THE following i is a
list of recent Wes'
Vancouver Police.
reports:

May 6
1. 1900-bik. Rosebery
Avenue
Theft from auto. Entry
gained through unlocked rear
window.

May 7
2. Sewell’s Marina parking
lot
Theft from auto. Plate
stolen from vehicle parked in
parking lot.

May 8
3. Sewell’s Marina parking
lot
Break and enter. Tarp cov-
ering cabin of boat unbur-
toned. Beer bottles found in
cabin. No damage to boat.

4, 1700-bik. Marine Drive
Theft. Suspect grabbed
change from jar.

5. Lighthouse Park parking
jor .

Theft from auto. Window
smashed to gain entry.

6. 2500-blk.
Avenue

‘Theft from ‘aute. Entry
gained by. smashing’ driver's
“side rear window.

7.) 2400-bIk.

’ Avenue"!

'. Attempted: theft from
auto. Vehicic' parked on strect.
- Door lock’ punched. No entry

; gained.

Bellevue

Ottawa

May 9

2400- bik. Queens

* prohibition from uriving for being ke up on 08 or
Refusal charges, whether or not you have been

e mor e.

Theft. Earrings went miss-
ing during showing by Realtor
to two parties,

May 10

_ 9. Park Royal

uth

Theft. Suspects grabbed
display of lighters near
entrance and ran to waiting
vehicle.

10. 1500-bik. Inglewood
Avenue

Ci

‘THis ‘abandoned West
- "23rd Street: house is to
be demolished..

Owned Since. 1 946

Theft from auto. Keys left
in unlocked vehicle.

May 11

11. 100-bik. Jacobs
Break and enter. House
often left unlocked. Items

y orders in

Deana Lancaster

News Reporter
dlancaster@nsnews.com

ONE way or another,

’ the wash is finally going

out on West 23rd Street
in North Vancouver.

On Tuesday evening North
Vancouver City council unani-
mously approved a resolution
to declare a neighbourhood
house 2 nuisance. Lf the owner
doesn’t tear it down within

seven days, the city will do it at

his expense.

Early last August, residents ©

complained to the city about a
pickup truck. parked at 155
West 23rd, packed full with

bags of rotting food and

stolen from living room.

May 12
12. 1400-blk. Marine Drive
Theft. Suspect observed
walking away holding bou-
quet of flowers. Stolen: bou-

garbage. The cccupant told.
staff the garbage would be
removed within 24 hours, but
it never happened.

According to a report pre-
sented to council this week by

property use inspector Tony

Wilson, i it was only the first of ”

several visits to the property by
city staff, the public health
inspector, the RCMP and the
city fire department.

As well as the profusion of |

rotting garbage, the house was.
a fire hazard, provided refuge

for rats and needed ‘structural _ -

repairs.

Later the same month the

owner, Reza Sabor of R. Sabor
Enterprises Led., told munici-

pal staffhe planned to demolish .
the house and develop the .

from residence.

ment, Staff visited many, tim

quet of flowers.

. May 13 -
13. 200-blk. Lawa .-
Theft.

Unknown items’ stolen

property, but first had s to termi:
nate the tenancy and allow. th

. occupants time to get ou

fe was after the howe

Percy Melville, the a "s many

- ager of inspections. ..1

became a haven’ for 4 ters
and ‘drug users. :
“I[e‘was still load
previous tenants’;
was even.a' ‘Coffee ie

an unwanted - velesnent:

street. There. was .evid
drug use among the
found during i inspections of the

had

To press ‘time Friday

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