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January 23,1985 News 285-2131

Charged for attack

on N.Van policeman

THE MAN charged with attempted murder of a
police officer after a shotgun blast was fired at a
North Vancouver RCMP car in late December
will make his next appearance in court Friday.

By MARK IEAMILTON

John Gordon Arnold, 36,
will appear in North Van-
couver provincial court Fri-
day to face the attempted
murder charge. He has been
held in custody since he was
formally charged December
27.

The attempted murder of
a police officer charge was
laid the day after a tense,
six-hour stand-off outside a
Capilano Highlands home
that began on the evening of
Dec. 26.

Police had responded to a
woman’s complaints that her

NORTH VAN

son had become violent and,
as they approached a
Virginia Crescent home, a
single shot was fired and the
police car was sprayed with
shotgun pellets. Neither po-
liceman was at the scene was
injured,

Emergency response teams
from North Vancouevr and
Burnaby were called to the
scene just after 10 p.m.
Thursday and the area was
sealed off,

The stand-off continued
throughout the evening and
ended with the man sur-
rendering to police just be-
fore 4a.m. Friday, Dec. 27.

Thieves target
2 pharmacies

TWO NORTH Vancouver pharmacies were the
targets of break and enter incidents carly Tuesday

morning.

According to police, a
witness saw two males smash
the windows of a Central
Lonsdale pharmacy shortly
after 3 a.m. Tuesday. The
males, who are reported to
have taken a small amount
of drugs, fled in a silver and
black sedan with two other
people.

One of the males was
described as iwbout six feet
tall, wearing a blue jacket.

Both appeared to be wearing
masks.

The second incideat oc-
curred shortly after 5:30
am. at another pharmacy,
however, police could not
confirm whether anything
was taken in the break-in,

Investigations are continu-
ing and police say they
believe the (Wo incidents are
related.

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Turner
rallies
Grits
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look at
sports
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here until Saturday ° but
the Woodbine’ Inn” was

- the site of an early: cele-—
‘ pration last Friday. The
highlight.of the evening
— as always:— was the
piping in of the haggis by
George Paris, of the Sons
of Scotland — who also
delivered the address to
the haggis and took the
first cut.