January 26,1977 __—‘Tel.980-0511 Classified 980-3464”

; By Guillermo Lam i er me ee

oy ni ° la | — SAWN-OFF GUN is held by police officer standing bes! e car driven by suspect in Tueada: >
An 18-year-old male, who held up a corner not be disclosed until after gymed robbery of Lynn Valley Read grocery store. Suspect was apprehended after car ws
grocery store in Lynn Valley | with a loaded the suspect has appeared in. .

ae Woods anid apparently involved in an accident near the junction of Lonsdale and the Upper Levels | .
| _ _ court, Woods said. em | oo |
sawn-off .22 calibre rifle at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, on _, Highway [Sam Stewart photo},

was apprehended two hours later by N.V. RCMP g3ggaemersnees < ea ana: Ns i m = ee yi ANGE BENE mm Pe ae, ee |
members after his getaway car was apparently pas bi : : |
. involved in an accident at Hwy. 401 and Lonsdale.

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' he suspect, of no fixed. In a telephone interview tent, : te ee ge88 ae BT a | |

address according to RCMP, the male owner of the store — 22-Giyccemiig Oe aime venenatis ERM hear ieee Efe rly utio ]
approached the owners of told the News that his wife - bi preeel ag tat emma Mar, em Tart ey a ae pn eae = € wamed to be ca US
Valley Food Market, 1501. saw the suspect entering =3%.3 rm ge Pra te I I ale TE gd A a Bae

RCMP Sgt. Mel Tait warns the elderly to be cautious in
answering their doors in view of Sunday’s Incident in
- which ‘two unidentified females forced their way into a —
house on E. 20th St., N.V. at about 12 p.m. They bound .
- and gagged an 83-year-old woman, the only occupant,
and searched the house, apparently for money. She was
later seen through a window, by a couple walking by.
mercer They came to her rescue and called police. It is not known

what, if anything, was taken, and there are no suspects,
police said. .

Lynn Valley Rd., threatened with what looked like a gun.
_at gunpoint the middle-aged She immediately ran to the
couple, and made off with rear of the building, exited
approximately $70 in cash, the backdoor and used a
said Stf. Sgt. Jim Woods, neighbor’s phone to call the
Chief of N.V. General Inves- _ police.

tigations, The couple was
unharmed.

Meanwhile, the husband
confronted the robber who

RCMP have recovered the ‘‘said he wanted money. He
alleged weapon and a quan- said hurry up,’’ the man
tity of cash, Woods added. recalled. “‘‘I was really
The suspect remains in scared...but I’m alright
custody and was scheduled now."’ |
to appear in N.V. provincial
court this morning.

Robber escapes with $103

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A lone male, armed with a handgun, held up

| The suspect then fled in a Seg ge ERROR tte ne 32-year-old Norm William, an attendant at Kern Motor
7 blueccolored vehicle, he told  "*"iRAiipiiiaa estas acct areca aera ener unaDaaT Town, 1348 Marine Drive, N.V., about 11:30 p.m.,

A team of RCMP detee- police. Patrol cars combed ee eter, eee m omar ~ - Monday, according to RCMP. The robber who escaped
tives remained at the scene the area, until the alleged ees ie ee eae ‘ Poe : with $103 through the back alley of the gas station, has
for about one hour, while getaway car was found at the af Ge ICES aos 0S OS : been described as tall, slim-built and in his 20’s. The
one member interviewed the Lonsdale intersection, RE OE ce a matter remains under Investigation.

_ victims inside, Cst. K. Allen sails of the accident will GROCERY STORE at 1501 Lynn Valloy Rond shortly aftex  'M#vsuvenienoenvuusnionsctoeuotssuctonarenanotaeuqornsttin

yesterday’s noon-hour armed robbery [Ellsworth Dickson ,

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