NEWS BRIEFS Cyclist killed A NORTH Vancouver eyclist is dead following a motor vehicle accident at Larson Road and West Queens Road on Thursday morning. According to North Vancouver RCMP, Allan Good, of North Vancouver, was driving east on Queens when 18-year-old Nao Suzuki, operating a smaller car, pulled out from the stop sign at Larson on to West Queens. The two vehicles collided, causing the eastbound vehi- ele to cross into an oncoming traffic lane and to collide with a cyclist riding west on Queens. The cyclist, 29-year-old Alireza Azhedi, suffered head injuries and was taken to Lions Gate Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The police investigation into the accident continues. Gunman sought A LONE gunman made an unsuccessful robbery attempt Tuesday in West Vancouver. According to a West Vancouver Police spokesman, the gunman entered the Kwik Stop Food Store store shortly after 8:30 p.m. in the 2200-block of Marine Drive and pulled out a semi-automatic handgun. The man demanded cash from a store employee. He didn’t gzt any, and fled the scene on foot. The police describe the suspect as being 2 white male, 20 to 25 years of age, 6’1°’, with a thin build and short blond hair. He was wearing dark sunglasses and a baseball cap. Information regarding ‘this incident may be forwarded to the West Vancouver Police at $22-4141, Man claims RCMP violated his rights A NORTH Vancouver man claims his rights were violated when he was arrested by North Vancouver RCMP over a recent banking mix-up. Anton Van Rikxocort, a Lower Lonsdale Royal Bank client, says he went to cash a cheque at the bank branch on the afternoon Of Oct. 4. He was told that there was a problem with his account. The manager asked Van Rikxoort to , wait in his office while he checked the file. Said Van Rikxoort, ‘‘And then in came the RCMP officer from hell. She. said I was-under arrest for possession of. stolen property. She said, ‘You'll put. these hand- cuffs on and we'll talk about it at the police station.’ ”’ .-. Van Rikxoort said he refused to _ be handcuffed. He claims the of- ficer threatened him with a baton. He refused and she called for assistance. Four male. police of- ficers arrived. Van. Rixxoort. was handcuffed .and taken to the police station. _. I’m not a criminal, I have no criminal: record. 3. was a little belligerent. I wasn’t going to walk By Michael Becker News Reporter out of that bank in handcuffs. I've never experienced anything like this. My rights were violated. They just totally humiliated me,” he said. Van Rikxoort was released sev- eral hours after his arrest. But said North Vancouver RCMP Insp. Peter -Wlodarczak, “The person was dealt with ac- cording to law and he was treated fairly. There’s a section of the Criminal Code — Section 25 subsection 1 —- that protects a person acting in authority acting on reasonable, probable grounds. And in my opinion her actions, based on the circumstances, were reasonable, bearing ii: mind the totality of the circumstances. And if he has a corcern he can come and address it with us.”’ ‘North Shore gains make area Liberal stronghold. “From ‘page 7 “third-time beeky after two failed _ bids ‘to win with 7,389 votes. Lib- eral - candidate and Liberal Party of. B.C. president . Floyd’ Sully finished second overall with 6,938 votes. Socred candidate and former North Vancouver District. mayor Marilyn Baker placed third with _4,499 votes; Libertarian Jonathan Story took 198 votes; Green party candidate Phillip Petrik won 93 votes. Voter turnout in North Van- couver-Lonsdale was approximate- ly 72%. -@ In North Vancouver Seymour, the Liberal tide swept in from In- :dian Arm. Liberal candidate Daniel Jarvis :won convincingly with 11,906 votes; New Democrat Dominjque Roeiants received 6,980 votes. Social Credit candidate Gordon ‘Frampton earned 4,202 votes; Green candidate Donald Rennie took 199 votes; Libertarian Bill Tomlinson took 82 votes. Voter turnout percentage in North Vancouver-Seymour ' was unavailable to press time Friday. Thursday’s election results were in stark contrast to the provincial election outcome of 1986. A predicted Socred sweep of the area’s three ridings held true five years ago with John Reynolds tak- ing West Vancouver-Howe Sound with 12,864 votes, Angus Ree winning North Van- couver-Capilano for his third term in office with 12,940 votes, and Jack Davis holding onto North Vancouver-Seymour for a fourth consecutive term in office with 13,058 votes. Thursday’s results put the North Shore back on the map as a Liberal stronghold with three of the 17 Liberal MLA seats in Vic- toria. The Socreds, who elected 49 MLAs in 1986, managed to win only seven seats Thursday. Sentence reduced in fatal Dollarton accident A NORTH Vancouver man has won his B.C. Supreme Court appeal to have his sentence reduced for a speeding charge laid in connection with an incident in which a Burrard Indian Band member was killed more than one year ago on the Dollarton Highway. By Elizabeth Cohings News Reporter Jack Richey Daigle Jr., 30, was fined $250 on Oct. 2 by B.C. Supreme Court Mr. Justice Dun- can Shaw. He also received a two-month driver’s licence suspension which Daigle has al- ready served as part of his initial sentence. On Aug. 2 in North Vancouver provincial court, Daigle pleaded guilty to specding Sept. 9, 1990 in the 3400-block of Dollarton Highway while returning home from work. His Toyota truck struck 28- year-old Murray ‘*Moe’' Guss who died at the scene of the acci- dent. According to an earlier News story, Guss was ainong seven Bur- rard Band members attempting to divert traffic in an effort to en- force the posted 40 km/h speed limit. The Supreme Court appeal teduced the original sentence which was a $5,000 bond to keep the peace for six months, a six- month driver’s licence suspension, and 100 hours of community ser- vice that he was to perform for the benefit of Guss’ family or the Burrard Band. Burrard Band Chief Len George, an uncle of the dead man, declined to comment on the appeal. Daigle, a manager of a North Shore pub, said he was not “‘try- ing to belittle the situation because it was very severe’? but said his only error was speeding, a charge laid under the motor vehicle act. “‘My conduct on my way home from work had nothing to do with the deceased’s death," he said. According to Bill Smart, Daigle’s lawyer, Shaw found that Daigie’s speeding — at approxi- mately 10 km/h over the speed limit — was not the cause of the fatality. . 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