~S INS, BRIEFS Burglar jailed for three years A 28-YEAR-OLD former West Vancouver resident was sentenced Wednesday to three years in jail for a series of burglary-related of- fences. Troy Spinder, also known as Troy Stewart, pleaded guilty in Vancouver county court to four counts of break and entry, three counts of possessing stolen property and one count of dangerous driving. Property totalling an estimated $45,500 was taken in the four break-ins to West Vancouver homes. Originally charged with more than 40 break and enter-related counts at a preliminary hearing last June at West Vancouver pro- vincial court, Spinder was indicted on the eight counts. In sentencing Spinder, Judge John Anderson pointed to the sophistication of Spinder’s break-ins and fencing operation. According to a March 1989 North Shore News story, in- vestigators found $150,000 worth of property in Spinder’s 7° x 13° storage locker in Vancouver. The police spent four days labelling and identifying almost 900 separate items ranging from skateboards and basebalis to CDs and melted down jewelry. Dubbed the ‘‘mattress tosser’’ for his penchant for overturning beds, Spinder alsO rifled through refrigerators and drank at the scenes Of kis break-ins. Spinder was arrested last February in West Vancouver near a home that had just been ransacked and robbed. He led the police on a high-speed chase that resulted in the dangerous driving con- viction and a five-year driver's licence suspension. Climber’s death to be investigated A CORONER’S inquest has been set to investigate circumstances surrounding the Aug. 5 death of North Shore Rescue Team member Robert Donald McGregor. McGregor, 28, died while on a training exercise in the Tantalus mountain area aorthwest of Squamish. An experienced climber and eight-year veteran volunteer with the local search and rescue team, McGregor fell into a crevasse and sustained fatal head and chest injuries. The inquest is set for Feb. 20 in Squamish. Coroner Laverne Kindree said the inquest was called to ‘‘in- ‘vestigate the nature of the accident, whether anything might have been done differently that right have prevented the death."’ N. Van woman killed in accident A NORTH Vancouver woman died Monday following a single-car accident on the Trans-Canada Highway near SaJmon Arm. According to a police report, 68-year-old Janet McIvor was kill- ed when the car she was driving left the highway and went down an embankment. Mclvor was alone in the car when the accident occurred. | Truck rams into parked cars THE DRIVER of a truck that fost its brakes Tuesday morning at the top of 22nd Street in West Vancouver walked away with minor injuries ofter the vehicle shot down the hill and crashed into four perked cars at the bottom of the street. The accident occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. According to a West Vancouver Police spokesman, the 35- year-old Vancouver driver discovered the brakes were gone when the truck exited the Upper Levels highway. The truck, travelling at least 50 mph and carrying a load of drywall, rotied through a red fight at Marine and a four-way stop at Bellevue. The driver managed to furn the truck into a parking lot at the southeast corner of Bellevue and 22nd. The truck flipped and struck four cars, causing an estimated $17,500 damage. Police are considering charges for Sailing to maintain the truck. Cat numbers to be limited WEST VANCOUVER cat lovers will soon be limited to owning a maximum of six cats. The municipality’s council recently conducted the initial readings of an amendmen! to the animals regulation and pruhibition bylaw that would restrict cat own- ership. Final adoption of the amend- ment is anticipated at Monday night’s meeting. The amendment resulted from resident complaints about some homeowners keeping cats in such excessive numbers that the resulting noise and mess con- stituted a public nuisance. Ald. Mark Sager suggested that a grandfather clause be introduced to allow people with an excess of cats to let them ‘‘live out their lives.” But, said deputy municipal manager Doug Allan, ‘‘In cases where there are 13 or 14 cats, we didn’t think council would want to allow a grandfather clause.”’ Instead, council agreed to grant a six-month grace period during which pet owners can try to find homes for their surplus animals. 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