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In the last couple of weeks,
there have been three fires
on the North Shore which
were probably set on pur-
pose; Delbrook- Senior Se-
condary School, Carisbrooke.
Bible School, and a house in
West Van on Marine Drive..
Arson is a bizarre crime, and
except for cases where
insurance claims are the ~

Karl Peliens

North Vancouver
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light a fire where no one
benefits? This week the.
Inquiring Reporter asks: ‘‘In
your opinion, what motivates
an arsonist?’’ 7

Maybe it’s vandalism’ in
the extreme. Who can say?
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Barbara Fallows
North Vancouver
I would think that to some
people a blazing inferno is
spellbinding. it’s a pretty
strange way for someone to
get their kicks.

A male believed to be in

his early 20’s, described as
soft-spoken, allegedly raped
and robbed a 71-year-oid
North Vancouver woman as
she was just leaving her
garage after parking -her car
about 11:30 pim. Tuesday,

Feb. 1, according to RCMP
‘reports. os

The suspect allegedly
forced the woman_ back
inside the garage, assaulted
her, and escaped with an
undisclosed sum of money.

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Lillian Scott
-Nerth Vancouver
The arsonist must be
mentally unbalanced; this:

kind of crime has no tangible
motive.

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A police spokesman said
the. incident was the first
sexual attack on an elderly
woman in the city in recent
years. She has been reported
in good condition.

Investigators. are looking
for a white male, 20 to 25
years old, five feet 10 to 11
inches tall, 175 pounds, and
with brown, curly hair’ in
connection with the incident.

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North Vancouver

I think the motive is some
kind of thrill. The arsonist
probably gets an abnormal
satisfaction watching build-

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