Robert Galster

News Reporter
robert@nsnews.com

SEVERAL North
Vancouver neighbor-
hood pubs have been
targets in a string of
burglaries.

The most recent
involved the Pemberton
Station Pub on Pemberton
Avenue.

It was the second break-
in at the watering hole in
less than two weeks.

“They broke in and stole
the lotto pull tab machine,”
said the bar’s bartender,
Don Emmons, of a Feb. 12
incident. “They broke in
and tried to get the lotto
machine again (on Feb.
25), but this time we triple
bolted it.”

“The whole bar is full of
booze and they didn’t
touch it,” added Emmons.

Meanwhile, the Rusty
Gull pub on East Ist Street
was hit in the early morning
hours of Feb. 24,

Gull owner Bob Savage
said damage to the estab-
lishment’s door was more
significant than the value of
the stolen items.

He said the burglars’
booty consisted of a bortle
of green Creme de Menthe,
Malibu rum, several cans of
beer and a couple packs of
cigarettes.

“T guess they were low
on beer or something at
3:30 in the morning,” said
Savage.

He said the glass panel
mounted in the pub’s front
doors that the burglars
broke will cost approxi-
mately $1,200 to replace.

The panel was originally
designed for him about six
years ago. It had the out-
line of a gull carved into
glass more than a half-inch
thick.

When Savage arrived at
the pub after receiving a call
from the alarm company,
one of the glass panels had
been shattered.

“l had to come here and
hang out ‘til the morming
because (without the glass
panel) anyone could walk
in,” said Savage. “While the
police were here they got
another calf to the Queens
Cross.”

Upper Lonsdale’s
Queens Cross pub was hit
the same night, but a
spokesman at the bar said
nothing was stolen.

North Vancouver
RCMP spokesman Const.
Tom Seaman said the break
and enters were likely com-
mitted by the same sus-
pects.

“The investigations arc
ongoing and information is
always coming in and we're
confident we'll solve these
in duc course,” said
Seaman, pointing to more
than 20° recently solved
North Vancouver break and
enters.

Seaman added that peo-
ple, and particularly busi-
nesses, should invest
good security measures,
including alarm systems, to
ward off intruders.

THE following is a list
of recent West Vancouver
Police reports:

Recovered stolen auto. °88
grey Mazda 626, recovered, no
vin tag, stereo removed. Stolen
from North Van.

February 5

2. Park Royal South
Shoplifting. Stolen and
recovered: cologne, value $83.

3. Cypress Bow!
Theft. Unlocked snowboard
stolen from outside cafeteria.

"17-949 W. 3rd SteRi: Van.

(behing Cap Mail)

Stolen: Toxic snowboard, value
$350.

4. 6300-blk. Bay Serect
Theft from auto. Vehicle

parked behind Bay Moorings.

Stolen: BCL plate, value $18.

§. 1900 blk Marine Dr.

Break and enter. Insecure
inner doors forced open. Access
gained co unlocked office.
Stolen: four service contracts,
phone list, value nil.

February 6

6. Park Royal South
Shoplifting. Stolen — and
recovered: sweaters, value $810.

7. Cypress Bowl

Theft. Stolen from in front
of cafeteria: Option snowboard,
value: S600.

February 7
8. 300-blk. Taylor Way
Break and enter. Key used to
enter building. Apartment door
forced open, door frame bro-
ken. Suspects observed in hall-

way carrying carpets.

Residents of apartment away
on vacation.

Suspect’ description: two
white males, late 20s-carly 30s,
six fect tall, wearing dark blue
bomber-style jackets, dark
blue pants and blue bascballt
caps. Stolen: seven Persian
carpets, tclephone/ answer-
ing machine, suitcase, value

$85,000.
9. 2300-bik. Folkestone Way

Break and enter. No sign of
forced entry. Suspect possibly
used spare key which was hid-
den under planter.

Residents currently in
Calitornia.

Stolen: "97 Toyota RAV4,
TV, VCR, computer, keys,
value $35,000.

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