Car thefts

OVER $34 million was paid out to B.C. car theft victims
during the fiest nine months of this year.

Thefts from cars cost an additional $18 million.

The insurance industry estimates that between $160
million and $320 million are paid for fraudulent or ex-
agegerated claims.

Greater Vancouver Crime Stoppers, members of the
pubic and ICBC have worked together this year to
solve:

@ six cases of auto theft ($134,000 worth of vehicles re-
covered);

® one case of theft from auto ($25,000 worth of prop-
erty recovered);

® five cases of fraud or public mischief ($75,000 worth
of claims denied).

The public can help. to reduce losses by not leaving
keys in cars and by locking aif valuables in the trunk.

Information regarding people who are stealing cars,
Stealing from cars or committing fraud may be forward-
ed to Crime Stoppers at 669-8477.

Crime Stoppers does not use calf display on
telelphones nor does the organization use recording
equipment on calis.

Youth forum

THE NORTH Vancouver RCMP community policing
department is attempting to organize a public forum for
youth in an effort to identify solutions to « perceived in-
crease in critae among young people.

Young people interested in participating may contact
North Vancouver RCMP Const. Marty Blais at 985-
131.

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All quiet on Halloween front

HEAVY HALLOWEEN ain
resulted in wet but quict streets on
the weekend.

By Michael Becker

News Reporter

teams of four police officers, in-
cluding auxiliary members,
“" 2am.

Said North Vancouver RCMP
Const. Marty Blais of the first-
time-ever police initiative, ‘*The

ratrolled the areas from 6 p.m. to —

North Vancouver RCMP and
West Vancouver Police spokesmen
said Saturday evening passed
without major incident save for
the exolesion of a pipe bomb in a
Deep Cove telephone booth
Saturday night.

The North Vancouver RCMP
are investigating the incident.

In North Vancouver, the police
impiemented foot patrols in the
Edgemont, Lynn Valley and
Lower Lonsdale areas. Three

kids responded positively, and a
lot of people were thanking us for
protecting their businesses.’*

A North Vancouver City Fire
Department spokesman termed the
night *‘extremely quict.’*

North Vancouver District
firefighters also reported a quiet
night.

In West Vancouver, the police
confiscated appreximately 150
peunds of fireworks.

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