| Thieves breaking into
parked ‘cars. in West Van-
couver had themselves a_
bonanza‘ over the weekend.
andthe. police received 15

complaints. of thefts from
autos. -

Police report. . that.
generally there were: purses
or::items of obvious. value,

such. as cameras, left in the —

cars: in. full. view from : ‘the

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were “stolen. was. a” Sadar?

“detector, valued, at about:
$200.00

For some e people; though,

“there was. little.-they could

have done to prevent theft.
An MGB. which was. left.
parked on the’. government

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oS By CHRIS LLOYD |

"Firemen “dashed through’

“the flames and smoke of the
heart. of: a fire in a North
*. Vancouver City: home Satur-
; day night searching for a.
.. young boy they believed v was

. : trapped ae

West Vancouver Police
ask anyone - ‘who. notice :

call them at 9224141.

- But fortune v was smiling | on
_ the family. of seven — Mr.

and. Mrs. Bob Ward. and

"their five young sons — who |
were all out from their. home

. at 358 East. 21st Street 2 at the
, time.

Fire” officers were | - still

: speculating Monday whetier |
it was lucky that the family —

just happened to be out or

_ whether the house, which is
“va total loss, might have been |
saved if they had. been in to |

‘alert the fire department in_

the early stages of the blaze.

By the ‘time the firemen.

: ‘were called, at about 11:30.
" p.m., the. fire already had a_—
‘complete. hold on the two-.-
_. storey building, with flames —
bursting. through - windows _
cme and the roof area.

“Lea Pasternak, “who lives

7 at 360, ‘had called. the. fire ©
being

: department - after”.
alerted: by the sound of
breaking glass while in her

_ bedroom, - ‘which faces the

tomen with a ape

muittina’ ‘ont the fire’ and *

oy the hate ae they pte the .

Jot at t Horseshoe Bay had the 7
‘quartz. headlights .
- from |

stolen- |
7 jit and the stereo’
Speakers were: also torn out. ot

‘people . prowling » around. |
parked cars at any time to.

been. ‘completely gutted < on 7
- the “inside “and was" dater - =

declared a total loss. .

worked” ‘flat. out’: in’ the
handling of. the’ fire; under
_ the impression that someone
was trapped inside. /

“The first: consideration i is: q

always to life and health,” he
said, “and you. have got to
get the fire out to reach
someone, so you push a little
harder.”

a

‘Mrs. Katarine. ‘Halenar,

who lives next: door. on the —
west. side and owns ‘the
rented house which: burned:

out is. relieved that. the fire

‘struck at a.time when all.

seven ‘members. of the Ward
together. - Bess eee

‘the lights were on.and I cried
because I.

children were inside.

“been burned.’ ”.

+

The family is ‘thought to | 7
‘have. moved i in with: ‘Ward's

brother.

Mrs. Halenar_
previously lived in the home

which burned down, before: LT:
-moving. into her new home. 7
“next door.” wo

“She. Says. ‘that during’ the .

five: ‘wears ‘ghe was thera: she.

‘had the: ‘house: ‘completely f-

“renovated and remodelled. :

thought .. the | |

“Te ‘doesn’ t ‘matter. about | £
the house but.I would have 4
-died if those. ondren had

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