Computers | recovered from house and locker

RICHARD WARNER has taken the

“last chance” a B.C, Supreme Court

judge granted him in March and
racked up more business burglary

. Charges.
By Anna Marie D'Angelo

‘News Reporter

The 25-year-old North Vancouver. resi-
‘dent was arrested on Wednesday by the

North Vancouver RCMP.

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“Ar POLICE officer: described

He is charged with break and enter, pos-
“sessing ‘stolen property, possessing house-
breaking instruments, possessing a prohibit-
ed weapon (a crossbow) and breaching pro-
bation.

Warner, an admitted heroin addict with a
criminal record, walked out of B. c. Supreme
Court on March’3 with two years’ probation
in connection with 23 charges relating to $250,0000 worth of
Stolen business computers.

“This ‘is definitely your last chance,” said Mr. Justice
" Kenneth C: Mackenzie in March when he sentenced Warner to
‘:probation and the jail time he had already served.

' Warmer was kept in jail for six Jnonths before sentencing as
_ he continued to re-offend after 2 2 charges were initially laid

RICHARD WARNER arrested
Wednesday in relation te new
business burglary charges.

Hurst is part owner of
U&l Type Services in
Vancouver which — was
robbed four times with a
loss of $130,000.

Hurst said computer
components fram: diree of
the burglaries were found in
Warner's North Vancouver
home.

In the latest bust, the
North . Vancouver RCMP
received: a tip that. stolen
computers © were — being
stored in North Vancouver.

Police set up surveil-
lance on Warner’s apart-
ment and a storage locker in
the 100-black of West 27th
Street.

Police say they allegedly
saw Warner go into the storage locker with a
“load” of computers.

When Warner unlocked the storage locker, police say they
arrested him. One of the computer components Warner was

‘carrying, police say, had an Operation Provident anti-theft

number on it.
Police say the number was. traced to a Vancouver business

behind bars;
? Court,costs. including lawye
erably, to the’ cost “of the case.

Sunday, June 18. 1995 - - North Shore News - -3-

NORTH VANCOUVER RCMP bur lary’ section acting ‘Cpl. Mike
Lidstone says the Richard Warner burglary investigation in just three days
has cost No:th Vancouver residents $60,000 worth of police time..°35
_. He said about a dozen police officers:in the burglary, comraunity polic-
ing and forensic identification sections shave. had: to.log overtime: in the

; ~ Lidstone said the recovered $23, 000 orth of stolen property is part of an.
estimated $50,000 taken in three Vancouver burglaries, - :

” "That will have to be absorbed bythe victims’ insurance companies, not.
to mention the thousands of dollars: wor
- tion on the computers and not to mention the emotional frustration caused”

“to the victims,” said Lidston :

‘of damage, the loss of informa-
peop.
obviously, they aren't getting | y the big picture,
id tid ¢

Stolen property worth $23. 000 was recovered in the locker
and in Warner's suite, said police.

The stolen property was traced to three Vancouver business
burglaries which occurred this month, said police.

Said Lidstone, “The North Vancouver RCMP are not taking
computer burglaries lightly. ICis a high priority to us.”

* against him in June 1994,

Said one of: Warner's. earlier business victims, Norman
_ Hurst on Friday, “fam not surprised. The naivete of the judge
. passing sentence (in March) surprised me.”

__ Photographs he took of injuries

-to’Abdur Rashid Khan<as. the

-second degree murder trial of -

the West Vancouver’ business- :;

~man’ began Friday in B.C.
: Su :preme. Court.

“By Brent Mudry
: Contributing Writer.

“Crown prosecutor ‘Allan. Fland

claims the wounds are one piece of »
“a puzzle linking. the restaurateur to

the killing of Naazish Khan, his néw
daughter. in law, two weeks, before

Christmas in 1993...

va Khan, 54, is charged with second”
“degree.. murder: in. the. death ‘of .

Naazish on. Friday, : Dec. 10, 1993.

: She was allegedly killed by asphyx-

iation after strangulation in the fam-

: ‘ily’s’ British “Properties: home on’

Whitby Drive,-The 23-year-old for-
mer model from Bombay, India, left. -
behind her recent. husband Faisal -

: Khan, 23, and their two-month- old’
-' daughter, Aliya. a
Co An autopsy: showed her injuries
. indicated .

“involved in the ‘assault,”

“two persons being

the jury in his‘opening address. in

the ‘three-week trial. : The Crown
‘contends : both of: Faisal’s parents’:

disapproved : of -his new. bride.

Rashida ‘Khan, Abdur’s wife, will

stand trial separately in the fall. ‘
“a2. Flanz ‘outlined ‘his case, and.” Muslim name of Naazish.
: briefly’ described the evidence that

about half of the over 30 witnesses

- will present when they testify.

