THE FOLLOWING is a list
of recent North Shore emer-
gency incidents:

Under Lions Gate Bridge.

Stolen auto recovered in dunes
under LGB. Keys were still in the
‘93 Jeep Cherokee which sustained
damage to all tires and the under-
side.
4300-bIk. Rockridge Rd.

Attempted break und enter. Front
door deadbolt was pried by fat
screwdriver placed in key hole.
Alarm went off and entry was not
gained. ;

Jan. 24
1400-bik, Clyde Ave.

Break and enter. entry gained by
removing building's front door lock.
Stolen: phones and fax. Value: $500.
1300-blk Duchess Ave.

Entry gained by prying deadbolt
with a tool and unlocking door.
Stolen: nothing. $300 damage.

Jan. 25
- 900- bik. Marine Dr.

Stolen auto, Vehicle was parked
in an unsecured parkade. Suspect(s)
may have stolen car keys from front
door and used them to steal the ‘86
Ford Thunderbird... Value: $7,500.

Jan. 26
1500-bik. Marine Dr. ;

Stolen auto. The ‘91 Volkswagen
Jetta was parked in an underground
parking lot. No sign of broken glass.
Value: $8,000.

: Jan. 30

OA true h

ON DEC. ‘11, 1994, this paper
ran a’feature on. Cpl. Pat
Dickson who was recognized.
~ for bravery for his role in end-
. ing an armed robbery and sub-
sequent high ‘speed-chase and
‘ apprehension of the perpetra-
tors.

On. Dec, 30 f stared incredulous-
_ly at a letter written to the editor by
the lawyer for. one of the accused
“persons. . The lawyer, Mr.’
‘Christopher Johnson of the. firm
Meyers, Johnson: & Co., had»the:
“temerity to criticize Cpl. Dickson
for some comments he. made to his
interviewer. He _ criticizes Cpl.
Dickson for saying,. “You can’t keep
releasing violent offenders out in
the public. Most have a tendency to
re-offend.” :
Johnson - says “the . comment
“obviously” does not apply to his
client because his client had not pre-
viously been. convicted of a violent
offence. Possibly Mr. Johnson, but
how many was he charged with
which were bargained down or
given away by the Crown in return
for guilty pleas to: “non-violent”
. offences like break and entry?
Johnson finished his: letter. by.
saying that since Cpl. Dickson was
a government employee paid to
enforce the law, he is not entitled to
. express his opinions. Excuse me!
Cpl. Dickson has served almost
20 years in the RCMP. All of those
years have been in operational posi-

Number of medical aid calls: 5
Number of fulse alarms: |!
Number of public service calls: 0
11th St. at Hwy. £

Motor vehicle accident.
Cypress Bowi Rd. at Hwy. 1

Motor vehicle accident.

Jan. 31 Lot

Number of medical aid calls: 3
Number of false alarms: 0
Number of public service calls: 0

Feb. 1
Number of medical aid calls: |
Number of false alarms: 2
Number of public service calls: 2
2200-blk. Bellevue
’ Pedestrian struck.

Jan. 23

ero deserves to
_ be heard, not criticized

CRIME & PUNISHMENT

- tions ‘in the Lower Mainland. That

means he has been ‘on the strects,
not sitting behind a desk in an ivory
tower. He has seen children die. He
has fought in the mud and the blood
and the beer to try and keep the
streets of his community safer for
all of us. He has suffered injuries in
this fight. He has had people try to
kill him. He has wept in consolation
with parents after telling them their
child had died tragically. How do |
know all this? Cpl. Dickson was my
partner. | have wept with him.

In ‘the case he is being recog-
nized for by the Lieutenant-
Governor, he chased Mr. Johnson’s
client, the getaway driver, at break-
neck speeds, risking many lives

including his -own.. Cpl. Dickson
arrested Mr. Johnson’‘s client after
ramming the vehicle to stop’ the
fleeing crooks. He then chased the
third suspect into a local pub and
was forced to kill him in a shootout.

Cpl. Dickson is a brave soldier in
the war against crime. | Mr.
Johnson’s client is the enemy, not
only to the police and Cpl. Dickson,
but to society as a whole. How dare
this lawyer even suggest Cpl.
Dickson is wrong to express his
opinion! How dare he criticize a
true hero in a society in dire need of
heroes.

Let’s clearly understand some
facts in this particular case. Mr.
Johnson's client and two of his asso-

» ciates tied up a four-year-old child's

father while armed with guns. They
pointed a gun at the father and at the
child to extort money.

When the scheme began to go
awry, the suspects fled in a vehicle
being driven by Mr. Johnson’s
client. The suspects fired shots at
pursuing police cars, in which Cpl.
Dickson was the lead. This occurred
during the late morning hours on a
weekday. Mr. - Johnson's client
didn't care about the: four-year-old
or his dad when he pointed a-zun.

Nor did he care about the people
using the streets whose lives. he
jeopardized during the chase. °

Cpl. Dickson cared enough. to
risk his very life to stop Mr
Johnson’s client. and his punk
friends. Cpl. Dickson has earned his
right to speak and be heard.

Haywood Ave at 26th St. ‘
A Dodge Sprint stolen ‘in
Burnaby earlier ran a stop sign and
broadsided another vehicle. The
suspect fled the scene.
Approximately $3,000 damage.
Jan. 24

‘-another

Fulton Ave at i4th St..:

A vehicle failed to yield to
after, making. a. ‘stop, .
Approximately $6,000 damage. two -
people sustained whiplash injuries...
and suspected driver was charged
with failing to yield after Stop..."

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