Fraud alert

THE WEST Vancouver Police Department is warning
citizens io be aware of several recent fraud attempts. ;
A West Vancouver Police Department spokesman said
a person recently received a ,(elephone call from a male
who said: ‘‘Guess who this is?
Not recognizing the caller’s voice, the citizen suggested
a relative’s name.
The caller took this opportunity to identify himself as
a friend of this relative and stated that he was in need of :
‘money for an emergency: he had been robbed. s jot : ; year
Arrangements were made to meet with the caller later : Pa a Et °
the same day. The caller asked for a personal description ; ~— Le ‘ ‘ Memberships
and provided a, “cade” for the victim to be able to iden- ae ye wd ;
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The victin related her stery. to a bank teller who ad- . ; wl . ‘
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“ctihe| incident is under investigation. :

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A 21-YEAR-OLD man was transported to Lions Gate bene pe 0 . 'y
‘-Hospital on Monday after. spending a night trapped in qe :

_ fhe Lions mountain area of the North Shore.

“North Shore, Rescuc ‘spokesman Ross Peterson said the. no a ; . :
man, whose name was not released: to press time, had - an ' — (Hur y. ose at these

‘been hiking .at Unnecessary Mountain, south of East eo, ue _
Lion Mountain, with two friends when he began having woe fe _ prices, we.can only offer.

“trouble breathing on Sunday. oe : a, :
~ “His friends said fe bad difficulty continuing and wy Rone ee ‘this program | for 10 days.

‘started having chest pains,” said Peterson. tay age: Ay Bean
He said the mun’s two friends continued to hike out of oh ; ; ; - expires Oct. 17/93

.. the area, They notified’ search and rescue officials on
~ Sunday night...

-. Peterson said ‘three search and rescue members were
‘ deployed in the area and spent the night with the man
__before bringing him to safety. ,

‘Shots fired

A TEEN sind a maw were arrested on Friday: afler gun
"shots: were heard near the top of the Sunrise ski chairlift
“on Mount Strachan ia Cypress Bowl.

’. Three West Vancouver police officers and a police dog :
apprehended the two men, according to a Cypress Bow!

_Recreation spokesman.

. A 337 revolver was seized.

According ..to ‘2° witness, 2 46-year-old father was
- Showing: his 46-year-old son how to use the gun. Mer was
'_ the son’s 16th birthday.

The |. West . Vancouver : Police are i commending that
“charges be laid in connection with the ireident. -

. The charges include: .

“@ ‘careless use of a firearm (Criminal Code of Canada):
‘@ possession of 2° restricted weapon in a place . not
authorized Parks Act).

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