“You will hear she was assault-

was found in the trunk’ of a car.” he.

explained.
More than 20 ‘exhi ibits.. will: be :

presented. be

burglary and was used to obtain a search warrant.

- ABDUR KHAN. faces murder

charge in B. C. Supreme Court.

». The Crown's case ‘is “almost
entirely circumstantial - evidence,”
the prosecutor, noted. There will be

‘no eyewitnesses, confessions or

“DNA evidence presented in court.
Flanz ‘told'the five: women ‘and

seven men of: the jury that. Faisal -

first met Naazish on a family trip to
‘their native india. «=~

“She was of the Hindu faith, and .
Flanz told. «her. name was then Pria. The. pair

became i instant friends and later fell
‘in love. =. i

.-"’ Faisal remained in India, and the
. pair, married there in March 1993.
‘Pria ‘converted

to” the “Khan's
Muslim faith, and took on the

Faisal brought his pregnant bride
to Canada: six months ‘later, in
. September, /. 6 ;
~~ They. moved in with her parents,

‘ed.:.died of asphysiation... her body: who were initially helpful.:

Naazish gave birth to Aliya a
month later, i. 4

Flanz claims Abdur Khan’s
portive attitude changed soon after.

S sup-

_. "We executed the search warrant and found more
property in the storage locker and in the apartment,
ing Cpl. Mike Lidstone, of the burglary section. '

Faisal and Naazish wanted to -

name their baby Aliya. His parents
objected, preferring Alisha.
_, Abdur registered the child's
name as the later.
‘The prosecutor detailed the fate-
ful day. Faisal left for work at about
'» 8:30 a.m.

He “never saw his wife again
Flanz..stated, At noon, .

after that.”
two of Faisal’s sisters brought him a
sandwich at the Oakridge shoe, store
Where he worked. |
“He was-concerned that his wife
never made | her usual calls. When
the. anxious” Faisal returned home

after work, he found his two- month- ‘

old daughter alone, -
‘His wife: was nowhere to be
found. we

©. Naazish was found dead in the »
- trunk of Abdur’s Toyota Camry the :
“Next morning, parked-on a quiet’ :

‘Coquitlam cul-de-sac.

» Two large plastic garbage bags

covered her body. ; a

_ Speaker wire, sheets, anda blue
- Jaundry bag allegediy matched sam- -

ples in the Khan residence.
The. Crown contends Naazish

“was killed on Friday afternoon. A“

friend of Abdur Khan will testify the
two drove close to the U.S: border
that Saturday evening.

Abdur allegedly biamed his son”

for the murder.

At one point a news bulletin’
flashed on the car radio. Police were ,

“looking fora man matching Abdur’ s
description.

His reaction was something like

"Oh my, God, that's me,". Flanz
claims.

Justice Kenneth: Lysyk told ‘the
jury. the Crown must prove its case
beyond reasonable doubt.

“You must decide.what testimo-
ny to believe,” the judge stated.

The trial continues.

“said act-

‘Vans.

When Warner was charged last year. potice described him.

stolen

as one of their top active business computer burglars. :
He was remanded in custody until next Wednesday for

another court appearance in North Vancouver provincial court.

resit lents vel

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‘NORTE 1 SHORE residents

7 %

“snatched up a handful of
awards at this year’s: Jessie’

Richardson ‘Theatre Awards,
held, June .11 - at
souver Playhouse.
By Layne Ch ristensen
Community Reporter _.

-? North Vancouver actor Nicola ..
Cavendish ‘picked up two ‘awards
for her. performance in the Fend «

i Players production of Four Dogs.’

and.a. Bone. Cavendish: won

Outstanding Performance by an.

Actress in a Lead Role and. the:
Vancouver Sun Readers’ Choice”
Award for-her role as an ‘aging
ingenue.

North ‘Vancouver's’ Alison’

ROBERT CLOTHIER... award-
ed, - along. with | Shirley
Broderick,:. ..for .
achievement...”

the

“NICOLA:

ers who received:a

career |

A. > CAVENDISH.
‘awarded. a Jessie’ for her.
‘outstanding performance :
vin a lead role. ‘

Kelly was one of six: actor-moth-
special Jessie
for collective creation’ and per:

“formance for their hit production:

Mom's the Word. Mom's the Word |
_ was also named outstanding orig: :

--inal play or musical.

Robert. Clothier: “and ‘Shirley
‘Broderick, | also of | North

Vancouver, .: received the |°

“Vancouver Professional Theatre’

Alliance. Career” Achievement
. Award. Both actors have worked
in Vancouver theatre ; since . the

50s, though.Clothier is perhaps’

best known for -his_ television. |

work.: In. the.'70s, "he . played

Relic.in The Beachcombers. -
Clothier'‘and Broderick met in

a Vancouver ‘Festival production

of The. Tempest in June 1957 and |’. |

were married four months tater. «