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We cali it the heart of the Detachment Ail conipiaints come through here in one way or anollier The following example is a closic case of things falling together just meht and ending up with the bad gins in kul On Sept OF at 12:00.2 resident of North Vancanver reports his #988 Hyundai automobile Molen front the 1700 bik of St. Georges. The information is entered onto the Police information computer svstem that goes Canada wide. On Sept. 94 at about 2-00 pm. staff at the Furure Shep at Park Royal report to the West Vancouver Police fvo tales have just fled with about $009).00 in computer accessories. Ther give Police the ficence number of the getaway car and a good description of the male suspects. West Vancouver Police realize that the getaway car was Nolen from North Vancouver just two days ago, it is the 1988 Hvundai. They quickly advise North Vancouver RCMP and put outa 8.0.1.6 (be on the lockout for) to all lower ntainkand police departments. At about 2:15 pm. ovo plain clothes REMP officers from North Vancowver are patrolling the downtown skid row arca checking pawn shops for stolen propery being fenced. They hear the broadca from Non Vancouver Comm. Centre and tike note of the stolen car description. Mt just about the same time they sce the car with two very well known hypes (heroin addict criminals) pass them on Pender heading into the skids to pawn their haut of stolen goods. The officers got next to the stolen car at a busy intersection and exited their unmarked car. guns drawn, and had to forcibly pull both suspects from the car. This was not an easy task as the driver tried to run one of them down. The officer escaped injury by jumping unto the cars hood as it collided with another car. The property was recovered, the car returned and the (wo suspects went back ta jail, at feast for a while.

We Have To Do Better Than This

{t has been a while since | read a report from a Constable expressing concem about the lack of action taken by residents in a criminal matter. Cst. Lonnee of “A” watch recently sent one such case to me. In the early morning hours of August 22 several cars were vandalized and severely

damaged at three different locations. The suspects were chopping into the cars with an axe. In the 3200 block of Mountain Ilwy efficers were called to nvo residents at about 7:00 ain when the owners of the cars found them badly damaged. Cst. Lonnee then went to an address in the 500 blk of Braemar ave. This car had also been cut up with what could've only been an axe. Next, the officer located another car in the 1000 blk of Dempses. and once again only an axe could've been used to cause this wpe of damage. The officer was then dispatched to the 4600 blk of Mountain Muy for another schicle broken into and damaged. in this case the suspects purpsely popped the cars clutch and tried to let it rol! down the hill to do who k:iows wtiat You can imugine what could have occurred, tn all but the last case, sme residents in the areas of the axe attacks on the cars heard the altacks taking place. ( the noise should've woken the neighbourhood up) In one of the simations 4 resident actually saw what was happening but chose to do nothing, not even call in to Police anonymously. Most people have heard of BLOCK Watch. It is an easy concept. people watching out for each other. You watching out for your neighbourhood. Pictured above is Cst. Dale Wagner and Nancy McKerracher of our Block Watch Program. Please get involved, if you are not already. Call our Community Policing Office at 983-7423 for more information. Help us to make those responsible for such acts be mad accountable. If people continue to just turn a blind eye to this sort of activity you can imagine what type of community we'll live in.

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Mon-Sat 10am - 6pm

Constable Aren Felker Constable Pat Thibeauit

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When we think of personal safety we usually think of it in the physical sense. However, in recent weeks we have had some complaints regarding thefts and money scams. When it comes to moncy there are peuple out there who will resort to almost anything to get it. [Lis up to all of us to watch out for this sort of thing. Business offices, Doctors offices and places with employee lunch rooms have recently been te tarect of cheice for thieves. Please make sure your personal belongings are locked away at work. Thieves have recently stolen peoples purses, wallets and other items right from the victims work place. We have so lately investigated some complaints about two suspects going into stores and asking for change for 2 $20.00 bill. They never actually hand over the $20. but insist they did after already pocketing the change. Report any suspicious activity to the Police.

