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A man who worked with Michael Caster at Kinney
Shoes told a judge and jury Thursday that Caster
offered him a radar detector if he would participate
in a credit card counterfeiting scheme.

Travis Pollitt said he declined the offer.
“On one occasion Michacl asked me ithe was out of the store to swipe cards
through the machine,” Pollitt said
“Psaid to Michacl it was not right to take other people’s money, espe
the elderly.”
Caster, 21 is charged with the first-degree sur
der of Mohammed Mirhadi. Caster’s jury trial
before Mr. Justice Randall Wong is being held in
B.C, Supreme Court in New Westnunster,
A co-ascused in the case can not be named,
but only referred to by his initials LM. His lawyer
Gillen Orris recently made a successtul appiication
to the judge to ban [M.'s narie trom publication.
J.M. was to be tried with Caster, but he changed
lawven in October, two months before the trial.
].M. has atrial date later this vear,
On Thursday. Crows. over Mark Levitz said
that Caster used a countuieit credit card te buy MURDER co-
movie tickets on Feb. 28.1997, the night Mirhadi accused J.M. is
wwas shot at the Farnous Pavers: Exphinade @ com slated fora
plex in the 200) block of West Esplanade. separate trial.
Mirhasii was killed as he sat in crowded mos
g theatre watching a gangster movie with his guritnend
fi trial opening statements Last month, Levitz said Caster brought a “swipe
n.chine attached toa prep Gamputer” into: Rinnes Shoes at Capilano Mal.
He Caster swiped custcoers’ cards through the computer and hater made
coun.
Onan phat he did stipe a cand throget the laptop when
Caster was ia eovore Bur Pothier said he didt hist enocud thar the
mrimber woulda be reverded
Pollitt sad be dtd this tear charone of fie co workors would tell Caster af
he did not swipe the card Poll feared Caster
Poli also testificd he saw Coster atthe Motrapats Poot Pilbin ower
Ponsdale the night ofthe murder Both Pothit ind Caster were qaeshened bs : See : : CARP SaE ek EON A or ied
police the daw ater the murder NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge
According to polico surveillance filnt shawn in courton Wednesday, Caster
was back ac seerk as usual the dian after the shoot: aster worked SEPM Cas Supernatu rai

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