an accuses RC

AN ASSAUL T charge has. been laid against. North Van-

‘couver RCMP member by

aman who claims he was pun-

ched in the face and stomach by, the officer during an arrest

Tuesday. re

Ed Legros, 26, said he was ure
rested ground. midnight ‘for distur-
bing:the peace, after he and: his
brother. were involved in a-seuttle
outside a neighborhood pub.

Legros alleges she sustained a
Jarge gash on his arm when he was
shoved into. the . police . car.’ by
RCMP Cst. Gary Proulx,
> He claims: Proulx assaulted him
Iw ice during the incident.’

“As | was going out the door he
punched: me inthe mouth which
shocked me.I was cooperating but
_ he punched ine again when he was

shoving me in the car," he said.

“They kept me in jail all night *

Without © being allowed to. call
anyone. They. just ‘Jaughed and
‘told me. f didn’t have any. rights
and told me to sober up. But |
“wasn’t drunk — 1. had had. three
beers two hours before.”? ;

FORMAL COMPLAINT

Insp. Sal. Salminen-said Legros

7 laid a formal, complaint against
Proulx Wednesday night ‘and (a.
police «investigator. has

FIFI L'AMOUR anid’Pris
House Inn‘pub with their e

“Considered too ‘ho for Van-
‘couver and New,
duo, ‘affectionately’
“Chicklettes,

encore performances

the « capacity. | crowd
patrons,:- 98." perss.cent~
whistled and. screamed. the!
couragement, nye

After just: ‘(wo - days’ of.
duo’s.. show. at. both 'the. R
Towers and the “Austin Hotchth
-Chicklettes were. deemed ‘too

management.

* Shore: Centre ;

ce

“Womens’

been’:

night as hundreds of men: ‘cheered ‘ol
L’Amour. and Priscilla Press.

West minister the ©

ysteamy: by the respective’ hotel.

Jancis Andrews’ of the North
said"

Hy KIM PEMBERTON

News Reporter

-assigned to look into the charge,

“Ufthe investigation shows there
is some ‘substance it goes to Crown
Counsel «who? ‘decides. whether - it
goes to court,"" he said, °

Salminen said. this is the. third
complaint of assault by an ur-
resting officer’ from the local
RCMP. detachment. since
September. He said the other two
charges were not substantiated.

‘Phat. reassures mea great
deal,’ said Salminen,

“From.my experience the: vol-
ume of complaints in North. Van-

couver is fess than in comparable’
.Most of the complaints ‘

districts.
we getZare.,from people who feel

one of our members was arrogant

or was too heavy-handed: — com-
plaints-about‘atiitude.”’ .

Legros) said this ‘isthe second:
time, he “has, been = arrested by
police. He said on July; v2: he ‘was
questioned for possession of, nar
cotics, but he wasn't guilty and no

of: vegetables “and “ses
“would be called indecent.

: hurting anybody

a Six months.

.-Petraroia says the pub was forced
“10 employ doormen’ during “the »
show
“have: drawn ssuch a crowd He

\Wweekslong" gig
: House on Saturday, a

chirges have been laid.

He said he lost his job-as an ar-
cade attendant: at Circuit”
because of the recent arrest.

Manager. Terry Ekanayak . said

he couldn't keep an employee who:

has trouble with the police.
“Yt don't know-whether it's bad
luck or what,”

said Legros. “1 just’

Circus:

have the feeling I'm being | hatriiss- |

ed.”

Legros’s brother Jim: 23, Said he

was surprised that the. police ‘did a
not question him: after the fight.
brother!
“They Tet me walk away, he said.’

between hint and: his

;

“WASN'T RESISTING me

}

Witnesses: Monique Franco, 16,

an- officer hit: Legros: twice /and
recall Legros saying he could get
into the police car himself. °}

“Ed wasn't resisting at all,”’ said
Doran. 0: 1:
oo The officer was just going: wild.
on him., The officer ran right oul’

of the car and straight: upto Ed’

e hit him in the face once and hit
chim in the ‘stomach as he was get-
ing inthe car. He was hitting him
‘hard’ because’ his feet left: the
‘ground. :

“1 got up and told the officer he
, was way out of line. and it/was.an

red the show but

men

her. uct,: which features three! it
ferent performances” a beach
show,.-a rock'n'roll show, and a
cookout that uses. a’ wide variety,

“Tr ig a novelty show. [Cis nor:
said L'Amour ‘

‘her
‘of her!
strictly

2 Amour>-has |
lawyer about the
act but: say:

thin the laws: :
; Coach,, House: owner ‘Angelo

because.» the’s ‘Chicklettes
does not think the act is illeg: L
he duo ™ ‘finished :/: up “their:
at’ the Coach:

i

and Brent Doran, 23, said they.saw ..

Sand: Scott
. practiced

» shut up.

been trapped ‘under the boat,

“condition

vy < NEWS photo Terry Peters A
SED EGROS shows the cut in his Tight a arm, “which he says occurred duc-

“sing a scuffle with a-North Vancouver, RCMP officer-earlier this’ week.

: Legros has laid an official complaint against the officer for assault.

“For now it’s still a case of the’ * |:
police investigating the police: I’m
not uncomfortable with: that./1
think. we. have enough integrity
that, we wouldn't: stand ‘for any
cover-up. -It. has: to. be objective,
he expects an.external committee. and .1 wouldn't handle it any, dif-
will investigate police complaints.’ ferently,”? he said. '

ns i : :

improper arrest but. he told me to

Legros sdid he would prefer the
investigation into his charge not be »
conducted by:.the” police. :

Salminen: said in the near future

‘PLEASURE CRAFT. FLIPS |

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: THREE men’‘and two guides from” the Ae National

Institute. for. the Blind’ s (CNIB), summer lod 1 were rescued

who" had
was
He ,

One 10-5 “years “old man,

taken, to Lions Gate Hospital.
was released the’same day,
CNIB,: executive: director “J
Sanders said Art Mathews, ' who'is*
totally: blind; suffers froma -heart
‘and was. taken’: to
as ia pree i
i ‘0 others, Leo O Jouald; 85,
nd’ Robin Crocker, 8y-returned “14
imharmed. to’ Bowens Lodge
summer camp for: the isually. im. >
paired. uo
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ident, guides Beuce’’Mesmen,:22,.-
Thomasson, 18, had.
what to ido if-a canoe
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clear head f
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“set their: fishing ‘lines’. LO: minutes .
before the, 17-foot boat began tak-",.
ing on water about '100-feet from.
south end: of Bowen stand... oa

hospital

aa

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matter ‘of a minute be-
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to" knee- high i
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