September 23, 1994 80 pages

Bush detail

CLOSE CALL

Mother telis of attempted
abduction of her child

at Waterfront Park.

Classifieds 986-6222

BANK SCAM

Elderly woman tricked
out of $6,000 cash
in elaborate scam.

Distribution 986-1337 25¢

Pee

“NEWS photo Srad Ledwidge

MEMBERS OF the Vancouver Police Emergency Response Team and the Seaforth Highlanders of Canada were at West
Vancouver's Cypress Bowl on Wednesday to learn how to track and apprehend fleeing suspects in the bush. The outing was
the second for the group, which was assisted by the West Vancouver Police.

Suspect free on bail for earlier computer theft charge faces fresh charge

A BURGLARY suspect out on bail in
connection with a charge of comput-
er theft was charged with possessing
stolen computers on Sept. 18 in
North Vancouver City.

By Anna Marie D’Angelo
News Reporter

Richard Warner, 24. was not home when a
North Vancouver ROMP officer went to the
suspect's residcace in the S8O0-block of West
19th Street al about 6am. The police officer
was investigating Warner in connection with
a burglary report.

When Warner did stiow up, he was arrest-

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ed for breaking a curfew relating to a theft
conviction.

Police say they saw computer components
in the home which they believed were stolen.
Police say a vehicle found at the residence
contitined $25,000 worth of stolen computer
equipment.

Warner and 22-year-old Michael Thomas
Walker. also of North Vancouver, are
charged with possessing stolen property in
connection with the incident.

Warner was charged earlier this year with
computer theft. Police describe Warner as an
“active Band & suspect”

Meanwhile many North Shore businesses
are being repeatedly robbed of their comput-
ets.

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Said North Vancouver RCMP Sgt. Jack
Ewert. “For the past year, computers definite-
ly have been the number one priority for
commercial B and E people. ~

He said burglars are finding good markets
for their product.

“He they know what they are doing. they
can make a good return on their burglaries.”
said Bwert,

Ne added that burglars only make ia frac-
tion of what the computers are worth.

Ewert satd the courts don’ tappear tu tike
burglaries as serious offences even though
the maximum sentence for burglary is He in
prison. Ewert said a burglar on a second von-
viclion may receive a vear in jail at the most.

Given the court process, Ewert said moti-

vating police officers to catch burglary sus-
pects is sometimes frustrating.

“They (police officers) work very hard to
try and apprehend somebody und before they
get the paper work done. he is back out there
again,

“Phis time. he is a lite bit smarter. Each
Gime it gets harder to apprehend the individ-
ual.” suid Ewert.

He said some accused burglars plead
guilty to numerous charges and seem to view
the resulting six months to a year ia jail as the
price of doing business.

Ewert said tracing stolen computers back
to their owners is offen “most difficult.”
Thieves remove serial number identification
Stickers affixed to the backs of a

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