 4
alarm while the robbery was of the getaway car. The connection
taking place and = police small red car was involved in

decided to make their move

a hit and run incident at 17th PAGE B |
when the robber came outof and Chesterfield, then

the store, rather than msk = crashed through the fence of

getting into a hostage a home at 1709 Mahon and

situation. landed on the lawn, from
The robbery occurred

where the driver ran off,
about noon when a man _ escaping shortly before the
went into Mike Reynolds RCMP arrived.

| Goldsmith store on West Gordon Portice, aged 20,
1&th Street and began asking) of Vancouver, appeared in
questions about jewellery. provincial court Wednesday Clearance

Dunng the conversaton and was remanded in

low low

| he leaped the counter. custody to March 18, f all ; ; :
4 forced the. store Keeper to chatpea with vomed rob oO inflation fighter
the ground and produced a _hery. floor stock

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baseball bat from beneath prices
his coat.

The robber smashed open
three display cases with the

baseball bat, grabbing hand.

100 copies

a Ca a

made gold yewellery worth + tax
Ks about $10,000, dunng which) § $ 00
if h to k a .
F ianaged to operate the plete money * Moffat Ranges x Moffat Regrigerators
F alarm copying serw ff * Moftat platform countertop units
Pole arnved at the tail ces . .
end of the robbery and | * Self cleaning ovens * Microwaves
waited outside the store Concord Copy : * Home laundry sets * Dishwashers
When the robber left) and 101-1515 Pemberton
tan down an alley to a spot : 985-5115

where an accomplice had

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