School is back in, and that means kids on the streets at some peak traffic times. First of all Jet us deaf with school zones. The speed limit in a school zone is 30 kmph during specified times, 8:00 am. to 5:00 pm. tt should not be hard to figure out why this is. You can stop your car much quicker at 30 kmph. than at 50 kmph. The School Cross Walks should all be just as busy this year and some of them cross some of our busier connecter roads. Most will be monitored by adults, many volunteering their time. Our Traffic Section is going to be watching both schoo! zones and cross walks closely for violations. Those charged with a violation in relation to these offences could end up paying $230. and $144. respectively. How abou we all show some respect and use our commen sense to keep the children safe while coming and going to school. Stay alert, pay atiention and drive carefully.

Edgemont Village

3077 Woodbine Avenue 990-7455 or 990-7456

Wed 9am - 5pm Thurs & Fri9am - 9pm Sat 9am - 5pm

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father was an Ottawa Gy Police Officer. She yomned the ROMP in 1980, "t knew the tifesmle and could not dink of anvthing 1 would rather do”. Before joing the force she obtained a Lew/Psvchulogy degree from Carleton Uneversit. “Th isa people busines. more often than not we deal with people 1 sSitessful situations” Sharon s first Betachment was Sechelt where she worked for four sears on General Duty, Highway Pavol, Marine Section and relief dies in Minster. Svon st was time 10 try big city policing, get into the thick of things soto speak, so off to Burnaby Detachment she went. Mfler one sear in uniform patrol Sharon was transferred into the plain clothes unit, it had become quite dear to her sapenisors that Cxt. Woodhum was becoming 4 top notch investigator. Sharon was soon promoted to Cpl and transferred to Whistler Detachment for the next three years. People who know her say she could've mide it big in snowboarding if Police work had not got ia the way. Despite her hectic life ste, Sharon has been able to continue to improve herself by completing a post hacclearate degree in Criminology from SFU, became officially bilingual by taking French language waining and completing several Police Management courses from Dalhousie University. Just about a year ago she becarue ene of very few women promoted to Spt. and was transferred here to North Vancower. “I have no complaints about the way 1 have been treaied along the way as. 2 Woman, either by the public or my fellow officers.” Sharen enjoys sports, the outdoors, travelling. looking after her three cats and spending quality ime with her good friends and husband.

The Voice Of 985-1312

We've all called switchboard operators in our nosmal day to day business, and | know many of us have tried to match the voice to a face in our

the RCMP non emergency number, 985-1311 you'll most likely be speaking to Desiree. Des, as we call her, is a full time telecoms operator and has been since December 1995. She, like many of the women in the telecoms centre have been working through the transition problems that came with the move frem the old detachment on thirteenth street cighteen momths ago. Des, who is twenty-seven, is married ( Jan and has a son. Jeffrey, who is eight. All three are very involved in sports. They all play baseball, plus Des is the coach of er sons team und aiso manages his soccer team. She loves hockey and doing the Grouse Grind, with a personal best time of some where around 49 minutes. Her knowledge of hockey has helped her do very well in some office hockey pools which did not sit well with some of the “guys”. Desiree grew up berween here and Pender Iskind and graduated from Carson Grahara High School. She feels a very strong bond to the North Shore, calling it her community. The switchboard Des operates has come a long way with the technology of the 1990s. On an average day she may answer 400 telephone calls coming into the Detachment. These range from normal enquiries and requests for helo to life threatening situations that go to the 911 operators. “Keeping calm, cool and polite is the secret. 1 feel great satisfaction in being part of an organization where the goal is to help the community” She went on to say... “At the end of the day, knowing that we have helped someone or made a positive difference in a persons life, that's where the reward is”. She is right, we are here to help. So next time you call, say hi to Desiree.

Lynn Valley Centre 990-7475

Constabie Daryn Storey Constable Mark Brown

Mon-Sat 10am - 6pm