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By CHRIS LLOYD"

Police in ‘West Vancouver ~

say they have,endéd a “one-
man .crime wave” with the
arrest_of a local 16-year-old
youth they maintain is
responsible for about 60
cases of break and entry.

_ The breakins. were in the
Dundarave and West Bay
areas and police say that
many householders are even

The trial of a man accused
of the axe attack on a
woman in a Lynn Valley
home has been adjourned to
a future date after a week of

evidence in Vancouver
County Court last week.

Robert Elmer Thomason,
aged 31, of Nakusp, in B.C,’s
southern interior, is charged
with the attempted murder
of 35-year-old Marie Jessie
Freake by hitting her over
the head with a blunt in-
Strument.

Thomason pleaded not
guilty when, he appeared
before Judge D.T. Wetmore.

More than a dozen wit-
nesses gave evidence and
Freake is expected to take
the stand when prosecution
continues its case when the
case resumes.

Prosecution contends that
she was beaten with an axe

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winnings from various
the children's ward.

Gy,

unaware of thefts

now still unaware that their
homes were ever broken into

‘because of the nature of the. -
thefts.

The breakins took place
during the past six to nine
months and only about half
the total number had been
reported to police.

Entry in most cases was
either through unlocked
doors or insecure windows

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and Detective Ron Denney,

in, charge of investigation, -
“says the majority of articles

Stolen were only small items
and’ were not § always
noticeably missing because
of little or no ransacking of
the homes.

“Many residents are still
unaware of their home being
unlawfully entered,” says
Sergeant Henry Indra, of
West Vancouver Police’s

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etting in the mood for casino night to be held at Lions Gate
West Vancouver Mayor Derrick Humphreys,

d room of the extended care unit basement from.7 p.m. to 1 a.m. Those attending will receive $5,000 play money and use their -
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$10,000 BREAKINS |

He ‘stimtes that some
$10,000 worth of property
was stolen in the breakins

and that only about $3,000 .

worth has been recovered,
most of which has been
returned to the owners. The
majority of valuables have
been sold.

ack trial adjourned

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while sleeping in bed at 3638
Baird Avenue, February 8
last year. She was in Lions
Gate Hospital unconscious
for three weeks following the
beating.

Freake received $10,693
workers’ compensation. for

her injuries which resulted in
a loss of smell and taste.

Thomason has been free
on his own recognizance of
$5,000 since being charged

some five months after the -

attack.

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Among the larger items
Stolen was stereo equipment,
none of which has been
‘recovered, and silverware,
most of which has been
returned. oo

Investigation is __ still
ongoing and a number of
juvenile suspects ae still to
be interviewed.

West Vancouver Police
are again requesting the help
of residents in assuring their
homes are adequately
secured when leaving for
work or going on vacation.

Residents are encouraged
to call police to report any

sightings of suspicious
people or vehicles in their
neighborhoods.

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On the North Shore

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@ Carpenters

@ Plumbers @ Handymen

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volume of

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Residential and Commercial In selected metro

area.
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Phone Mr. THOMPSON

872-8616

BUSINESS HOURS:

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