Pranksters warned THE WEST Vancouver Police wern youths of the “potential serious consequences” of pranks after two recent Incidents involved gun-pointing and a mock aried-robbery atteaipt. On Tuesday, the West Vancouver Potive recvived seve eral reports of a van contalaing three males wearing ski masks heading into the Park Royal Shopping Cenire aren. One 18-year-old and two 17-year-old pranksters tuld the police they thought it was funny ta sve peaple's rene. tion a5 they appenred to bet rendying themselves for an armed robbery, aceording to a West Vancouver Potice spokesman, — In an unrefated incident og the same day, a man reported (hata bottle was thrown at his car by youths in acar near the Lions Gate Bridge. One of the youths involved reportedly pointed a hand- ~ gua at the motorist, according ta the pottce spokesman, The youths, all aged 17, were stopped near the Park Royal Shopping Centre, where an finitation Beretta pet- fet gun was found in the vehicle. Pizza assault cA PIZZA delivery man was hit with o baseball bat ina ‘ botehed robhery attempt! on March 16 tn the upper * Delbrook aren of Nori Vancouver, The delivery man was assaulted in the 4200-block of ‘Starlight Way after he refused to hand over money to ‘two. mates wearing ski masks neur a residence. j The delivery nian was bit-on the side of head with the “bat and managed to make it te the residence for help, He was taken to Lions Gate Hospital for observation and X- ray s, according to an RCMP spokesman, -The suspects were lust seen running behind Montéray elementary where they left the area in a vehicle. i Anyone with information is requested to contact Const. Shawn Mason or the Serious Crime Section of the North Vancouver RCMP st 985-1381. ; ~ Vandalism spree “THE NORTH Vancouver RCMP are requesting infor? “mation about a vandalism spree on March 16 that Anvolved 12 vehicles in the Adderley Street area. | - All driver's side windows kad been smashed with’ an ; “unknown object during the vandalism attack, said a North Vancouver RCMP spokesman. Nothing was stolen from any ot the vehicles, according to the police.’ - ; Anyone with information, is requested to contact Const. Kaj Hildebrandt at the North Vancouver RCMP detachment at 985-1311. a4 THE WEST Vancouver Police are looking for the driver “involyed. in’! hit-and-run accident on the Lions Gate _ Bridge on Thursday. Three people suffered minor injuries as a result of the “incident, which sent 4 northbound vehicle into the guard rail. : The vehicle was struck from behind at 1 a.m., accord- ing to'a West Vancouver Police spokesman. » . The suspect motorist, described as an Asian male, was driving a black Volkswagen Carrado with a partial B.C. : plate number of “DCE.” Anyone with information may call 922- 4141. i , Boat stolen | THE WEST Vancouver Police are trying to locate a stolen $50,000 power boat that was taken from a West Vancouver marina some time last week. The vessel is a 24-foot (7.2m) ‘Thundereraft 240 | -Express.: It has a white hull with a blue canvas enclosure. The vessel’s marking is 13K105645. : Anyone with information is asked to call 922-4141. Cypress Bowl | named in ski suit THE LAWYER who launched wt personal injury lawsait against West Vancouver's Cypress Bowl in near-record time will have to prove his client was vat covered by the mandatory lability waiver on her ski ticket. By Brent Mudry Contributing Writer Skier Julie MeKinnon allegedly broke bod hands, suffered a con: cussion and sustained cuts and dorustons to her face and body on Feb. 18 in an-accident caused sole- ly by the negligence of Cypress Bowl Recreations Lid., claims her Jawyer, Mark Upsicin. Epstein filed a full statement-of- élain on Merch Tin the Vancouver registry of the B.C. Supreme Court. » The suit was dated March’3, less than two weeks after the alleged accident. The suit ciaims McKinnon, a Vancouver-frectanee jeurnalist. was skiing oa a run beside the Midway chiyiclift on Cypress Bowl, Epstein claims the ki hilt oper- ator was negligent in “failing to fll sand adequaiely groom a sudden and obscured drep off the edge of the run." The lawyer claims the area was a “hazard” and “constituted a dan- gcrous condition” which the opera- tors knew or should have known about, The suit also claims. the “hazard” was not adequately’ marked or drawn to the attention of skiers. 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