Anna Marie D'Angelo
News Reporter adangeto@mnews.com

FORMER Sentinel secondary students
Michael Trier Fodor and Kay Blunat-
Clayden took part in a car rally last May
in West Vancouver and committed
crimes, mostly against seniors.

Fodor, 18, pleaded xuilty to
M assaulting a woman jogver, who was 4 senior, by
spanking her on March 22, 1999,

§ committing mischief to a man’s convertible by uni
nating On its stereo components and upholstery,

@ causing a disturbance by “impeding or molesting”
seniors playing tennis at a court in the L400. block of
Duchess Avenue.

Blunt-Clayden, who turned [8 two days betore
the crime and thus was charged as an adult, pleaded
guilty to:
® causing a disturbance with Fodor in the tennis
court incident;

Pair sentenced on charges
stemming from car raily

SB assqulaag a wornan be patung her buttocks near

the MecDonakt’s restaurant im the 1500 bleck of

Clyde Avenue,
@ assaulting an nnknewn woman by pulhng down
her pants inthe McDonald's restaurant,

‘sown lawyer Rod Flannigan asked for both
accused teens to ceceive a suspended sentence or a
tine, either of which would carey a crimuanal recerd.,
He also asked tor probation and conumunity work.

Hannigan asked the judge to require Fodor to
pay cesntution for the car damage and damage in
another incident that day involving the cutting of a
dog’s leash and taking the animal away. (Fodor was
charged with theft of the dog, but that charge was
dropped.)

Both accused teenagers were represented by well:
known and expensive defence lawyers. Fodor was

represented by Daw Gibbons and Bhint Clavden
was represented bv Richsrd Peck.

Phe derence Lawvers suceesstilly argued dhat thers
chents should not get crmnitab records

In sentenong of March [6, North Vancouver
provincial court Judge Wiliam Dieboit: gave the
West Vancouver pair 12 months’ probation and a
conditional discharge. Chev were both te pertorm 30
hours of community work.

Fodor was to pay $407.30 restitution for damages
associated wath the converuble aad dog incidents.

Fodor and Blunt-Clayden were both ordered to
speak ta.a Sentinel secondary Grade 12 class about
their experience. They were also required to go to a
senier citizen home chosen by a probation officer
and discuss “what you have learned about your expe-
rience.”

Fodor was require to write apologies to Margerita
Walther, Nadia Dimitrow, Scott Yahiro and Denise
Talley, Eva Bloomer and Peter Jones.

Blant-Clayden was to write apologies to Denise
Yalley, Eva Bloomer and Peter Jones.

Pot plants
seized in
West Van

Katharine Hamer

News Reporter
MARIJUANA plants
are sprouting up with
increasing frequency in
West Vancouver.

West Vancouver Volice
have just) uncovered their
Lith grow operation of the
year,

Following the hunch of an
officer who noticed “suspi-
cious activity” during a rou-
tine patrol, police gathered
evidence for a search warrant
and raided an Ambleside
house Jare Wednesday after-
noon.

Sgt. Jim Almas said
around 100 plants, in various
stages of growth, were seized,
along with hydroponic equip-
ment.

No one was home at the
time. Almas said a lone sus-
pect had been identified,
though not apprehended.

The grow operation was
found in the basement of the
house, powered by a danger-
ous electrical source.

“The suspect tampered
with the electrical pinel,” said
Almas. “The wires were cut
— they were live and exposed.
It was a real fire risk.”

Said Almas, “It’s one of
the dangers of grow opera-
tons. Atot of people don't
have the expertise, so they do
whatever they think to get the
power. They don’t realize the
risk involved.”

In a pair of related inci-
dents, two traffic violation
stops on the same day resulted
in the seizure of marijuana
from vehicles.

The first stop netted two
pounds of marijuana and a
significant amount of covaine,
said Almas. Police found mar-
ijuana and growing materials
in the second vehicle.

Suspects were arrested in
both cases.

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Tennis for two

ED Dixon and granddaughter Jordan, 2%, took a break from the playground to watch tennis players at Moody

Park on Wednesday.

Duc from Ottawa lose way in
Montizambert Creek area

SPRING break ended early Friday morning for
members of North Shore Rescue.

Members of the volunteer search and rescue group were roused
from their sleep around 1 a.m. to head for Cypress Bowl. Two adult
male snowboarders from Ortawa lett theie car in the parking lot and
had not returned from a day on the slopes.

NSR team leader Tim Jones said the duo had trekked through
an area called the Glades and into the uncontrolled area. They
crossed the Howe Sound Crest Trail and wound up in treacherous
Mondzambert Creek.

Darkness fell and they became lost.

“They hunkered down for the night and had a very cold and
wet, restless night,” Jones said.

The search started with NSR members using flares and loud
hailers. No tacks could be found until a crew ceached

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Jones said they ascertained the single track was actually two
tracks on top of each other. At day break, a helicopter search began,

“As we were ip the process of tracking them down they got out
to Highway 99 ¢ efore 8 a.m.). Definitely, the procedure we did
with the aerial sch and tracking proved we were on the right
track. it was just a matter of time before we found diem.”

Jones said bath snowboarders were very appreciative, yet they
realized their mistake. They were checked out on scene and
released.

Jones said it was NSR’s first call in more than two weeks.

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