12 - Sunday, December 28, 1986 - North Shore News Been through a road block? inquiring reporter Stephen Barrington IT'S CHRISTMAS and the police roadblocks are out in force. This year, however, law enforcement officials have Instead of stopping the drivers along major routes, police have switched to smaller, changed their tactics. mobile roadblocks on side streets as a method of ‘‘fiying attacks’’ on drinking drivers. Quick 15 to 20-minute spot checks close to nightclubs and other drinking spots are said to be far more effective in curbing the problem. Sandy MacDonald North Vancouver No. I haven't driven for a long time and I don’t go out at night. Eric Metzner Whistler Actually yes. I was heading home from Whistler and they had a roadblock at the only ex- it out of town, Philip Eccles North Vancouver Actually no. 1 haven't seen any evidence of im- paired drivers. 1 certainly agree with the police at- titude in trying to curtail drinking drivers. Mike Gavin North Vancouver No, I haven’t seen one yet. I don’t find them in- convenient. Two charged with theft TWO VANCOUVER men have been ordered to stand trial on seven criminal charges laid against them in connection with an Oct. 26 hold-up at a Lynn Valley Phar- masave Drug Store. Thomas Merle Semkiw, 30, and Zsigmond Peter Kiraly, 28, are jointly charged with three counts of robbery, one count of occupy- ing a vehicle known to be carrying a restricted weapon, one count of using a firearm while comniitting an indictable offezce, ane count of possession of a stolen .38 calibre revolver and one count of possess- ing a restricted weapon without a valid permit. The charges were laid against the two in connection with the Oct. 26 incident in which a quantity of drugs and money was allegedly stolen from‘the drug store. Charges against Burnaby’s Catherine Diane Fraser, 27, that were laid against her in connection with the same _ incident, were dismissed when the three appeared in North Vancouver provincial court Monday. Classifieds Police say the efforts of local police forces and the grow- ing public awareness of the results of drinking and driv- ing are changing public attitudes toward the problem. This weck, the Inquiring Reporter wants to know if people have come across any roadblocks so far this Christmas season and what they think of the CounterAttack pro- gram. Pat Vendrinsky Calgary Yes I have. J went through one on Marine Drive. I think it’s a good idea. | had a friend who was killed by a drunk driver. 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