there’ s ‘bad news. The gdods news is tae criminals .generally had an - off year in-North Vancouver City and- District. The--bad: news is that, ‘ate cording. to .1983 crime statistics, your chances of be- ing the victim of'a break-in or ’ having: your. expensive bicycle stolen are on the rise. Break-ins and. bicycle thefts were two of-the few categories, ‘of crime. to show- an in¢réase in 1983, accor, ~ ding. -to. figures. from the North Vancouver RCMP. In North Vancouver City, - the. number of ’.business—- break-ins. dropped: ‘from 278 in 1982 to.218 last year while the number : of . ‘residential break-ins ‘was: -sky-rocketing from 371 incidents i in 1982 to 505 in 1983. In North Vancouver District, both categories showed increases with business break-ins climbing — from 233 to 266 and residen- tial break-ins Tising to 656 from $83. Bicycle thefts, particularly for machines valued.at, more than $200, were way ‘up in both communities. In North Vancouver City, there were 108 reported thefts compared to 51 the year before and in North Van District the number. of reported thefts climbed from 216 to 119. Cpl. Don Jette,” head ofthe RCMP’s crime prevention unit, says he would like the see the number of break-ins Hang on to your teeth GOING INTO hospital? Hang on to your déntures, eyeglasses and hearing aids. These items regularly swell the lost and found at Lions Gate. In a report to the hospital Board, ad- ministrator John Borthwick said that despite warnings to patients, a few valuables do go astray — especially rings s week. Banking hours: Lonsdale & 17th North Vancouver 987-2244 break-ins. method. of. feducing the op- ‘portunitiés...for. break-ins. “Anyone who’s interested can ‘contact. us for: letails.”’ respective figures for 1982 “were "255.and-329. For your banking convenience we. are open G days a MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY But — if banking when you want is out of the question, TELLER is the APPLY FOR INSTANT TELLER TODAY. Our machine Is available 24 hours a day — 7 days a week. Mon.-Thurs. 9:30-3:30 Fri. 9:30-6:00, Sat. 9:30-5:30 BANK OF COMMERCE LIKE THE old 1 joke says, drop during 1984. **We'’re willing. ‘to work. - with groups and individuals on ways of. protecting -theniselves- against © break- ~ ins;"?.says Jette. ‘‘Even -sim- ple things “—- liking ‘making _ Sure -all-doors ‘and. ‘windows - , 219:in 1982. are locked — can help stop “S*Our ‘Neighborhs Watch ‘program is a‘ prove: category to: ‘show: ‘as: ‘marked an increase: “was ‘instanices of - disturbing ‘the: peace: with: 440 _ eases in North Van? District and 428 incidents in.North Van City during: 1983..:The In almost all-other ctiminal the district and even. : incidents of vandalisin were fewer dur- * ing the year with: 643 in- . cidents in North Van‘ City and 714 in ‘North Vancouver . District. ‘Finally, the total number of thefts remained high but fairly stable. - li ‘North Vancouver City, 123.vehicles: were stolen.com- "pared | to. 124 the year before - while in. ‘North Van District, 156-went. missing in 1983 and ‘Shoplifting. totals were up marginally as were ‘thefts. of et ‘Levels H «goods: from automobiles but --North Vancouver; ‘ other: ‘patrc declined. 0 ‘The trend to lower figures wa carried over into the detach: ‘gmient’s traffic office. While. _ four. people died on’ “the dents-— “roads, ‘compared.to three in, .jassau 1982, the total number ofac- ‘instances —of. thefts cidents ‘dropped from 3,835 in 1982 to-3,034 last year. areas where figures are - available, the: numbers for . 1983. show a decrease. ’ Robberies dropped to 33 in 1983 in North Van City and from 44 to 41 in North Van- couver District. The total cases of frauds went from 374 to 203-in the city and from 240 to 164 in the district as the economy improved from the doldrums “of 1982.. . Drug _ charges dropped . from 156 to 85 in North Van — City and from 143 to 81 in and earings. “*‘A proportion of these are fSund in the laundry and, if fragile, in a sorry condition. One man lost his radio when his roommate threw it out the window. (The music critic’s family paid).’’ In a_ year, LGH spends some $5,000 set- tling claims such as dental bills for broken teeth. INSTANT