14 ~ North Shore News -— Wednesday, February 2, 2000 | ROMP seek barbecue owner and crime tips NORTH Vancouver Mounties are looking for the owners of a full-size barbecue found on Jan. 3 in the 800-block of West 16th Street. The propane barbeque had a garden hose attached. Police believe it was stolen. .. Anyone wishing more information is asked to con- tact Const. Paula Brown at 985-1311. Callers are asked to refer to the case’s file num- ber: 2000-255. eee Police are asking the pub- lic for any — information regarding two break-ins at a software development busi- ness in the 800-block of West 15th Street. The latest break-in took place at 5. am. on Dec. 30 at Project One System House Inc. According to the North Vancouver RCMP, a vehicle was driven through the front door. Computer equipment was taken. Tne break-in took place despite security measures including reinforced front doors, that were put in place since a break-in the previous month. On Nov. 9 at 5:30 a.m., computer equipment was also taken after the front glass door was smashed, according to police. The business is adding more security. Anyone with information is asked to call Const. Jennifer Lyons at 985-1311. Any North Vancouver business that wishes to receive “target hardening” or crime prevention sugges- tions, may contact North Vancouver RCMP Const. Barry Mattock at 983-7424. eean The Christmas season is over, but unsolved Christmas crimes are still around. The North Vancouver RCMP are asking the public for information = re ing, more than $5,000-worth of festive lights stolen from the Park and Tilford Gardens dis- play on Dee. 17. Ina grinchy move, 305 m (1,000 feet) of Christmas lights were stolen from the rose garden. For everyone who wanis to certify their success The BDC Consulting Group can work with you to achieve ISO 9000 certification and increase the productivity and competitiveness of your business. Call Ron Pyreh at 666-5710 / www.bde.ca rk R ene narra yet = Canadit Dries ta effect Feb 2-6, 2000 while quantities ast __. Many more in-store specials! oyal Shopping Q woe Business Derelopment Bank of Canada ES Brvistss Far Sunset Alesse Linda Whitecroft, admin- istrative assistant at the Park and Tilford Centre, said every foot of lighting had a clainp attached to it, so who- ever took the lights had to spend quite a bit of time removing thems from the gar- den. The rope lights cost $10 a foot. The colours taken were green, red, blue and white. Every year, the Park and Tilford Centre opens their 18 gardens decorated with fes- tive lights to the public. Anyone with information about the theft is asked to call Const. Gillian Garner at 985- 1311. Callers are asked to refer to the case’s file number 99-41235. eee Police want information about a break-in on Dec. 36 at a Lower Lonsdale auto body repair shop. Expensive tools including a spray gun, air sanders, air hammer, and a grinder were taken during the overnight break-in at S. M. Collision on East Esplanade. The stolen tools had a brushed aluminum finish with the owner’s names or his initials “A.K.” engraved. Any with information is asked to call Const. James Dodds and refer to the file number 99-41420. eee Police wish to contact a possible witness who was in Lonsdale Quay’s Please Mum store on Nov. 24. Police say a man was in the store shoplifting. He stashed children’s clothing in a bag under a bench outside the store in the Lonsdale Quay area. Police would like.to speak toa blend female customer in the store while the midday shoplifting was believed to have taken place. The suspected shoplifter was described as a native male with a brush cut in his 20s. Anyone with information is asked to call 985-1311] and refer to file number: 99- — 38578. City councillors told to pay heed to protocol NORTH Vancouver City counciliors had their knuckles wrapped Jan. 24, as they were remind- ed that they could be removed from the meet- ing if they do not stick to counci)’s rules of ©... protocol. Coun. Bill Bell. asked city clerk Bruce Hawkshaw ‘to. remind councillors what the penalty would be for not asking” questions of delegation members through the chairman, © Mayor Barbara Sharp. He said he had on occasion been guilty of the oversight, but that one member of council consistent-.° ly refused to speak through the chairman. Coun. Bob Fearnley had been reminde: to speak through the chairman when addressing questions to delegation members. Hawkshaw said council members who don’t stick tothe - - rules may be ordered to leave for the rest of the meeting, and police may be called in to enforce the order. The member" would have the option of offering an apology to avoid being thrown out of the session. 2552 Marine Brive ond Anna-Louite Pentland THE THREAD West Vancouver d repeatedly by Bell = * :