. 1999 - Nonh Shore News

Anna Marie D'Angelo

News Reporter
dangclo@nsnews.com

SEVERAL men mas-
querading as police
officers broke in to a
North Vancouver
home on Sunday.

According to the North
Vancouver RCMP. at. least
four home invaders wearing
generic police jackets and ski
masks shouted, — “police.
search warrant,” betore kick-
ing in the front door of a
home in the 2600-block of

mpe Knoll Drive in North

couver,

he men were armed with
an automatic assault rifle
(MAK9Q0), a sawed off shot-
gun and at least one other
gun, said North Vancouver
RCMP Const. Heidi
Hoftmar.

Three people in the rent-
ed house, ovo men and a
woman, were handcuffed by
the suspects. A fourth resi-
dent jumped out the window,
ran to a neighbor's home and
called police during the 10

cident,
home — inva
reportedly said, “Give us the
bud.” Bud refers to marijua-
na.

Hoffmar said the home
invasion was not a random
act.

“7 want to still people's
fears... They knew chey v
going to that house specili-
cally,” said Hoffman.

She said that the residents
of the home had earlier run-
ins with police. The home
was rented by a man and his
girlfriend and two male
roommates. The main renter
jumped out the window leav-
ing his girlfriend and room-
mates with the armed men.

Police believe the home
invaders got —_ nothing.
Nobody was injured.

The home invaders took
off in) a maroon Ford
Acrostar van. The van was
not stolen. A neighbor gave

olice the van's licence num-

«and description.

Police caught up with the
van and gave chase to
Lonsdale and 25th Street
where four suspects bailed
out of the parked van.

Three men were arrested.
A fourth home invader got
away.

During the chase, the
home invaders threw the
loaded shotgun and assaul
riffle out the van. A sledge-
hammer, police scanner and a
cell phone were also tossed.
Police found $2,000 in the
van.

Charges of break and
enter were laid against
William Arthur Paradis,
and Austin Lore Fran
26, both of
Westminster, and Leo Joseph
Kothuber, 27 of Burnaby.

The men appeared in
North Vancouver provincial
court on Monday. They were
held in custody until their
Next court appearance on
April 1. More charges are
expected.

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