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Top N. Van cop says Block Watch is working

NORTH VANCOUVER
RCMP Insp. Jamie Graham
says Block Watch programs
seem to be paying off as neigh-
bors are calling police about
suspicious activities like never
before.

By Anna Marie D'Angelo

News Reporter

“Without the assistance of the
public, we (he pofice) might as well

: fold-our tents and go home.” said

Graham about haw important resi-
dents’ calls sire to police,

Grahani, who is second in charge
of the RCMP detachment, said resi-
dents should not be embarrassed
about phoning police about a suspi-
cious incident that turns aut to be an
innocent event.

“It’s critical that as you see activ.
ities happen. that you phone quick-
ly.” said Graham,

Graham said there have been five
recent arrests of burglary: suspects in
which police were initially called by
alert Block Watch neighbors.

> One of the arrests was on Aug. 2
at a house in the 400-block of West
18th Street in North Vancouver City.

Graham — said: two
‘Teported that they saw two young
met knock-on the front door of the
home before going: to. the back~ of
the residence,

“One of the witnesses stayed at a
‘safe distance and watched what was
‘going on. The ‘young: men’ then
appeared inside the house.”

Police service dog, Storm, and’
his handler, Const.) | Ron
MacDougall, were brought in.
Storm quickly. went to a back win-

dow of a home. where, police say. a
“young man was readying himself to
jump out of a bedroom window. |

The man had second: thoughts

about his impending leap when he
saw the police dog, said police. The
man went back inside, At that point,

“.RCMP. officers. noticed’ a bag of
music discs. on the ground under-
neath the window. . :

- Police believed it was “blatantly “
that the pair ‘were inter-:

obvious”
rupted during a burglary of the resi-
’ dence. Storm went into the house

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and found one of the men within
seconds. ‘Phe suspects were: “sub:
duced” by Storm, said police.

There was ca “brie! struggle”
between Storm and one of the sus-
pects, Police said the suspects were
taken to Lions Gate Tospital for
treatment of minor injuries related
to their arrest. They were then taken
to jail.

Charged with break and enter
with istent to commit an indictable
alfence, were | William David

Melones and Mark Alan Adair, both
age 19 and of ne fixed address,
Their next appearance in Nerth
Vancouver provinetalcotrt ison
Aug, 23,
Melones, whe had other charges

proceeding against him at the time -

ol bis arrest. was remanded in cus-
tody, Adair wis released.
Both men are known to police,
Said Grahans, “This (incident) is
a perfect example of what we ask of

citizens.”

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