Woman assaulted A 19-YEAR-OLD North Vancouver woman was ab- ducted and assaulted at knifepoint on Thursday, March 25, at Ambleside Beach in West Vancouver. The West Vancouver Police are looking for a white male, about 25 years old, six feet (1.8 metres) tall and of thin build. The assailant was wearing a blue shirt and white pants and driving a small red (two-door car with a brown inte- cior when he attacked the woman at approximately 1 , p.m. The victim managed to escape her abductor at about 3 p.m. in the Dundarave area. Information regarding this case may be forwarded to Det. Stewart Nowacki at 922-4141. Teacher charged A 50-YEAR-OLD Vancouver man faces (wo charges of sexual assault and one charge of anul intercourse in connection with incidents alleged to have occurred in North Vancouver. : According to the North Vancouver RCMP, Raymond Thomas Clavin, was charged on March 20. - The incidents are alleged to have occurred in North Vancouver. between 1983 and 1989 and involve two males ’ who were between the ages of eight and 15 at the time. The incidents are alleged to have occurred at the ac- cused’s home in North Vancouver and elsewhere. The accused. is currently a school teacher. An RCMP spokesman did not identify the schoo!, but he said it was not located on the North Shore. The two victims were not students of the accused at the time. The accused is scheduled for a first court appearance on Wednesday, March 31, at North Vancouver provin- cial court. Drinking drivers RECENT CONVICTIONS in North Shore courts have resulted in fines and penalties, including a driving suspension, for drinking and driving-reluted offences: NORTH VANCOUVER: Stanislav Steven Puskas, 20, 1842 Chesterfield Ave., North Vaneoxver (over .08, $450 fine); John Wene Desarmanien, 41, 52-645 West Victoria Park, North Vancouver (over .08, one-year driving suspension, 60 days jail); Edward George Robertson, 35, 102-2225 Triumph Sireet, Vancouver (impaired, 14 days ail). : esr VANCOUVER: Rebecca Spinner, 32, 109-12366 Wali..St., Vancouver (breathalyser refusal, $200 fine; breathalyser refusal, $300 fine); Christopher Dudley Darling, 43, 5089 Nestman Rd., Sechelt (impaired, 5600 fine); Dana Roger Reed, 29, 20284 Dewedney Trunk 44's Road, Maple Ridge (impaired, 16 days jail). Block burglary opportunities BURGLARY is not a: sophisticated crime. Allit takes is two simple things: a common thief and an opportu- “nity: Burglars don’t look for vic- tims, they look for opportunities. In West Vancouver there were 43 residential burglaries from mid-February to mid-March. The police have made several -arrests in connection with the break-ins. But said West Vancouver :Police Const. Jamie Gibson, ‘‘We must all assess our own home’s security io prevent intrusion. The criminal justice: system is charged with dealing with the criminals and we as citizens must deal with remov- ing the opportunities.” The following tips’ will help prevent you from becoming a vic- tim: oe @ Burglars are less likely to at- tempt a break-in if all . access areas are visible to neighbors or from the street. ° ®@ Fences discourage trespassing, but a fence may also lend cover to a burglar. A fence that can be seen through is recommended. @® Use secondary: locks or locking mechanisms on- ground or basement-level windows. 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