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- RANSACKED BEDROOM discovered by Mrs. Margaret Elligot [right, with son. ‘Da
. returning to her-North Van home.early Monday afterncon after a chance absence of. two or
' three hours. Thief kad smashed in basement door and escaped with jewelry, a movie camera
and other valuables—proving again that break-ins can happen to any home, even in bread

_ daylight. Police advise householders. to take every. precaution, even when absent only for short.
. periods. [Rex. Weyler photo]. ees

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~Bushgheet | John Rowlands’ “to. safety . ina. fire that
“crawled along the smoke-. erupted ‘just after midnight i : : a nas fo mae a
- filled second-floor corridor of. - Saturday. _ aa Fe ce a ke ee oo eo
_the Shoreland apartments, © ere ae ba ee — _— |
2190. Bellevue, without the. Interviewed Monday at his.
‘aid of breathing apparatus to. ‘North. ©. Vancouver.” ‘home,

drag an unconscious woman. Rowlands said: “I was just
~ doing my job... was just the

first one to get there.’’

Roe, Judith Myerscough, ' 38,
was. treated in. Lions Gate Siaaiivis | nee

Hospital for: first and. second- eo nares 4 eg Pnae 6 ee .

depree.. burns ‘and smoke. o ee es SR ag

‘inhalation; and later. releas- Oo oo oo

. » ed. An elderly woman | _

_ * Cannon recoil spring injures man =—_sccupant of an upper floor, :
— . who escaped via the stair- — ,
: . Aman. who was dismantling a cannon Tuesday was way, was also admitted to ;
/.  &. struck In the face by a recoil spring. which apparently came hospital after treatment with
z - loose, according to reports. The spring, which was about oxygen for a heart condition. |
‘ §8.to 10 Inches In circumference,also made a dent on the . 7 . :
3. gide ‘of a truck nearby. The Iricident occured near the The blaze, believed to | |
‘ armory on Forbes in North Van. He Is in “not too good. = have been caused by a.
: condition,” a spokesman said. No names have been burning cigarette in a mat-
. | released by RCMP. _ tress, was brought under
et oa : an -. control in about 20 minutes.
a Preliminary estimates put
ae _ Pickup truck strikes youth | damage ataround $5,000
yo A 15+ car-old North Vancouver youth, Kevin Norman ‘On. Sunday afternoon an

— Cotton, “Of 158 West 13th St., was struck by a pickup arson attempt at Pauline
track which ran ever both his lege about 5:20 p.m. Johnson school, 1150-22nd
Saturday In the 100 block East 15th Street In North Van. Street, was noticed by
Reports ald he ran across the street, and fell under the = passers-by, who called the
vehiele driven by Howard Richardson, 53,0f175 East 4th — fire department. But rubber

St., N.V. RCMP laid no charges. — mats piled against two
| . : outside doors and set on fire
, ° 8 ° ° had gone out by the time the
Bail denied convicted rapist © firemen arrived. .

: David John Dyck, 35, an Oahkalla [Lower Maloland — , | Vv tne.
Regional Correctional Centre] parolee serving terms for - niles weed 1 3 and 14 have ga ay Sie ls te | tog ee
offences, Including two rape convictions, Oa ede was been apprehended in conn- caine |

° ro a © ry ‘ ; ; mo, “ ;
sation. Dyck ne ronontly faces charges “of break and ection with ae jineident. DAMAGED SUITE [top] at 2190 Bellevuac, West Vancouver, from which Firoman John

' entering snd possession of stolen property after his solicabl O Me schoo’ was Rowlands carried unconscious woman occupant to safety down smoke-filled corridor. Bottom:

arrest Feb. 7. | neg see sms mim part of gutted basement following Sunday night blaze at 22nd Street home [Rex Weyler
photos). .