alarm circuits by cutting into the rear of a drug Store’s cash box and drug locker Tuesday night.

They made off with about $100 in cash and $400 in drugs after gain- ing entry to the store by cutting through the floor of the building.

The theft follows a str- ing of weekend breaking and enterings that kept police busy in the area of Lonsdale and West Third.

Four businesses in that area were entered, most suffering damage but very little loss.

Buildings in the 100 block of WestThird were

THE SIMPLE act of put- ting on a jacket has led to a court date for a 20-year- old West Vancouver man. :

Charges were laid after an alert West Van police- man spotted the man put- ting on a jacket while leaving police head- quarters. The jacket belonged to the Emer-

it by burglers

THIEVES BYPASSED.

entered by forcing a ground-level window and by forcing the lock on a rear door and then pun-

ching through a wall. Two Lonsdale businesses were also

entered, the first through a rear basement door and the second by someone

who cut into. the building’s air-condition- ing system and then

broke through a wall. Six screwdrivers were stolen from the first place while thieves got $100 from a cash box and another $100 from a safe in the se- cond.

Police investigation in- to all five break-ins con- tinues.

gency Health Services — the provincial ambulance service.

The man was leaving the station after being fingerprinted and photo- graphed in’ connection with another charge.

Charged with posses- sion of stolen property is Jay William Allen, 20, of 2317 Lawson Ave., West Vancouver.

Barking canines

top complaint list

BARKING DOGS aren't man’s best friend — at least not in North Van- couver District where the canines’ howling ranked tops in residents’ noise complaints to municipal officials, council was told Monday.

And, to make sure all barking dogs in the future are muzzled, District agreed to amend its noise control bylaw so every resident can enjoy peace

and quict. District) receives, on average, 106 complaints

about baying dogs a year. A close second on the

noise complaint” list 1s rowdy. loud parties spill- ing music into neighborhoods, The municipality gets about 24 such grievances every year

Those people who do not comply with nose control bylaws after being warned, could face court acaon by District.

Even so, the law is rarcly brought in to settle noise problems explained

District Development Director Fred Sigur yohsson. “The great ma

jority of complaints are settled by discussion.”

Drinking drivers

DRINKING DRIVING charges by North Shore police have resulted in the following recent con. victions (mandatory hicense suspension isin addition to

penalues shown) Donald Jcfirey McRac. 74608 Canada Way. Burnaby (3900) Wayne Harold Orpin. 1404-151) West Kerth

Road, North Van ($350) Geoffrey Hubert Watson

1443 Betievue, West Van ($400), Gordon Hartley. 5021 Inman Ave... Bur naby ($350), Randolph Drever, 46835 Wallow Creek Road, West Van ($450), Damel Devlin 900 Clarke Road, Co quitlam ($500). Ross Donaldson, 1271) Nepal Crescent, West Van ($350); Russell Pollack 1020 West 13 Ave couver ($400)

Van

mural. The wall-sized mural is in the library's activity room.

WITH PLANE ir investigators

can’t find fault THE INVESTIGATION into the crash of a light plane that claimed the lives of two North Vancouver residents has found no indication of mechanical defects in the plane.

According to Al Clarke,

ESTATE ADMINISTRATIO: WILL PLANNING Royal Trust since 1899 5 Burrard Street phone 668-

Shore and Sonny Phillipoff of Richmond.

Clarke told the News this week that the plane crashed at the 1,400 foot level on the island and that most ceilings - the height of clouds above . the ground - were lower than ~

an investigator with that at the time. Transport Canada, the “There was an indication regional investigation into’ that the plane might have

the crash has revealed that

been flying in cloud (at the the plane was fully fueled

time of the accident).”

and in good flying conditions Clarke said. . at the time of the crash. The regional report on the The Cessna 172 slammed accident, which is almost

into Texeda Island on July 12, killing Elliot Yehia and Cathy Blood of the North

complete, will be forwarded to Transport Canada’s head office when finished.

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