4 - North Shore News - Wednesday. December 8, 1999

Men rescued

"NORTH Shore Rescue is one mission
away from tying, last year’s record of
68.

. j.-The team’s latest success came Sunday night

on Mount Seymour, thanks in part to the moun-
ain’s staff. :

“4 Two White Rock men in their 20s went

~ snowshoeing but were socked in by heavy fog

Near the Brockton Point area. One of the men ;

alied his father in White Rock via cell phone.
ff “NSR was dispatched shortly after 5 p.m. by
North Vancouver RCMP, Search manager Tim
nes said the men “had the presence of -mind to

y put” and use a cell phone. Jones advises cell

phone users going for outdoor teks to pack a
spare, fully charged battery. He seid the men

PARK ROYAL SOUT

Arsenal seized

82a Mackin
News Reporter

THE Argyle arsenal is

no more.

West Vancouver Police
raided a residence in the
2100-block Argyle Avenue
Dec. 2 aad seized six high-
powered rifles, five shotguns,
five handguns, four prohibit-
ed knives and a cache of
ammunition.

The search, which was
approved by a justice of the
Peace, came after West
Vancouver Police were asked
Nov. 28 to assiss American
authorities.

A woman in the Seattle
area allegedly reecived extor-

WEST Vancouver Police
Det. Jamie Gibson
shows some weapons
seized Dec. 2 froma
residence in the 2160--
block of Argyle Avenue.

on Mount Seymour

were losing power on their cell phone.

Jones said the mission, which wrapped up
before 8 p.m., demonstrated the co-operation
between NSR and the statf of Mount Seymour.

The tog forced NSR to stage the missicn at
the base of Mount Seymour while mountain staff
readied snowmobiles at the top.

“It clearly indicates how well our workin,
relationship is with local mountains,” Jones said.
“That we could call (Mount Seymour staff) up

-from our valley location. The search managers
‘had multi-channel radios and were able to call up

on their frequencies and request the assistance to
effect the beginning uf a rescue. Because these

two gentlemen were getting cold, tire was of -
: the essence.”

— Bob Mackin

tion and death threats from a
business associate, said West
Vancouver Police spokesman
Sgt. Jim Almas.

Almas said there were avo
other complainants who also
live in King County.

Almas ssid the weapons
belonged to a 57-year-old
West Vancouver man, a resi
dent of the raided residence.
Only wo of the guns, a .44
and .357, were registered.

The man’s name was not
released. He has not been
charged and is not in custody

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Almas said the man and
the complainants are involved
in the jewelry and art: busi-
ness.

Almas declined to speeu-
law on whether the suspect
was a hunter or firearms col-
leere he weapons were for-
warded Tuesday to a ballistics
lab for testing.

“He’s been in the area at
least 15 vears and has had
prior dealings with West
Vancouver Police, and [can’t
go into details,” Almas said.

“This individual has been

subject to other investiga-
tions.”
Almas said West Vancouver
ice are working on the
ation with the U.S.
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco
and Firearms and municipal
police forces in King County.
Almas said police are se
ing to block the nan’s antici-
pated application to a judge
for the return of his guns.
Police also hope a judge
will issue an order barring the
man from obtaining replace-
ments.

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