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A 19-year-old youth
_ RCMP members for his part in foiling an armed.

robber’s getaway attempt after holding up Valley
Food Market, 1501 Lynn Valley Rd., shortly after

drew praise from N.V.

noon Jam. 25.

While driving along Lynn
Valley Rd. Ron Gahan saw
the accused, Douglas Fred-
erick Chamberlain, 18, form-
erly of Whitehorse, Yukon,
coming out of the corner
grocery store with his take,
which turned out to be
approximately $70, RCMP
said.

Gahan stopped some dis-
tance ahead of the blue
Plymouth getaway car.
‘When Chamberlain filed,
Gahan followed him for
about 20 to 30 blocks, said
Det. R. Jones

Chamberlain later noticed
that he was being pursued,
and while trying to shake
Gahan loose, the suspect,
southbound on Lonsdale, ran
a red light at Lonsdale and
Upper Levels, and into the
path of a Tandem, white
truck, westbound on the
‘highway, according to Sgt.
Misyk, of Unit **B’’ RCMP,

the division responsible for

highway traffic i

ciden Ss
RSW ARES

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The truck, driven by
Gordon Thompson, 59, of
Surrey received $400 dam-
age, while Chamberlain’s ‘68 -
Plymouth was totalled at
$1,100, reports said.

“I'm sure if he (Gahan)
had not followed him, we

wouldn’t have caught him so
quickly,’’ Jones said. Cham-

berlain was arrested about 15

minutes after the holdup.

' Shortly after the robbery,
RCMP patrol

posted at key intersections in Levels [Sam Stewart photo]

North Van City and District, -

and when the accident
occurred at the Lonsdale
intersection, our men were
there,’
said.
Detectives recovered the
alleged weapon, a .22 calibre
sawn-oif shot gun, which was
cocked,’’ Woods said. It was
located under the . driver’s
front seat, he added. >

FASHION
PRINTS

Stf. Sgt. J. Woods

a i ‘ j pen

PRINTS |

West Vancouver Police.
Board has asked the federal
government. for funds with
which carry. out an
efficiency. study of the West
Van police department.

Mayor Peter Jones, chair-
man of the Police Board, says
that. if Ottawa grants the
money, the study. will be
carried out by Chief Con-
stable J.J. Hornell and Dr.
Bart Cunningham of the
University of Victoria. —

‘Tf - federal

CORDUROY

Hornell.

funding is

cars were GETAWAY FOILED. RCMP detectives and uniform members inspect armed robber’ 8 car after collision at Le

confirmed in the near future,
the survey—aimed at exam-
ining possible ways of
improving the department’s
performance—will be con-
ducted during the spring and

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SUITIIMCT, ACCOLPUlln to Cnier

In that case a preliminary

report would be submitted in|

August, followed by a. final
report in November.

Hornell told Board mem-
bers at their regular monthly
meeting last week that the

proposed study would differ
from any others previously
conducted, because depart-

“mend heads would be work-

ing directly with NCOs and
indiv idual | constables — on

“Police department effic.

wae BR esKAWese Wensw

-iency studies in the past, he

said, ‘‘often were limited to
merely filling out forms.’

To this extent, the West :

Van Study could: become a
model fot other police
departments across Canada.

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